The identity of this woman is a mystery, but her message is heartbreaking. With incredible technique, Frank Cadogan Cowper painted "Vanity" in 1907. Her clothing, her jewelry, and, of course, the background of the painting are not there by chance. Every d...

The history of electric cars dates back to the early 19th century, well before the dominance of gasoline-powered vehicles.

Film archivists are amazed at the quality of film showing Victoria’s 1900 visit.

English, 1878 –1963. Charles James Folkard was an English illustrator and comics artist. He worked as a conjuror before becoming a prolific illustrator of children's books. In 1915, he created Teddy Tail, a popular cartoon character who ran in the Daily M...

The earliest-known published recipes for a modern-style chocolate brownie appeared in Home Cookery (1904, Laconia, New Hampshire), the Service Club Cook Book (1904, Chicago, Illinois), The Boston Globe (April 2, 1905 p. 34), and the 1906 edition of Fannie...

Cleopatra is a 1917 American silent historical drama film based on H. Rider Haggard's 1889 novel Cleopatra, the 1890 play Cleopatre by Émile Moreau and Victorien Sardou, and the play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare.

Outside of his adopted country, France, the name Théophile Steinlen doesn't mean an awful lot to most people.

The fascinating story of 1903’s biggest movie. The Great Train Robbery might be one of the most significant movies ever made. A group of bandits stage a brazen train hold-up, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels.

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. Original title: Par le trou de la serrure

A young girl is given her breakfast of milk and a biscuit by an elderly woman. When her beribboned cart comes up, she shares the meal with her. Later, the cat sticks her paw into a glass of milk and licks it off. Original title: Le déjeuner de minet

This is Frank B. Wood, who witnessed the very first attempt that the Wright Brothers made at powered air flight. It happened on December 14, 1903. According to the official record, "The airplane (called the 'Wright Flyer' at the time) left the rail, but...

On a dark and stormy night, a traveler takes a room at a spooky hotel in the forest. As soon as the proprietor leaves, the room comes alive with ghosts and poltergeists who torment the man as he tries to unpack, eat, and go to sleep.

La Maison ensorcelée is a 1908 film by Segundo de Chomón.

Georges Méliès was one of the earliest filmmakers. Often referred to as a cinemagician for his innovative special effects, Méliès invented the stop trick and is also often credited for some of the earliest use of multiple exposures, time-lapse photography...

With a brand-new deck of playing cards in his hand, an elegantly-attired thaumaturge, by fire and the pure power of illusion, transforms a plain nine of spades card into a full-size Queen of Hearts. Starring and Directed by Georges Méliès.