1896 Movies

A black and white short from the Lumière brothers in which a crowds is filmed at the Place de l'Opèra in Paris.

The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors...

A woman dances - preserved in flipbook form.

Pedestrian, trams, carriages and carts traffic at the intersection of two streets on La Canebière in Marseille.

A shot of a ship that is being unloaded.

Children dig for clams on the beach

A short black and white film by the Lumiere brothers which captures the crowd at the Cologne Cathedral after the main religious services.

A group of black youths jumping from a dock into the water.

Working men and women leave the Lumière factory, through the main gate. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the second remake "no hors...

The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896, wh...

The dancer Fatima, well-known for her dancing shows at the World's Exhibition in 1893, performs for the camera. She opens her act by twirling around a...

The Count of Montebello and General de Boisdeffre arrive at the coronation of Nicholas II of Russia.

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

This film documents the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race including footage of the crowd watching the race.

Show of Mexican ranchers catching cows.

The Boxing Kangaroo is an 1896 British short black-and-white silent documentary film, produced and directed by Birt Acres for exhibition on Robert W....

The first hand-tinted movie, showing a group of dancers.