1896 Movies

A street scene from Spain.

A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.

A soldier is talking to a woman while sitting on a bench, a man sits on it, and the soldier stands up, causing the bench to tip over and the man falls...

Walking four abreast, in groups of six rows, 144 of Chicago's finest parade past a stationary camera. Each of the six groups that pass is escorted by...

A mother takes her children for a walk, lifts her baby girl out of the buggy and gently sets her down to the ground. She then moves a few steps away a...

A short film from the Lumière brothers, filmed in a Dresden street.

From the BFI Collection, this film is actually two films spliced together into one. The first is Birt Acres' work 'A Corner of Barnet Fair' which is t...

Game of marbles between four or five boys.

Passengers leaving a ship in Lyon.

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

Short of the Tuileries.

The facade and the traffic in front of the Cinematographe in London, close to the large ensign of the historical Empire Theatre, in London.

19th century carnival ride.

A young woman takes off several layers of clothing.