1898 Movies

Here is a freight train of thirty cars loaded with baggage and ambulance supplies for the 9th U.S. Cavalry.

American troops prepare for the invasion of Cuba.

"Imagine forty or fifty soldier boys each with a pail of water on the ground before him, sousing and spattering and scrubbing away for dear life..."

"A great pack train approaches rapidly, following the gray bell-mule. Cowboys dash to and fro, keeping them bunched. Clouds of dust arise as they pass...

Director: William Heise Production Company: Edison Manufacturing Company Country: USA

Pelicans being released for feeding into their enclosure at London Zoological Gardens.

First comes the famous Marine Band of the 'Brooklyn,' with the mascot goat beside the bass drum. The 300 marines follow in rapid marching order, a six...

Miners at the Solvay Quarries leave their drilling machine to flee from a planned blast in the rock face. Split Rock, NY.

"The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by ei...

This Victorian duel between knife-wielding women was taken from an existing stage production, thought to be the Drury Lane theatre melodrama 'Women an...

"A splendid picture of the pride of the Spanish navy, taken on the occasion of her visit to New York Harbor, when her captain hinted at his ability to...

During Queen Vilhelminas coronation.

"A splendid picture showing this notable family of jugglers in their restaurant scene, in which they toss dishes and chairs about with marvelous dexte...

Clog dancing contest winner dances on dinner plate.

Carriages carrying Queen Wilhelmina arrive in Amsterdam

The boulevard in front of the Kurhaus, with pedestrians and a terrace.

"Shows 34th Michigan boys hard at work with pick and shovel, preparing the way for passage of seige guns."

A British Mutoscope & Biograph production.