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    The Human Voice (1921)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine

    The Human Voice (1921)

    The Private Life of a Cat (ca. 1945)
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    The Private Life of a Cat (ca. 1945)

    Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
    Film / 
    Strange Phenomena, Food

    Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)

    The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1917)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts

    The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1917)

    Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)

    The Dances of the Ages (1913)
    Film / 
    The Arts

    The Dances of the Ages (1913)

    Maniac Chase (1904)
    Film / 
    Humour & Satire

    Maniac Chase (1904)

    The Frog (1908)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts, Strange Phenomena

    The Frog (1908)

    The Infernal Cauldron (1903)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    The Infernal Cauldron (1903)

    The Over-Incubated Baby (1901)
    Film / 
    Technology

    The Over-Incubated Baby (1901)

    Raja Harishchandra (1913)
    Film / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Raja Harishchandra (1913)

    Le Voyage Dans la Lune (1902)
    Film / 
    Travel & Exploration, The 'Other'

    Le Voyage Dans la Lune (1902)

    The Cheese Mites or, Lilliputians in a London Restaurant (1901)
    Film / 
    Humour & Satire

    The Cheese Mites or, Lilliputians in a London Restaurant (1901)

    Plastic Reconstruction of the Face (1918)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine, War, Technology

    Plastic Reconstruction of the Face (1918)

    Humorous Phases Of Funny Faces (1906)
    Film / 
    People

    Humorous Phases Of Funny Faces (1906)

    One Got Fat: Bicycle Safety (1963)
    Film / 
    Humour & Satire

    One Got Fat: Bicycle Safety (1963)

    Artistic Creation (1901)
    Film / 
    The Arts, Humour & Satire

    Artistic Creation (1901)

    The Centaurs, a Fragment (1921)
    Film / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Love

    The Centaurs, a Fragment (1921)

    The New York World’s Fair, 1939-40
    Film / 
    People, Space & The Future

    The New York World’s Fair, 1939-40

    Mary and Gretel (1917)
    Film / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Mary and Gretel (1917)

    The Kawana Trio (1919)
    Film / 
    Sport, Novelty

    The Kawana Trio (1919)

    Georges Méliès’ Temptation of St. Anthony (1898)
    Film / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Georges Méliès’ Temptation of St. Anthony (1898)

    One World or None (1946)
    Film / 
    Politics, War

    One World or None (1946)

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Interview (1927)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Interview (1927)

    Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style (1942)
    Film / 
    War

    Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style (1942)

    San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath (1906)
    Film

    San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath (1906)

    Development of a Salamander (1920s)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Development of a Salamander (1920s)

    Farmer plays a song with ‘hand-farts’ (1933)
    Film / 
    The Arts, Novelty

    Farmer plays a song with ‘hand-farts’ (1933)

    An Apparent Tour of the Titanic (1912)
    Film / 
    The 'Other'

    An Apparent Tour of the Titanic (1912)

    Life and Passion of Christ (1903)
    Film / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Life and Passion of Christ (1903)

    Alice in Wonderland (1915)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Alice in Wonderland (1915)

    The Dream of Mrs L.L. Nicholson from Oakland, California (1924)
    Film / 
    Strange Phenomena, Humour & Satire

    The Dream of Mrs L.L. Nicholson from Oakland, California (1924)

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

    Your Name Here (1960)
    Film / 
    Novelty

    Your Name Here (1960)

    Experiments in the Revival of Organisms (1940)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine

    Experiments in the Revival of Organisms (1940)

    Battleship Potemkin (1925)
    Film / 
    War

    Battleship Potemkin (1925)

    Princess Nicotine (1909)
    Film / 
    Novelty

    Princess Nicotine (1909)

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