A History of Firsts
Explore firsts in cinema, photography, recorded sound, animation and documentary history. Early media milestones in one playlist.
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View from the Window at Le Gras
Widely recognized as the oldest surviving camera photograph in history, View from the Window at Le Gras (La cour du d...
Ancient Antiquities and Artifacts Stock Images -
The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight
The boxers Corbett and Fitzsimmons enter the ring for a match, where they must trade blows to determine who will emer...
Classic Sports Films and Historic Events -
Sherlock Holmes Baffled
Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room and finds a burglar, but the intruder suddenly vanishes when Holmes tries to ...
Classic Movies: Silent, Noir, Horror and Comedy Films -
Vesti la giubba
Enrico Caruso's March 17, 1907 performance of "Vesti la giubba" ("Put on the costume") from Ruggero Leoncavallo's 189...
Stream Classical Music: Timeless Masterpieces -
Nanook of the North
The Inuit people live in the frozen north, where the changing seasons force them to hunt and fish to survive the hars...
Historic Documentaries and Vintage War Films -
Fiddlesticks
Flip the Frog starts his day by hopping across lily pads in a pond, but he must navigate the watery environment while...
Classic Anime and Vintage Animated Films -
The Hitch-Hiker
Roy and Gilbert go on a fishing trip, but their journey becomes dangerous when they pick up a hitchhiker who holds th...
Classic Movies: Silent, Noir, Horror and Comedy Films -
The Adventures of Dollie
A mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing, but a sudden event disrupts their day and...
Classic Movies: Silent, Noir, Horror and Comedy Films -
Between Showers
Mr. Snookie steals an umbrella, but when he tries to help a woman cross a puddle, the Tramp arrives to intervene in t...
Classic Movies: Silent, Noir, Horror and Comedy Films