Most Viewed Year 1904 - 13

A game of cards turns into a deadly duel.

Reenactment of a battle in the Russo-Japanese War.

Powerboat racing was a brand-new sport in 1904. Selwyn Edge initially won the race off Cowes (Isle of Wight) in the British-made Napier Minor as a...

This dynamic actuality film documents the hunting of a boar from the first bugle call to the distribution of the spoils.

In this actuality from Pathe, French cavalry officers jump their horses over a wall maybe one foot in height.

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

Silent black and white film from Argentina made in 1904.

Several young women stand on a pedestal and remove one garment at a time until there is a large pile of clothing beside them.

It's one on those thingies you see at amusement parks. You get into a small gondola, the machine starts whirling about, and centrifugal force lifts...

Giovanni -- whoever he may be when he's not on the stage -- exhibits his trained birds in various feats of gymnastics and cuteness. I particularly...

Inside a boxing ring are two horses. Attendants put white bag-like objects on their forefeet. At a signal from the ringmaster, the two horses stand...

Colored footage of fountains in the park of Versailles.

The first scenes were photographed from a boat that was either rowed or sculled along the waterway of the st. Louis exposition. The film shows the...

A poor woman abandons her younger baby on the steps of a rich couple's house. She returns home to find herself evicted and her older child missing....

Several shots of the events after the disaster of steamboat PS General Slocum.

Part of the funeral procession of Tom Kim Yung, filmed on September 23, 1903.

Casey enters a subway station nearby City Hall and walks down the tunnel. He lights a fuse to set off a blast and runs away. Thinking the fuse has...

A comedic short about taking unpleasant medicine.

Actuality short showing Salvation Army leader visiting a site in India.