Mafi Duba Shekara 1903 - 17

Five African Americans--three men and two women--perform a cakewalk, a dance featuring fancy strutting that was named after the prize awarded in the...

Shows an old house in the background with one window with the shutters closed. A bill poster comes along and puts up a poster advertising a burlesque...

Shows a pilot climbing over the rail and down a rope ladder. A rowboat, pulled by two men, comes alongside. The pilot jumps in and they pull away....

The steamscow passes a pinnace headed in the other direction, then steams on past the huge paddlewheeler.

A diner revolves the table and eats his neighbour's lunch.

Kissing couple interrupted by the lady's angry father.

The tops of some buildings are visible in the background. The camera was elevated several stories above the ground. In the immediate foreground,...

An amusing picture of a new laugh-raising device at Luna Park.

A soldier has a very animated chat with a pretty nurse, the little child takes advantage of the opportunity to change their hats. Suddenly the...

From the fairground Theater Morieux.

Steam and sail drifters entering the harbour. The first shot on the Quay shows ranks of drifters, with fisher girls walking arm-in-arm. There are...

Two Japanese ladies dance while one plays a traditional instrument.

A lady performances the dance of Fandango.

A lady dances the tango.

Ladies gathered for a Egyptian dance.

A man in fashionable sporting attire is standing on some large rocks at the edge of a stream. He is holding a short fishing rod in his hands and...

Whilst two furniture removers are hard at work, a young cook's apprentice amuses himself by squirting water at them as they pass with a little pump...

Mitchell & Kenyon 225. Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".

An elegent parade shot.

Shows a number of young men and women playing leap-frog. The men stoop over and the girls jump upon their backs and are bounced until they fall off....