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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & Comedy Films