Opium Destruction, San Francisco (1914)
In the shadow of an unfinished City Hall, still clad in scaffolding, government authorities destroy confiscated opium in downtown San Fransisco, 1914….more
Film
The Over-Incubated Baby (1901)
A mother brings her baby to Professor Bakem’s newly invented baby incubator, which claims to give one year’s of growth in just one hour, but an accident leads to a …more
To New Horizons (1940)
A vision of the future from General Motors created to champion their “Highways and Horizons” exhibit at the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair….more
The Magic Roses (1906)
A film by the pioneering Spanish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter Segundo Chomón….more
Raja Harishchandra (1913)
Based on the eponymous legend recounted in the Sanskrit epics, this is the very first full-length Indian feature — the beginning of Bollywood….more
Six and a Half Magic Hours (1958)
A Pan Am promotional film marketing transatlantic air travel at the dawn of the jet age, including their pioneering Flight 1000, with gourmet meals and spacious pow…more
Le Voyage Dans la Lune (1902)
Perhaps Georges Méliès’ most famous film, and the first science fiction film in cinematic history….more
D.O.A. (1950)
A film noir — starring Edmond O’Brien and Pamela Britton — about a man who has been poisoned and, with only a few days left to live, sets out to find his killer…more
The Cheese Mites or, Lilliputians in a London Restaurant (1901)
Wonderful example of early special effects, a man is dining in a restaurant when three small human-like creatures, two men and a woman, appear from his food and dri…more
Plastic Reconstruction of the Face (1918)
Silent film exploring the Studio for Portrait Masks, the Paris workshop of American artist Anna Coleman Ladd (1878-1939), which provided galvanised copper masks for…more
Alcohol and the Human Body (1949)
An educational film by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films showing the effects that alcohol has on the human body and brain as well as the dangers of alcoholism….more
How to use the Dial Telephone (1927)
A film by the American Telephone and Telegraph company, showing through both animation and live action how to use the rotary dial of the telephone….more