William C. Paley Movies

  • 1898
    Tossing a Nigger in a Blanket

    Tossing a Nigger in a Blanket

    Tossing a Nigger in a Blanket

    3.7861898HD

    A method soldier boys have for amusing themselves in their leisure moments. New comrades are frequently initiated by the old-fashioned sport of...

    Tossing a Nigger in a Blanket
  • 1900
    Automobile Parade

    Automobile Parade

    Automobile Parade

    51900HD

    The famous Madison Square Garden forms the background of this excellent picture. A number of very fine automobiles pass in this strip, coming close...

    Automobile Parade
  • 1898
    U.S. Cavalry Supplies Unloading at Tampa, Florida

    U.S. Cavalry Supplies Unloading at Tampa, Florida

    U.S. Cavalry Supplies Unloading at Tampa, Florida

    3.21898HD

    Here is a freight train of thirty cars loaded with baggage and ambulance supplies for the 9th U.S. Cavalry.

    U.S. Cavalry Supplies Unloading at Tampa, Florida
  • 1898
    Secretary Long and Captain Sigsbee

    Secretary Long and Captain Sigsbee

    Secretary Long and Captain Sigsbee

    2.31898HD

    Taken at Washington, in front of the Navy Department, and shows Secretary of the Navy Long and Captain Sigsbee of the ill-fated 'Maine' coming down...

    Secretary Long and Captain Sigsbee
  • 1898
    9th Infantry Boys' Morning Wash

    9th Infantry Boys' Morning Wash

    9th Infantry Boys' Morning Wash

    31898HD

    "Imagine forty or fifty soldier boys each with a pail of water on the ground before him, sousing and spattering and scrubbing away for dear life..."

    9th Infantry Boys' Morning Wash
  • 1898
    Cuban Volunteers Embarking

    Cuban Volunteers Embarking

    Cuban Volunteers Embarking

    31898HD

    We see a dozen or so Cubans walking a plank onto a ship.

    Cuban Volunteers Embarking
  • 1898
    Military Camp at Tampa, Taken from Train

    Military Camp at Tampa, Taken from Train

    Military Camp at Tampa, Taken from Train

    3.71898HD

    A wide plain, dotted with tents, gleaming in white in the bright sunshine. Soldiers moving about everywhere...

    Military Camp at Tampa, Taken from Train
  • 1898
    Battery B Pitching Camp

    Battery B Pitching Camp

    Battery B Pitching Camp

    11898HD

    Soldiers setting up camp.

    Battery B Pitching Camp
  • 1901
    Montreal Fire Department on Runners

    Montreal Fire Department on Runners

    Montreal Fire Department on Runners

    51901HD

    First comes the Chief's sleigh with old-fashioned side runners, containing the Chief and his driver. Next comes a chemical engine mounted on a stout...

    Montreal Fire Department on Runners
  • 1900
    Dick Croker Leaving Tammany Hall

    Dick Croker Leaving Tammany Hall

    Dick Croker Leaving Tammany Hall

    3.71900HD

    A very lifelike picture of the famous New York politician and Tammany Hall boss. This picture was taken on Sunday morning [sic] as he was leaving the...

    Dick Croker Leaving Tammany Hall
  • 1898
    Troops Making Military Road in Front of Santiago

    Troops Making Military Road in Front of Santiago

    Troops Making Military Road in Front of Santiago

    3.31898HD

    "Shows 34th Michigan boys hard at work with pick and shovel, preparing the way for passage of seige guns."

    Troops Making Military Road in Front of Santiago
  • 1898
    Packing Ammunition on Mules, Cuba

    Packing Ammunition on Mules, Cuba

    Packing Ammunition on Mules, Cuba

    3.251898HD

    Dotting the horizon on the right of the picture is the great fleet of transports, while scattered all along the beach and piled high to the left are...

    Packing Ammunition on Mules, Cuba