Most Viewed Year 1896 - 2

Russian sovereign Nicholas II and Alexandra Fiodorovna, and President Felix Faure, parading down the Champs-Elysées in a carriage, followed by...

Vaudeville dancer Amy Muller performs a portion of her stage routine, which features dancing on her toes. She dances on one toe for part of the...

The Alhambra Girls perform a dance at Alhambra Theatre, London. Lost.

The floods of the Saône river during the first week of November, 1896.

Five black and white minstrels dancing and playing musical instruments in Rupert Street, London.

Early short film

A battalion, preceded by three riders and a military marching band, parades in front of the crowd. A man is manoeuvring a handcart bearing the...

The first travelling shot.

A group of children are encouraged to play in a park by two men. Some play a skipping game. One of the other children refuses and eventually runs...

Game of marbles between four or five boys.

Considered a remake of Lumière's La Voltige from 1895.

An African American family eats watermelons.

Auguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards...

Staged boxing match between Sergeant-Instructor Barrett and Sergeant Pope, with a round, interval, and knockout.

A quarrel between two women that a man attempts to separate.

Based on a real event that occurred between two deputies, in Chapultepec Park.

An ostrich pulls a cart carrying young women wearing ostrich-feather hats.

“This shows the Fire Department leaving headquarters for an early morning fire. The scene is remarkable for its natural effect. The opening of...