1890s Movies

  • 1895
    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

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    A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing...

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • 1899
    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War

    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War

    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War

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    A parade of Gordon Highlanders in dress uniform march through the centre of Aberdeen on their way to the Boer War. Small children run around in...

    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War
  • 1896
    Stockton Races

    Stockton Races

    Stockton Races

    51896HD

    Made in 1896 during the flat racing season (March-October) at Stockton Racecourse, a former horse racing venue in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire,...

    Stockton Races
  • 1896
    Hyde Park Corner

    Hyde Park Corner

    Hyde Park Corner

    51896HD

    Film made at Hyde Park Corner in 1896 by an unknown filmmaker. It looks south west across Grosvenor Place. The southern wing of St George's Hospital...

    Hyde Park Corner
  • 2024
    Nordic Curse

    Nordic Curse

    Nordic Curse

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    Following his map, a Nordic philologist unearths a mysterious rune stone that hides an ancient curse. Based off the Kensington Stone.

    Nordic Curse
  • 1898
    An Execution by Hanging

    An Execution by Hanging

    An Execution by Hanging

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    A depiction in the hanging of Edward Heinson, an assumed criminal assault convict in Jacksonville, Florida.

    An Execution by Hanging
  • 1896
    Children playing with skipping rope

    Children playing with skipping rope

    Children playing with skipping rope

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    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...

    Children playing with skipping rope
  • 1896
    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    51896HD

    An actuality film of traffic and pedestrian movement at the end of a bridge. In the distance on the other side of the bridge, the tops of some large...

    Street Scene in unidentified European city
  • 1899
    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

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    Watched by crowds, Sir Redvers Buller, Lady Buller, the Mayor of Southampton and others walk along the gangway leading to the ship towards the...

    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
  • 1899
    Snowballing

    Snowballing

    Snowballing

    51899HD

    30 seconds of actual snowball fighting from 1899. A quick glimpse of a time gone by

    Snowballing