British Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats 1898
Sailors disembarking on the beach in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Shot on 68 mm Mutoscope-Biograph.
The Lane on Sunday Morning 1899
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
King John 1899
Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is attended by Prince Henry, the Earl of Pembroke, and Robert Bigot. Prince Henry tries repeatedly to comfort his delirious father, but to no avail - John's pain is too great.
Panoramic View on the Great Western Railway: Approach and Passing Through Llangollen 1902
View from the train front as it travels west through the station, Wales, UK. River Dee is on the left.
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii 1898
A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of soldiers, or possibly more performers, march past. W K L Dickson who is directing the action can apparently be seen on far right of picture.
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed 1898
Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston.
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) 1898
Queen Vilhelmina greeting the crowds after the coronation.
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel 1898
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Naval Guns Firing at Colenso 1899
Close shot of 4.7" naval gun pointing to the left with group of British naval ratings standing around it. The gun fires and the men run up to reload, the begin to pull the gun forward.
Her Majesty the Queen Arriving at South Kensington on the Occasion of the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Victoria & Albert Museum 1899
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House 1897
Several members of European Royalty, including the Duke and Duchess of York, and Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, seated round a tea-table in the grounds of Clarence House.
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns 1900
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Amann, the Great Impersonator 1899
"In his characterization of Capt. Dreyfus and Emile Zola."
Tapping a Blast Furnace 1899
Showing the tapping of the furnace, and the running of the molten metal into the moulds at Elswick yard.
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 1898
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) 1898
Parade of guards during Queen Wilhelminas coronation.
He and She 1898
An amusing picture showing a quarrel between an elderly husband and his young wife, and a joyful reconciliation.
Tram Journey through Southampton 1900
A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.
Children of the Royal Family of England 1900
Prince Edward of York, executing the manual of arms, attended by Prince Albert, and Princess Victoria, of York.
