Most Viewed Year 1901 - 4

A convicted criminal dreams about his past the night before his execution.

Photographed: August 19, 1901. Location: Broadway and 14th Street, New York, N.Y. Duration: 0:22 at 15 fps. Biograph production no. 2264. ...

An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real...

In 1953, in an old cabinet of a former photographer from Zermatt, a first mountaineering film was found. It was a silent film from the first era...

Shows two lovers in a hammock. Two bad boys appear. One of them climbs into a tree and scrambles out on an overhanging branch, directly over the...

Early footage of Queen Victoria’s funeral.

Troops play up for the camera in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle.

An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.

This clip shows part of the official parade for the Inauguration of the Commonwealth on 1 January 1901 as it passes through the temporary gate built...

This picture was secured from a launch furnished by Mr. Eager, President of the California Construction Co....

A man flies his plane "Fend l'Air" over Paris.

Silent film

Close view of legs and feet passing a basement window.

An Edwardian football match at Newcastle's St James' Park ground.

Leicester Tigers face Plymouth in this early filmed rugby match, which took place 26 October 1901, at Leicester's Welford Road home. As is customary...

Excursions in the mountains of a group of riders.

Willie puts a pack of firecrackers in the flour which Nora is preparing for her dough. A policeman comes in and is entertained by Nora. Willie in the...

It shows a garden wall in the background. Two lovers appear and lean over the garden gate where the moon throws a shadow upon the ground. The young...