יאָר 1897

A woman wearing dragonfly wings performs a romantic dreamlike dance.

Groups of men and women, parading in Interlaken, Switzerland, some of them carrying banners.

A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.

Short clip of a football match, filmed on the Lumière cinematograph, 33 years before FIFA's 1st World Cup.

An old man gets progressively livelier - and drunker - as he downs his bottle of beer. Finally, he cocks a snook - and doesn't bother to uncock it as he continues to drink.

A group of Japanese, eating dinner, somewhere in Kyoto, Honshu.

A Victorian couple dancing.

Silent film directed by Georges Demenÿ for Gaumont. An actual remake of the Lumiére brothers' "Démolition d'un mur" (1896).

A group of four children, circle dancing.

A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt. He wears a white sport coat and tie. Both have hats. On a small stage, she approaches him gingerly, leaning forward. He grabs her close, she leans into him, and he waltzes her around.

From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.