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- "Company F, 1st Ohio Volunteers, initiating a new man. Nineteen times he bounces in the blanket, and each toss is funnier than the last one."
- "This is probably the only moving picture that was ever made of a genuine hanging scene. It was taken in the court yard of the Jacksonville jail, and shows the execution of a man. The man is seen mounting the platform accompanied by several clergymen. The executioner adjusts the black cap and the noose about the prisoner's neck. The trap is touched and the body is seen to shoot through the air, and hang quivering at the end of the rope. A very ghastly, but very interesting subject."
- "This magnificent pageant is every year the mecca of tourists from all over the world. Our picture shows the following floats in the parade of 1899: No. 1, Corn; No. 2, Cherries; No. 3, Coffee; No. 4, Tea."
- A hotel porter decides to spy on what his guests are doing in their rooms. But as all Peeping Toms are caught eventually, this one gets what he deserves. And it served him right.
- The seventh of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip awakes from his slumber, having significantly aged during his sleep.
- Dancer in a skeleton costume.
- "Showing the great Chinaman paying his homage to Grant's Tomb."
- "A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."
- Short film depicting an African-American family eating watermelons. It may have been used for entertainment purposes in its time with the use of racist stereotypes that were very popular back when this film was released in 1896.
- The fourth of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip encounters several other dwarf-like mountain-dwellers.
- The second of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, a dwarf carrying a barrel appears. Rip friendly takes the barrel from him.
- The first moving shot, created by a stationary camera on a gondola in Panorama du Grand Canal vu d'un Bateau, was filmed by Alexandre Promio for Louis Lumiere. Filming Locations: Venice, Veneto, Italy. Release Date: 1896 (France).
- The eighth and final of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, an elderly Rip crosses the mountain.
- "First round of the great Downey-Monaghan go. Both men are in fine fettle, and put up a very lively and exciting contest. The film is an admirable introduction to the next, No. 164 [DOWNEY VS. MONAGHAN], which is the wind-up and knockout."
- "This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his Secretary, who hands him a telegram, which he reads with apparent satisfaction. The characteristic walk and gestures of Mr. McKinley will be noted with interest by his friends."
- "A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."
- Filmed from the Brooklyn tower of the bridge, this is a panorama starting at Manhattan's Battery and then panning northward along the East River shoreline.
- "This view was made from a point opposite the Opera House, taking in the greater portion of the square, which is filled with vehicles and pedestrians, and is very characteristic of life in the French capital."
- This picture, taken from a rapidly moving tug, gives a very comprehensive idea of the lower end of New York City, including prominent sky-scrapers, and the Aquarium. The photographic effects are quite stereoscopic.
- The fifth of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip starts drinking with the mountain-men and gets severely drunk.
- The first of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, two men - one of them being Rip himself - toast and enjoy their drinks.
- The sixth of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip passes out from drinking and falls asleep.
- The third of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip helps the dwarf carrying the barrel into the mountains.
- "His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, now King Edward VII, with the Duke and Duchess of York, Prince George of Greece, and other notable personages in a lawn party at Clarence House."
- A view from the front of a moving train. A tunnel, a few seconds of darkness. Once outside, on the other side of the tunnel, a man crosses the train tracks.
- "The real Zingari gypsy is an exceedingly picturesque person, quite different from the wandering nomads we are accustomed to see in America. Our photographer was very fortunate in getting one of these camps by the side of a Hungarian highway, and his work was so successful that one could hardly get a better insight into the life of these strange people if he were to spend months traveling in their own country. The naked children are rolling about on the grass with the dogs, the women are smoking pipes and cooking the evening meal over an out-door fire. The mother is telling fortunes for a stranger, and the whole scene is one of animation. Photographically the view is almost perfect."
- "This scene is founded on an incident which occasioned a great deal of newspaper comment. The tramp has stolen into the millionaire's residence and makes himself comfortable in his luxurious bed."
- The battleship Maine is blown up in Havana harbor during the Spanish-American War.
- "A laughable effect obtained by reversing the action of a picture, so that dishes laden with food, bottles, etc., come flying to the table, apparently hurled through the air."
- "An exciting glove contest, with several knock-downs, between two well-known light weights."
- Strong-man Eugene (Eugen) Sandow poses in a long shot on a bare stage against a black background, wearing only tight trunks and laced sandals. He begins with his arms folded against his chest, looking off screen left, then strikes a variety of poses that accentuate his muscular development. These positions include flexing his right arm with the fist to his head and face to shoulder; turning his back to the camera and flexing his upper arms and shoulder muscles; and, with his back still to the camera, stretching out and up with one arm at a time. Sandow then turns back to face the camera and performs a standing back flip. He closes in the same pose with which he opened From Biograph photo catalog: 24 feet. Still another picture of the great athlete displaying his muscles, and turning a somersault without touching hands to the floor.
- "This is a splendid picture of the King (then the Prince of Wales) leaving Marlborough House, in the royal carriage. The King is uniformed as Field-Marshal of the British Army, and is accompanied by a suite and an escort of the Horse Guards. This is one of the best portraits of the King ever made."
- "A colored woman washing a little pickaninny. Very funny, and especially pleasing to children."
- Gen. Lli Hung Chang, an officer in the Chinese army visiting the US, is seen driving through the intersection of Fourth St. and Broadway during a visit to New York City.
- "A fascinating skirt dance by the well-known roof garden favorite."
- A splendid picture of the President, coming down the steps of the Treasury Building and walking towards the camera. [Description refers to a re-issued print when Roosevelt had been elected President]
- "This is a continuation of First Battalion of the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteers. It shows the companies which came from Worcester, Mass., and vicinity."
- A most interesting view of Union Square as it appeared in 1896, showing the old style trolley cards rounding Deadman's Curve at Broadway and Fourteenth Street, and the old style horse cars of the Fourteenth Street crosstown.
- "Grandpa is peacefully reading his newspaper, and the bad little boy creeps up behind and sets it on fire."
- "This picture is very novel and interesting. It gives the complete trip from the station at the New York City end of the bridge to the station at the Brooklyn end, as seen from the front end of a third rail car running at high speed. The entire trip consumes three minutes of time, during which abundant opportunity is given to observe all the structural wonders of the bridge, and far distant river panorama below."
- The 'Nordland, ' and 'Teutonic, ' two well-known transatlantic steamers proceeding out of New York Harbor at full speed, bound for their trip across the Atlantic ocean. The dash of the water about their bows is shown very effectively.
- "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 blow holes through New York's sky-scrapers. In this picture the vessel makes a very beautiful appearance steaming out to sea under full headway. But what a contrast to a later Biograph picture [WRECK OF THE 'VIZCAYA'] when the vessel was a smoking hulk wrecked on the shore of Cuba, battered to pieces by the guns of the Oregon."