Kinetoscope Movies

  • 1894
    Leonard-Cushing Fight

    Leonard-Cushing Fight

    Leonard-Cushing Fight

    5.31894HD

    In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters...

    Leonard-Cushing Fight
  • 1896
    Herald Square

    Herald Square

    Herald Square

    4.91896HD

    Formed by the junction of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 35th Street. The picturesque low roofed Herald building is plainly shown; also the passing...

    Herald Square
  • 1896
    Shooting the Chutes

    Shooting the Chutes

    Shooting the Chutes

    4.31896HD

    The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors...

    Shooting the Chutes
  • 1898
    What Demoralized the Barber Shop

    What Demoralized the Barber Shop

    What Demoralized the Barber Shop

    4.61898HD

    Several men in a basement barbershop become excited by women walking past the window. The ankles and knees of the passersby are visible to the men...

    What Demoralized the Barber Shop
  • 1897
    Armour's Electric Trolley

    Armour's Electric Trolley

    Armour's Electric Trolley

    4.11897HD

    At the Armour & Co. Chicago yard. Two railroad tracks dominate the center and right half of the frame as we look down about 40 meters where an...

    Armour's Electric Trolley
  • 1897
    Cattle Driven to Slaughter

    Cattle Driven to Slaughter

    Cattle Driven to Slaughter

    4.71897HD

    A herd of long-horn cattle being driven through the Chicago stock yard gates to the slaughter house, where 280 of the animals are killed every hour...

    Cattle Driven to Slaughter
  • 1896
    The Burning Stable

    The Burning Stable

    The Burning Stable

    4.41896HD

    A burning wagon is dragged from the barn by the firemen, and four horses are rescued from the flames by the stablemen. Thick volumes of smoke pour...

    The Burning Stable
  • 1895
    Princess Ali

    Princess Ali

    Princess Ali

    41895HD

    Princess Ali, of Barnum and Bailey's circus, performs an Egyptian dance in the Edison Company's studio. As she dances, some musicians perform in the...

    Princess Ali
  • 1897
    Fisherman's Luck

    Fisherman's Luck

    Fisherman's Luck

    4.21897HD

    "Two German anglers are fishing, with odd results. One gets a bite, and pulls in a length of stovepipe. The other is so astonished that he falls...

    Fisherman's Luck
  • 1896
    A Morning Alarm

    A Morning Alarm

    A Morning Alarm

    6.51896HD

    "This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an alarm. The horses, said to be the finest of their kind in the...

    A Morning Alarm
  • 1897
    Giant Coal Dumper

    Giant Coal Dumper

    Giant Coal Dumper

    61897HD

    “Shows how a full carload of coal is loaded onto a vessel every thirty seconds at the great Erie Railroad Docks, Cleveland, Ohio. Great clouds...

    Giant Coal Dumper