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To Fly!

Early IMAX documentary about the development of human flight.

Budapest, pont suspendu

14 Jun 1896

Budapest, pont suspendu

A Lumière Brothers film showing a street scene in Budapest.

Cuirassiers on Horseback

Filmed in 1896 by the Lumière brothers, this short actuality captures a dramatic cavalry charge by cuirassiers — heavily armed horsemen in traditional military uniforms. The riders gallop across open ground directly toward the camera, creating an energetic and imposing image that thrilled early audiences with its sense of motion and spectacle.

Les souverains et les invités se rendant au sacre (escalier rouge)

Sovereign Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna and their suite slowly walk down a staircase, preceded by a company of cuirassiers.

To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly

Charming animated illustration of one of nature's wonders from Britain's most inventive pioneer of wildlife filmmaking.

Naval Combat in Greece

An officer calls his sailors to the deck. They assemble around the canon while the officer scans the horizon. They all turn in the direction of the camera to look in the distance. At the same time the ship is hit! This scene is a filmed reconstruction of the 1897 Greek-Turkish war.

Crissie Sheridan

24 Oct 1897

Crissie Sheridan

A woman in a white gown performs a skirt dance, using her arms to produce circles and other patterns within the folds of her costume. Her legs and feet appear to be bare. (Library of Congress)

Danse Fleur de Lotus

Serpentine dance.

The Pyramids (Overview)

A view of the Great Sphinx with two of Giza's pyramids in the background. A caravan passes the scene.

Buffalo Stockyards

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.

Driving with Greenland Dogs

01 Jan 1897

Driving with Greenland Dogs

Johan Carl Joensen, a Danish colonial manager in Greenland, drives his dog sled in Copenhagen’s Fælledparken. (stumfilm.dk)

Statue of Liberty

20 Sep 1898

Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty in right profile; No people, no flags rippling in the wind, no seagulls flapping past to mar the unmoving image of the Statue of Liberty.

New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2

20 May 1899

New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2

“This is a new negative showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York, in which the immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky. Positively the best picture of the Brooklyn Bridge yet secured.” (Edison film catalog)

Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge

Filmed from the Brooklyn tower of the bridge, this is a panorama starting at Manhattan's Battery and then panning northward along the East River shoreline. Reportedly filmed somewhere between 1897 - 1899, though not copyrighted until 1903.

Japonaise faisant sa toilette

14 Jul 1899

Japonaise faisant sa toilette

A young woman in traditional Japanese attire fixes her hair and kimono while her servants assist her.

Palace of Electricity

01 Jan 1900

Palace of Electricity

A panoramic shot, making a full circle, at the 1900 Paris Exposition. It begins and ends looking at the front of the Palace of Electricity. As it pans, first we see a workman hosing down the promenade. Men and women walk past, all wearing hats. We see the base of the Eiffel Tower, which the Palace faces. A couple strolls. A mother and daughter walk passed, father is slightly ahead wearing a boater. Three men in uniform walk toward the camera as it comes to a stop facing the Palace.

Embarquement d'un bœuf à bord d'un navire