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    Denishawn Dance Film (ca. 1916)
    Film / 
    Emotion & Expression, Music & Arts

    Denishawn Dance Film (ca. 1916)

    Coughs, Sneezes, and Jet-Propelled Germs: Two Public Service Films by Richard Massingham (1945)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine

    Coughs, Sneezes, and Jet-Propelled Germs: Two Public Service Films by Richard Massingham (1945)

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

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

    Seeing London (1918)
    Film / 
    Architecture

    Seeing London (1918)

    Professor Welton’s Boxing Cats (1894)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts, Sport & Exercise

    Professor Welton’s Boxing Cats (1894)

    The Westinghouse Works (1904)
    Film / 
    Technology

    The Westinghouse Works (1904)

    Humorous Phases Of Funny Faces (1906)
    Film / 
    People

    Humorous Phases Of Funny Faces (1906)

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

    Artistic Creation (1901)

    Little Tich and his Big Boot Dance (1900)
    Film

    Little Tich and his Big Boot Dance (1900)

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

    The Centaurs, a Fragment (1921)

    Tommy Burns knocking out Bill Squires (1907)
    Film / 
    Sport & Exercise

    Tommy Burns knocking out Bill Squires (1907)

    Émile Cohl’s Fantasmagorie (1908)
    Film

    Émile Cohl’s Fantasmagorie (1908)

    The Somersault Man (1923)
    Film

    The Somersault Man (1923)

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

    Georges Méliès’ Temptation of St. Anthony (1898)

    Horse Drawn Fire Engines (1896)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Horse Drawn Fire Engines (1896)

    First Year Anniversary of the Berlin Wall (1962)
    Film / 
    Politics

    First Year Anniversary of the Berlin Wall (1962)

    A Wake in Hell’s Kitchen (1903)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    A Wake in Hell’s Kitchen (1903)

    Live footage of King Alexander’s Assassination (1934)
    Film / 
    Politics

    Live footage of King Alexander’s Assassination (1934)

    Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
    Film

    Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)

    The Knife-Throwing Mother and her Children (1950s)
    Film

    The Knife-Throwing Mother and her Children (1950s)

    WW2 U.S. Soldier Drag Show (1942)
    Film / 
    War, Fashion

    WW2 U.S. Soldier Drag Show (1942)

    Fashion Parade amongst the Ruins of Rome (1964)
    Film / 
    Fashion

    Fashion Parade amongst the Ruins of Rome (1964)

    Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style (1942)
    Film / 
    War

    Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style (1942)

    Early Footage From Space (1963)
    Film / 
    Technology, Astronomy & Space

    Early Footage From Space (1963)