Most Viewed Year 1899 - 8

A man with a heavy beard and long hair comes into a barber shop. The barber wets down his hair, does a thorough job of cutting, leaving customer with...

A cab is hailed in front of a palatial mansion by a gentleman who wishes a score of people driven to another part of the city. A clown jumps out and...

Arrival of Commander Marchand at Military Circle in Paris.

"An interesting exhibit by Hadji Cheriff, of the original Midway Plaisance. Twirls his rifle over his shoulder, behind back, under leg, both hands...

The second Kremo family acrobat film for the Lumiere. Involves one gag in which the adult is simultaeously flipping two children with his legs.

A group of riders demonstrate equestrian vaulting, or voltige, on the outskirts of Prague.

A soldier is promoted for bravery, marries a Red Cross girl, and goes home to his parents.

Spectators on the quayside at Southampton wave farewell as the crowded troopship Roslin Castle moves away to the right of the picture. Large numbers...

The Passing of the Armoured Train - A large group of British soldiers are seen digging entrenchment's under the supervision of officers. A brief...

Taken from the front platform of a special train run backward over this celebrated S curve. Not only are the passing trains and crowded platforms of...

Crackers faux shooting and feigning getting shot in the Philippine-american war.

The milk of human unkindness flows in this 1899 revenge comedy from the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, in which a put-upon dairymaid throws...

A countryman goes to see a spiritualist and is frightened by what he sees.

A two-wheeled convoy of Victorian gentlewomen in a charming early film enigma.

Panorama of a mountainside railroad.

This picture shows the Columbia crossing the line, leading the Shamrock by about 1/2 mile. The Shamrock is plainly seen in the distance and she later...

Four men tie ropes to a log and then pull it to the shore.

A parade of soldiers.

Sailors practice rescuing someone who's fallen overboard.

"Showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York. The immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky. The best picture of the Brooklyn...