1899 Movies

A short film from the Lumière brothers showing crowds walking.

One of eleven installments of The Dreyfus Affair (L'affaire Dreyfus),a docudrama reconstructing the historical Dreyfus Affair, which was still playin...

Taken during the land parade in honor of Admiral Dewey, just before the turn into 72nd street, with Grant's Tomb and decorated residences in the backg...

An actuality film of the P&O troopship Nubia departing Southampton for the Boer War in South Africa on 21st October 1899. War had been declared on the...

A man with a tin of Van Houten Cocoa is treated to a splash of water.

View of the audience, following the launch of a ship.

This picture is very novel and interesting. It gives the complete trip from the station at the New York City end of the bridge to the station at the B...

He throws off his coat, takes the rope in his mouth, dives from the raft into the river, and under a hot fire swims to the opposite shore, which is li...

A two-wheeled convoy of Victorian gentlewomen in a charming early film enigma.

"A panoramic view of the 'Raleigh,' as she lies at anchor off 27th Street, North River, April 17, 1899. Captain Coghlan stands among a group of office...

Paris seen from a boat, in this Lumière short film.

"A magnificent picture of the launching of the 'Oceanic,' which up to that time was the largest vessel ever floated. The view is taken from a pier out...

"Showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York. The immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky. The best picture of the Brooklyn...

The Shamrock is seen after its defeat in the 1899 America's Cup, along with the Erin, which served as its tow boat across the Atlantic.

A young woman in traditional Japanese attire fixes her hair and kimono while her servants assist her.

The famous Parisian chanteuse in the rag-time cakewalk 'Hello, Ma Baby,' with which she made such a sensation at the New York Theatre.

A couple are making love beneath the window of a cranky old gentleman. There is a handsome window garden above them filled with plants and flowers. Th...

"This is a street scene. The rain has just ceased, and passers-by are lowering their umbrellas. A well-dressed young man meets a pretty girl beneath a...

Panorama of the battleships "Sardegna" and "Sicilia" at the naval review of Cagliari.