Thomas A. Edison Movies
- 1903
Chicago-Michigan Football Game
Chicago-Michigan Football Game41903HD
Excerpts of a 1903 football game between the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Includes views of the uniformed players, the...
- 1899
Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 24.91899HD
"'Neidert,' of national fame, does stunts on his wheel that are simply wonderful. Makes his bicycle rear up
- 1901
The Trick Cyclist
The Trick Cyclist4.4291901HD
Shows a tramp enter and try to ride a wheel, from which he makes some very ludicrous falls and gives up in despair, after which an artist enters and...
- 1913
Jack's Joke
Jack's Joke51913HD
A comic sketch that features two players who think each one is deaf, causing them to shout. Part of the Edison Kinetophone Collection. The...
- 2015
Edison
Edison6.82015HD
By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most famous men in the world. The holder of more patents than any other inventor in...
- 1899
New York Police Parade, June 1st, 1899
New York Police Parade, June 1st, 189931899HD
An excellent view of 'The Finest,' on their annual parade and inspection, June 1, 1899. The head of the column is just turning into 14th street from...
- 1904
Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.
Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.61904HD
With a tree-lined river bank dominating the top and back of the frame, the Charles River flows toward a stationary camera. A flotilla of canoes...
- 1898
Officers and Crew of the U.S. Cruiser 'Brooklyn'
Officers and Crew of the U.S. Cruiser 'Brooklyn'01898HD
Brooklyn Jubilee Peace Parade
- 1913
The Edison Kinetophone
The Edison Kinetophone01913HD
On February 17, 1913, after many years of R+D, Thomas Alva Edison introduced the Edison Kinetophone to an enthusiastic New York audience. The...
- 1904
Herding Horses Across a River
Herding Horses Across a River61904HD
A large number of horses are swimming a deep river. The cowboys urge them on and do some fancy riding while their ponies swim across. One of the men...
- 1922
A Day with Thomas A. Edison
A Day with Thomas A. Edison01922HD
A six-part documentary recording the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of...
- 1897
Admiral Cigarette
Admiral Cigarette7.51897HD
Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.
- 1909
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company01909HD
A short film in which the members of the Motion Pictures Patents Company (which had been founded only a year earlier) congratulate Thomas Edison...
- 1899
General Lee's Procession, Havana
General Lee's Procession, Havana2.71899HD
Filmed on January 1, 1899, this Edison short shows a victory march by General Lee and the Seventh Army Corps. When watching these early films it's...
- 1913
The Musical Blacksmiths
The Musical Blacksmiths01913HD
The Edison Quartet perform songs as blacksmiths. This was one of 200 projects produced using the Edison Kinetophone system. The Kinetophone was a...
- 1903
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem01903HD
A group of Jewish men in Jerusalem perform a dance.