The best movies 1896

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...

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

A fellow in a wide-brimmed hat, with a willowy stick for a rod and a baited hook, sits down on a plank hanging over a bridge above a stream. He...

Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.

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

A look at the waterfalls of the Passaic River in the northern New Jersey city of Passaic.

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of...

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

The dancer Fatima, well-known for her dancing shows at the World's Exhibition in 1893, performs for the camera. She opens her act by twirling around...

A newlywed couple in front of their wedding-bed after their wedding. The woman undresses in front of her husband. A French erotic short film...

Formed by the junction of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 35th Street. The picturesque low roofed Herald building is plainly shown; also the passing...

Two babies, sitting next to each other in their chairs, are playing with their toys, but one of them takes a doll from the other, causing the latter...

Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a...

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II ride past on horseback before the cheering crowd.

Artist draws Thomas Edison.

A parade of horse-drawn carriages escorted by riders and a crowd of journalists.

“These two views were taken during the celebrations given in 1896 on the occasion of the millennium of the founding of the Kingdom of...

Reception of His Majesty the Emperor of Germany in Frankfurt am Main.

The German infantry parades in front of Nicholas II and Wilhelm II.

Pedestrian and various vehicles traffic on the square.

A mounted Mexican president poses for the camera.