The best movies 1897

Children enjoying the seaside.

Parade of the queen's float, then a second one on which an orchestra plays; carriages follow them.

Two carriages pass by, including that of Bey Ali ibn Husayn, each under escort.

Chasseurs Alpins perform various boxing moves.

Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.

"Sir Hiram Maxim, in person, firing at targets with one of his latest type rapid-fire guns.

A weary traveler stops at an inn along the way to get a good night's sleep, but his rest is interrupted by odd happenings when he gets to his...

This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontainebleau between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon to discuss...

Nothing more novel than this picture could be shown to an American audience. The view was taken in the doorway of a peasant's hovel. The family, in...

Japanese actors act out an early martial arts weapons scene.

Chasseurs Alpins manipulate staffs in a coordinated movement.

"This view was made at the Scheveningen Baths. It shows a number of bathers enjoying themselves in the surf. Several picturesque Holland boats are...

A boy steps on the hose a gardener is using to water his garden. The gardener, surprised to see the jet stop, examines the nozzle; at that moment the...

A fencing match. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu around...

King Umberto I and Prince Victor Emmanuel, followed by their escort, parade the troops standing at attention.

Chasseurs Alpins are giving a demonstration of weapons handling.

A barber creams his customer carelessly and pulls a strop attached to the customer's throat like a snare. He then stirs wildly as the customer's head...

Procession of the sacred carpet.