Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with dairymaid churning butter
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with dandy walking
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with woman hitting man on head
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with man backflipping through hoop
Phenakistoscope c.1870, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century magic lantern slide with devil biting a man's nose
Magic lantern slides, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with rats emerging from holes
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century magic lantern slide with demon beating a drum
Magic lantern slides, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with Roman goddess Abundantia bearing cornucopia
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Couple Dancing and Tightrope Walking, 1890s
UNITED STATES 1890S: COUPLE DANCING / INTERTITLE / MAN PERFORMING ON TIGHT ROPE.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Reenactment of the exploration of the American West
Title card: "Pikes Peak or Bust!" / Native Americans in full regalia with bald eagle feathered headdresses followed by a wagon ('Quill Club') with four riders / Men in American Revolution uniforms with tricorn hats; one peers through a...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Centennial of first railroad bridge constructed across Mississippi River between Davenport, IA, and Rock Island, Il
Title "Mississippi River bridge centennial" superimposed over shot of Government Bridge / wide panning shot of Davenport and Mississippi River / wide shot of Rock Island and Mississippi River / men in Davenport unveiling plaque on...
Getty Images
Film set depicting 19th century Washington DC
Film set depicting 19th century Washington DC / matte removed to expose unfinished, fake buildings. Film set depicting 19th century Washington DC on January 01, 1940 (Footage by Getty Images)
Getty Images
A woman watches a pianist in a 19th century setting.
A woman watches a pianist in a 19th century setting.
Getty Images
Sunlight filters into a 19th century tavern where a waiter serves two men at a table.
Sunlight filters into a 19th century tavern where a waiter serves two men at a table.
Getty Images
A piano sits in the corner of a 19th century sitting room.
A piano sits in the corner of a 19th century sitting room.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with Punch and Judy show
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with man's face and bird
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century zoetrope with the devil having his head chopped off
Zoetrope animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century thaumatrope with cat and dog
Thaumatrope from the 1830s, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century thaumatrope with lady, dress and feathered hat, 1830
Thaumatrope from the 1830s, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century thaumatrope with fox and bird
Thaumatrope from the 1830s, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with costumed couple dancing
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century thaumatrope with tree and leaves
Thaumatrope from the 1830s, animated to create an illusion of motion.
Bridgeman Arts
Animated 19th century phenakistoscope with geometric spiral pattern
Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.