Genre Documentary

President McKinley Taking the Oath

Filmed at the second inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1901, this short captures the president taking the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol. Although Thomas Edison has sometimes been mistakenly named as director, he was never credited…

Rocking Gold in the Klondike

Here we see one of the methods employed in the search for gold, where water is scarce. We see the workmen using the water over and over again in the rocker until it becomes too thick with earth for further…

The Gans-McGovern Fight

With the exception of this film there are absolutely no genuine moving picture films representing genuine prize fights on the market. The prize fight films, so-called, are either taken by the fight promoters and retained by them for exhibition, not…

Babies Rolling Eggs

The Washington Star of April 1st, 1900, gave the following account of the ceremony: “Over 40,000 women and children passed through the White House Gates to-day during the hours set apart for the great National show of Egg Rolling, and…

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