1896 Movies

Men are unloading sacks of grain from a yardarm while the sacks are being weighed.

An African American family eats watermelons.

Back from fishing, fishermen in a boat pull out sardines caught in the net.

Geneva (Exhibition 1896): back to the barn.

A lady watering the garden with a hose, a mischievous boy stops the flow of water until she looks for the cause, when he permits the water to flow, re...

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

Shot in 1896 by a Lumière cameraman, this short actuality shows three horse-drawn carriages, escorted by liveried footmen and soldiers, arriving as pa...

Dangled precariously off a boat, a baby falls into the river. Many people on the bank quickly scramble to its rescue.

A parade of horsemen, accompanied by a few onlookers.

"A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."

Native Mexican people grouped in front of the camera.

A man performs a balancing act with a ball and a pair of sticks.

Bustle on the avenue.

A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne refers to a one-minute film recorded in October 1896 by English film pioneer Robert William Paul. According to s...

On the platform, passengers wait for the train to enter the station. Employees open the doors: people on the platform approach the carriages, while ot...

Police parade in Germany.

Short documentary film produced by Eugène Pirou.