Most Viewed Year 1899 - 3

An actuality film of the P&O troopship Nubia departing Southampton for the Boer War in South Africa on 21st October 1899. War had been declared on...

A sleeping apartment of a friend who retires for the night. The rays of the moon are shining upon the bed through the window. He is suddenly awakened...

One of eleven installments of The Dreyfus Affair (L'affaire Dreyfus), a docudrama reconstructing the historical Dreyfus Affair, which was still...

Gentlemen get into a misunderstanding over absinthe. There is no known credited director for this film, although the attribution usually goes for...

Up the road comes a detachment of infantry, firing, advancing, kneeling and firing, again and again...

An embarkation reportage film from the Boer War, a popular film subject at this time. Soldiers with bicycles appear in this parade. The British Army...

People spill drink on themselves, supposedly after a poker game during the Yukon Gold Rush.

Reenactment of action in the Spanish-American War.

Showing the rolling sea, upon which gradually appears a cloud of mist. From this evolves the figure of Christ, who proceeds to walk on the waves. The...

Probably part of the "Alaska and Yellowstone National Park Series" in the "Northern Pacific Railway Series"

Showing Central Park in the background.

American Mutoscope & Biograph

"In this picture is shown a group of ten of the most magnificent St. Bernard dogs in the world; all of them being many times prize winners. The dogs...

A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.

The funeral procession of President Félix Faure of France through Paris, 23rd February 1899.

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

"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...

The Filipinos execute a flank movement and re-occupy the trenches, cutting off the advance guard of Americans. The rebel flag waves over the ditch...

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...

A man demonstrates a human-powered water wheel that irrigates a rice field.