The best movies 1898 Pagina 11

Directed by James H. White.

George Smith's picture of the crowds out for a stroll on what I imagine is Brighton Pier.

“A file of Spanish soldiers line up the Cubans against a blank wall and fire a volley. The flash of rifles and drifting smoke make a very...

A group of escaped reconcentrados, saved from the fate of starvation imposed by the Butcher, Weyler.

Scene of pilgrimage fair in a Czechoslavic village.

Interesting types of Mexicans watch the arrivals by the train. Sombreros, serapes and mantillas give the scene a very distinctive foreign appearance.

On Saturday morning, August 20, 1898, six grim battleships of Admiral Sampson's Squadron sailed into New York Harbor and up the Hudson to receive a...

Taken in Havana Harbor from a moving launch, and shows the wreck of the 'Maine' surrounded by wrecking boats and other vessels...

A preadolescent boy, dressed like a street urchin, performs acrobatic stunts for the camera.

The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then...

This film was shot near the Union Works, San Francisco, California. Great look at the pleasure yacht "Unadilla" with her decks loaded with passengers.

Inspired by The X-Rays (1987), is currently presumed lost.

Agents chase down rooftop criminals, and after a series of grotesque twists and turns, they finally get their hands on them.

Military subjects were consistent crowd-pleasers, and this film showing a near fatal accident was especially popular.

This boat was the first one to leave for the South with troops. On board is a battalion of the 5th U.S. Infantry.