Okubukwe Kakhulu Unyaka 1897

George Albert Smith's remake of Georges Méliès - Le Manoir du diable (The Haunted Castle) from 1896. This film is lost or never...

African men dance, sing and play instruments.

A romantic couple are transformed into skeletons via X-Rays. The film combines two very recent innovations: Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays in...

Two boxers climb into barrels and proceed to pummel each other in this novelty film from the Lumières.

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and...

Another parade film from the Lumiere company.

A view of the entrance to the Stockholmsutställlningen, the World Exhibition in Stockholm.

A crowd of spectators listen to President William McKinley's speech during his inauguration ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Descent of the Great Pyramid.

“Shows how a full carload of coal is loaded onto a vessel every thirty seconds at the great Erie Railroad Docks, Cleveland, Ohio. Great clouds...

The Flicker Alley DVD "Georges Méliès: Encore New Discoveries (1896-1911)" misidentified a partial hand-colored print of the 1906 film...

A maid is out walking with her young charge when a soldier takes the boy's place.

As the only survivor of a battle, a cavalryman heroically defends his flag.

A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.

Swimmers jump into the water from the docks, as a small boat passes by.

A rocky sea voyage as reenacted by Georges Méliès.

A view of the Great Sphinx with two of Giza's pyramids in the background. A caravan passes the scene.

The arrival of King Rama V, the king of Siam, in Switzerland.

A group of workers, aided by a steam-roller, are leveling the ground during the construction of the Jonage canal, a diversion of the Rhône...