A Morning Alarm
“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 country, present a thrilling spectacle as they dash rapidly by, flecked with…
Genre Documentary
A Watermelon Feast
An African American family eats watermelons.
American Falls from Above, American Side
The camera shows a view of the American Falls and Goat Island.
American Falls, from Incline R.R.
American Falls, from Incline R.R. (1896) is a brief silent actuality directed by James H. White and produced by Thomas A. Edison. Filmed from a tourist-friendly incline railway in early December 1896, it presents a striking view of the American…
Blackton Sketches, No. 3
A James H. White film directed by , released in 1896.
Dancing Darkies
“A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo.”
Edison Drawn by ‘World’ Artist
Artist draws Thomas Edison.
Fatima’s Coochee-Coochee Dance
The dancer Fatima, well-known for her dancing shows at the World’s Exhibition in 1893, performs for the camera. She opens her act by twirling around a few times, and then she does the ‘muscle dance’ for which she had attracted…
Feeding the Doves
A woman and a young girl each carry containers of bird feed, and they toss occasional handfuls to the chickens and doves in the farmyard. Most of the chickens stay nearby, but the doves occasionally fly off and then return…
Going to the Fire
A crowd watches the Newark Fire Department respond to a call.
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