1896 Movies

This is a typical Irish argument in which a can of beer, clay pipes and two sons of Erin form the principal parts.

A man in a diving suit emerges.

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.

A short clip from the Lumière Brothers.

A servant persuades a cellist to play and his errant wife returns.

View of a group of Milanese rowers. The video was made by the operator Giuseppe Filippi, the official dealer of the Lumière Brothers for the Italian t...

Geneva (Exhibition 1896): back to the barn.

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

A street scene in Berlin near Hallesches Tor.

Visitors at a historical fair in the mediaeval city of Dresden.

This is the first film ever filmed in Stockholm, Sweden. The part of the city featured is Djurgården (Tiergarten in German). It is where the unique ou...

'The White Eyed Kaffir' performs with top hat.

A cockfight.

People board a leisure ship while porters ship their luggage in the town of Évian-les-Bains.