Most Viewed Year 1894

Lost film from 1894, directed by William K.L. Dickson.

Two gamecocks fight in the Edison Company film studio. This feature was remade later in the same year, with additional detail added.

William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.

Annie Oakley was probably the most famous marksman/woman in the world when this short clip was produced in Edison's Black Maria studio in West...

In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters...

A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion...

Early short film.

King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home.

The film consists of a series of animations on a beach containing two beach huts and a diving board. Two characters play at diving into the water...

“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”

James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.

Lee Martin, one of the cowboy stars in 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West', rides a bronco as a crowd looks on. While the horse is trying to throw Martin off...

Champion Lasso Thrower Vicente Oropeza (aka. Vincente Ore Passo/Bisento Orapeso/Vincenti Orapazza) shows his skills.

A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns...

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete", which depicts a boxer with a...

A short film made by Emile Reynaud

The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United...

"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)

"Said to be the Champion High Kicker of the World."