Most Viewed Year 1906 - 11

Panorama, Nob Hill and Ruins of Millionaire Residences after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

A film by the Edison Company showing the devastation of the April 1906 earthquake in San Francisco.

A short documentary based on Wilhelm Voigt.

Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".

A car crash blows a lady with a parasol onto a steeple. An inventor with an airship comes to the rescue.

The activities of a recently opened amusement park in Havana, Cuba, similar to New York's Coney Island.

This Walter G. Chase film about epileptic seizures was photographed from a single camera position against a backdrop of dark canvas.

A man gives away an inherited hat, then finds it contains a will.

A magician charms a caterpillar and turns it into a butterfly woman.

Haakon becomes King of Norway.

Scenes of the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

17th of May celebrations in Norway.

King Haakon and Queen Maud visit Denmark.

A championship fight that took place in the Nevada goldfields between boxers Joe Gans and Battling Nelson.

Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.

Dance from the Opera ‘Il Trovatore’ (1853) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Choreography by August Bournonville, 1865. Performed by Valborg...

A look at typical activities taking place in the Peek Frean factory: First, the workers get up steam, as supplies of milk and flour arrive. Sheets of...

A magician performs a magic show involving women turning into bouquets of roses. Later the roses are festooned together in a fancy way to decorate...

TR became the first President in office to visit a foreign country while on an inspection tour of the Panama Canal. On November 15, 1906, in Panama...

Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves at a soiree given by Madame X. A young man who hopes to win the hand of an heiress has a miserable...