The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

"The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...

A display of flower bouquets, rotating to show the Kinemacolour process.

Buster Brown creater R.F. Outcault sketches his creation. Part of the Buster Brown series for Edison film studio.

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

Young Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. Just as she's to be sacrificed to Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by Fulvius...

A movie follows a regular working day of a woman who works in a factory. She wakes up at 3am and goes to sleep at 10pm.

Set in the Edo period, the film deals with two brothers falling in love with the same girl. Sadly, only 12 minutes of footage survive.

The story of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of his birth to his ascension into heaven.

The Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one can see, hear, and most importantly, disturb them. But...

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.