1900 Movies

A series of short motion-studies of athletes for the 1900 Olympics in Paris.

Prince Edward of York, executing the manual of arms, attended by Prince Albert, and Princess Victoria, of York.

Here is another view on the Bund, with The Garden on the left, with its high arched conservatory. As in the former scene, the peculiar wheelbarrows pr...

Parody of an unknown melodrama of the period.

Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid),W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was lessen...

Elaborate floats and costumes parading the streets of Nice.

Taken from a music hall sketch of Lewin Fitzhamon and advertised as 'Two minutes of white hot excitement taking place on the open veldt.

A contortionist and her little dog, Zaza

An early variety performance with synchronised gramophone sound. Thought to be an early version of The Blind Boy (1917).

Chinese passengers make their way down the wharf. Two chair bearers are soliciting fares, but without any success.

Photographed February-March, 1898 in Canton, China

Royal Navy recruits firing cannons and rifles on board a ship.

An advertisement made for Dewar's whisky brand.

Shot in 1900, the film is of Elizabeth Yates, a trailblazing woman elected Mayor of Onehunga in 1893 – just a few weeks after New Zealand women became...

A panoramic bird's-eye view of Paris and the Exposition. Taken from a captive balloon, the camera being pointed downward so that the exact effect is o...

Showing the Whilrpool Rapids as they are seen from the front of a car on the Great Gorge Road.

This 270-degree panorama in England starts on Bristol's iconic suspension bridge - an engineering triumph designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The cam...

An antisemitic comedy in which two Jewish clothiers cut prices until one buys the other's stock.

From behind a curtain three men appear on screen. The first wears a combination of tuxedo and kilt. The second wears a Scottish kilt and holds a spear...