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- An athlete swings Indian clubs.
- "A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)
- Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.
- Two men wearing boxing gloves prepare to spar in the Edison Company studio.
- James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.
- Two men play cards, as a third watches and a waiter brings drinks. The third man pours drinks as the waiter laughs.
- In one glorious point-of-view shot, a vehicle dashes full-speed into an ill-starred passer-by.
- "Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison Catalog
- "Two babies are shown seated in high chairs and apparently enjoying themselves. Suddenly one snatches a toy from the other, and they indulge in hair-pulling."
- This is the lady whose graceful interpretations of the poetry of motion has made this dance so popular of recent years. - From 'The Phonoscope' (1899)
- A charming representation of the Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored. (from the Edison Catalog)
- A fine exhibition of horsemanship by Lee Martin, a genuine cowboy. This particular broncho is an unusually wicked one. (from Edison Films)
- A group of Sioux Indians from Buffalo Bill's Wild West exhibition demonstrates a dance called a "ghost dance".
- "A number of young ladies, in their night robes, are having a frolic, and are interrupted by a teacher. One girl makes herself *very* conspicuous by crawling under a bed."
- Theodore Roosevelt merrily kills a mountain lion in Colorado while his press agent and photographer record the event for posterity.
- A woman riding a train must contend with the unwelcome advances of a male passenger.
- The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
- Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films made for Edison's kinetoscopes.
- A gymnast assumes a number of positions while holding a wand in both hands.
- There is a burglar on the rooftop of a Manhattan office building, and he is trying to break in. Two women spot him, and one of them begins beating him with a broom as they wait for help to arrive. Soon others do appear on the scene to help, but by now the burglar has decided that he is going to put up a fight in an attempt to escape.
- A photographer has his camera all set up to take a gentleman's picture. The subject checks his face in a hand mirror, and the photographer poses him. Just as the photographer is about to take the picture, the subject gets up to look at the camera more closely. The frustrated photographer soon becomes quite impatient.
- "A file of Spanish soldiers line up the Cubans against a blank wall and fire a volley. The flash of rifles and drifting smoke make a very striking picture." - from the Edison Catalog
- The camera shows a view of the American Falls and Goat Island.
- Hadj Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Edison studio.
- Several competitors take part in a friendly sack race, with widely varying degrees of success.
- A couple look at a statue while eating in an art gallery.
- "The first U.S. Troops to land, June 22, 1898. Transports in the distance. Soldiers clamber up from boats onto the long railroad pier." - from the Edison Catalog
- A crowd watches the Newark Fire Department respond to a call.
- "A burning wagon is dragged from the barn by the firemen, and four horses are rescued from the flames by the stablemen. Thick volumes of smoke pour from the doors and windows." - from the Edison Catalog
- Billy Edwards and a challenger named Warwick fight an exhibition boxing match.
- The camera is positioned so that it looks out to sea on a day when the waters are rough and the waves are high. As the waves come towards the shore, they are partially broken up by some rocks in front of the field of view. Even after passing the rocks, plenty of water and foam kicks up just in front of the camera.
- A group of friends in Venice is just completing a trip in a gondola. When the boat stops, they help one another out of it. Some of the passengers have left personal items behind in the gondola, so one man chooses to go back to retrieve them.
- "Train is first seen rounding a curve nearly a mile away. Approaches at the rate of 70 miles an hour, blowing a warning whistle to a gang of track repairers."
- A crew of railroad workmen are busy along the tracks of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. When the Black Diamond Express appears in the distance, they begin to pull back from the rails to clear the way. As the train approaches their work site, some of them begin to wave at it.
- In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, normal routines are resuming after a snowstorm. Along a city street, pedestrians watch as a vehicle passes by. But then they see something unexpected, as two sleigh drivers have decided to have a little fun on the snowy street.
- A melodramatic scene showing how an apparently bashful young man foiled two house-breakers and rescued his lady fair.
- "Shows a life boat coming through the breakers. The surf is high and the stout boat is tossed about like a cork."
- As a woman waits outside of a window, a man rides up on horseback, and she jumps on behind him. As the two of them ride off to elope, one of the man's friends stays behind, in case anyone comes after the couple. He soon finds out that this is, in fact, a necessary precaution.
- "A battalion of New York's famous mounted police at inspection. They approach at break-neck gallop." - from the Edison Catalog
- "The famous parade ground of Metropolitan fashion. Exquisitely gowned women, club men, actresses, millionaires pass by on their afternoon stroll." - from the Edison Catalog
- Members of the New York state militia enjoy some relaxing time during a meal break.
- When the woman he loves turns him away, a man uses a desperate trick to try to gain her affection.
- The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".
- Two demons throw helpless captives into a boiling cauldron, and then try to summon forth their spirits.
- A band-leader assembles an orchestra by mystifying means.
- A hotel porter tries in his spare time to find out the secrets of the guests in looking through the keyholes of the different rooms. He must see very funny things, judging from his facial expressions.
- Artist draws Thomas Edison.
- Fragment from an unreleased film that was presumably produced between 1918 and 1921. In it, Gertie the dinosaur encounters the modern era. She has an encounter with a cable car and tells her dinosaur friends about it.
- A tramp gets involved in mischief on a train.
- The king of France receives a marvelous fan. The fan opens to reveal plain lace. This lace becomes pictures of women which then come to life an move in unison as their clothing changes.