Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete", which depicts a boxer with a classic style trying to contend with an opponent who uses a very unorthodox approach.

Trilby Dance

The Leigh Sisters perform a risqué Trilby-inspired dance with an umbrella. Scene from David Henderson's Aladdin, Jr. burlesque. Lost.

Fencing

Early Edison short showing two men fencing.

Charity Ball

A Victorian couple dancing.

The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”

“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”

Admiral Cigarette

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.

A Hand Shake

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

Glenroy Bros., No. 2

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".

Amy Muller

Vaudeville dancer Amy Muller performs a portion of her stage routine, which features dancing on her toes. She dances on one toe for part of the performance. Later, she also twirls and does cartwheels.

Hypnotic Scene

The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes a group of people and compels them to perform various humorous acts in a Trilby segment from David Henderson's Aladdin, Jr. burlesque. Lost.

Death Scene

The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes two characters, then dies abruptly in a Trilby segment from David Henderson's Aladdin, Jr. burlesque. Lost.

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2

The famous show makes a parade.

Horse Shoeing

One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the other heating iron at the forge. One would be seen to drive the nail into the shoe of the horse's hoof, to change his position and every movement needed in the work was clearly shown as if the object was in real (life). In fact, the whole routine of the two men's labor and their movements for the day was presented to the view of the observer.

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

The famous show makes a parade.

Pie Eating Contest

"Two men, with hands tied, are eating huckleberry pies for a wager, direct from the plates. Their faces and shirts are clean when they start. Extra ludicrous when colored."

Monkey and Another, Boxing

Lost film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise.

Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud

Lost film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise. The film stars Fred C. Devonald and James C. Duncan.

Duncan Smoking

Unfound film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise. The film stars James C. Duncan.