From Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Studios
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1894
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Dickson Experimental Sound Film6.27 1894 HD
William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.
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1897
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago4.40 1897 HD
The busiest corner in Chicago. Cable cars and street traffic of all descriptions. Hundreds of shoppers. Fine perspective view looking north toward...
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1897
Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9
Horses loading for Klondike, no. 93.60 1897 HD
The wharf is crowded with live stock, and the huge derrick slowly drops the large box or sling into the bunch. Into this cradle a horse is led, and...
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1917
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.5.80 1917 HD
Set in prehistoric times, this short film was created for the Edison Company by Willis H. O'Brien, a pioneer of American stop-motion animation.
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1917
Chris and His Wonderful Lamp
Chris and His Wonderful Lamp1 1917 HD
A young man buys an Aladdin’s lamp at an auction and employs the genie to help him see his love.
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1897
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Buffalo Fire Department in Action4.60 1897 HD
Ten horse-drawn pieces of equipment of the Buffalo Fire Department pass by a stationary camera that looks down a broad avenue as they come toward...
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1897
Launch of Life Boat
Launch of Life Boat3.20 1897 HD
This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lowered into the water led by Capt. Joseph Hodgson. The boat...
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1897
Buffalo Stockyards
Buffalo Stockyards3.60 1897 HD
From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.
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1897
Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad
Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad4.10 1897 HD
Here is a twelve car train dashing along at a high rate of speed. It is seen first in the distance and approaches and then passes by the camera...
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1904
Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards
Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards3.50 1904 HD
Renactment of a skirmish that was likely to have occurred in the Russo-Japanese War. Opens with an establishing scene entitled "A Japanese outpost on...
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1897
Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6
Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 63.92 1897 HD
This was the first ship sailing for the Klondike from Seattle during the gold rush of 1897. The picture shows the excitement and enthusiasm that...
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1917
The Luck of Roaring Camp
The Luck of Roaring Camp1 1917 HD
The story takes place in a small struggling mining town located in the foothills of the California mountains at the time of the gold rush. The camp...
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1897
Falls of Minnehaha
Falls of Minnehaha4.20 1897 HD
The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and celebrated waterfall.
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1915
Gladiola
Gladiola1 1915 HD
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1897
Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal.
Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal.3.80 1897 HD
This Edison short takes us to San Jose, CA where we visit the Hotel Vendome (just as the title suggests).
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1897
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park3.40 1897 HD
Great horse racing on the famous Hartford track, showing start and finish of a 2.04 3/4 heat run by the fastest harness horse in the world, John R....
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1917
One Touch of Nature
One Touch of Nature5.20 1917 HD
Bill Cosgrove, a hot new rookie for the New York Giants, hits a cold streak during the deciding game of the World's Series.
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1905
On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride
On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride5.00 1905 HD
Amusing characters board an unsteady trolley at each stop, and then abandon the streetcar in order to chase a man who brought on board a basket full...
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1917
The Law of the North
The Law of the North6.00 1917 HD
When Edith Graham returns from school to live with her father, Lieutenant Graham, at a Northwest Mounted Police post in Hudson's Bay, she finds...
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1897
The Sea Lions' Home
The Sea Lions' Home4.30 1897 HD
The famous Seal Rocks at Golden Gate Park are here shown. Sea lions in their wild state are lying on the rocks and swimming and diving in the water.