Most Viewed Year 1898 - 21

Patriotic celebration in Lausanne marking the centenary of the independence of the Canton of Vaud.

Annual pageant commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of Morat, the victory in 1476 of the Swiss Confederates over the Duke of Burgundy. The...

Fourth part of a series documenting the Basel carnival.

Fifth part of a series documenting the Basel carnival.

Third part of a series of vues of the Basel Carnival.

Playful ramblers carrying Sunlight placards in a cow pasture in the Jura (Canton of Vaud). The respectable gentleman is none other than William...

In this picture the pretty bathing girls are riding their wheels along the hard sand of the beach. One girl who is a novice is learning to ride, and...

Women washing clothes.

Workers unload the coal they collected as part of their routine.

Filming of a storm in Riazor Beach, Galicia (Spain).

Men walk through the street with their flower-decorated bicycles in this early Pathe actuality.

Some boys are seated at a table outdoors for a meal when a fight breaks out.

Director: William Heise Production Company: Edison Manufacturing Company Country: USA

Santa delivers toys to some children, not all of which have been nice. A fairy helps with handing out the presents.

Boats in Venice

A family moves a cart across a narrow bridge in front of a windmill in Amsterdam.

Shows steam fire engine in action. Men scale ladders and play streams of water on a burning building. Very realistic.

Magnificent action is displayed by this troop of Mexican cavalry. They approach at full speed, with drawn sabres, wheel rapidly, and charge in the...