1900 Movies

The scenes opens by showing the battleships maneuvering for a position. They finally draw up in line of battle and commence firing on the shore batter...

Take an exhilarating ride on one of the most spectacular rail journeys in the world, the Hong Kong Peak Tram. The route opened in 1888, and this 'phan...

Two comedians are washing at basins. One covers himself in white soap lather, but slyly gives blacking to his fellow, who applies vigorously.

An explosive bit of early war film. These two exciting snippets were potentially part of a much larger action extravaganza. Originating from Alfred We...

Silent record of a performance by Joseph Pujol. He was famous for his remarkable control of the abdominal muscles, which enabled him to seemingly fart...

Pedestrians and traffic on the Bridge of Alma in Paris.

This 270-degree panorama in England starts on Bristol's iconic suspension bridge - an engineering triumph designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The cam...

Jeanne Chasles dances for the presentation of the Phono-Cinema-Theatre.

Animal herding across a large river.

Inauguration of the Expo.

Actuality film of the British Commander-in-Chief Lord Roberts presiding over the raising of the Union Jack in Pretoria during the Second Boer War. The...

Royal Navy recruits firing cannons and rifles on board a ship.

A white cat is placed on a horse's back, with trainer and two other onlookers. c1900.

A spy is executed by firing squad.

This picture was taken at the historical point signified by the above title, where so many daring and venturesome miners have lost their lives in atte...

Lumière short on the 1900 World's Fair

Trollies, and people taking a stroll on a corner in Paris

A panoramic bird's-eye view of Paris and the Exposition. Taken from a captive balloon, the camera being pointed downward so that the exact effect is o...

Footage from the Boer War.

Walter Gibbons was one of Britain's most forward-thinking film entrepreneurs, and deeply entranced by the music hall. In 1900 he launched his 'phono b...