Most Viewed Year 1901 - 1

An Edwardian football match at Newcastle's St James' Park ground.

A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.

A street level view from the sidewalk, looking along the length of 23rd Street. Following actuality footage of pedestrians and street traffic, the...

A large group of boys play hockey. One of the boys has only one leg, but with the help of a crutch, skates about and puts up a very successful game.

Some naughty scenes from a balcony.

Pathé film number 380, also known as "What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor" (US) and "Peeping Tom" (UK). It should not be confused with...

An inventive use of slow-motion filming helps hammer home the gag as an unconvincing 'Indian chief' hopes to dissolve some trapped wind with a...

In 1901 people in Belfast paid their tram drivers in carrots.

This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.

Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.

An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator. A mother who is anxious for the...

A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.

An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real...

A magician does tricks with the aid of his assistant, the Human Pump.

A group of miners (including a sole black worker) exits the colliery gates.

The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's...

Troops play up for the camera in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle.

A daredevil rides his bicycle down a ramp and attempts to land in a pool of water as a crowd of spectators watches.

A magician's hat offers many surprises.