Most Viewed From British Mutoscope and Biograph Company

A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.

Naval ratings pulling along naval guns during the Boer War.

Single shot of a column of Gordon Highlanders marching out of their camp at Ladysmith to meet General Buller's relief column.

"An interesting picture of the great inter-collegiate eight-oared boat race of 1899. The picture is taken from the judge's boat, and shows the start...

Military in Germany.

A group of monks in procession carrying a large crucifix in Vatican City, 1898.

Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston.

A single shot of a fleet of warships at sea, with a sunset sky superimposed from another sequence to complete the effect.

The boulevard in front of the Kurhaus, with pedestrians and a terrace.

A short documentary registering the meeting between two aviation pioneers: the Brazilian Santos Dumont and the Briton Charles Rolls. In it, Dumont...

This advertisement shows a happy woman with her bicycle. A man rides up, sweaty from exertion, for his bike is much heavier than the woman's superior...

A remarkable picture in many ways. It shows a game between two expert English teams from the go-off to the making of a goal. The photographic effects...

A boy leaves a surprise for a couple sitting down for dinner.

"Many spectators who have viewed this picture on the Biograph have insisted that they have experienced the pangs of seasickness. The picture was...

Queen Vilhelmina greeting the crowds after the coronation.

The pope taking a twilight walk.

A bunch of naked boys jump and splash in the water right on one of the canals of Venice. There's even the tail end of one of the gondolas to make...

A London fire brigade springs into action.

Sailors clamber up the rigging. Filmed at Portsmouth.

Members of the 'Savage South Africa' troupe at Southampton Docks. The film shows a group of Africans (Zulus) in full tribal attire at Southampton...