1896 Movies

Members of the New York state militia enjoy some relaxing time during a meal break.

A bout between a tall man and a dwarf.

The first hand-tinted movie, showing a group of dancers.

A short clip of United States military on horses

Mexicans lassoing a horse.

Turcos regiment parade.

A small boat, with three men aboard, is shaken by the backwash.

A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.

Five black and white minstrels dancing and playing musical instruments in Rupert Street, London.

The Tsar travels to Paris.

Native Mexican people grouped in front of the camera.

A street scene with a government building in the background.

“This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his Secretary,...

“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.” (Edison film catalog)

Men walk by as a dog lays about. Just out of view, a crippled man is begging for money.

A small boat is approaching waterfalls, shrouded in thick fog, in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland.