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Crowds gather to watch the arrival of a Sunset Limited train

Early historic moving images show crowds gathered to watch the arrival of a Southern Pacific Railroad Co. Sunset Limited train in Southern United States. They wave as the railroad train moves past them. Another train passes in the opposite direction.

Date: 1898, February 24
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080641
The demon Mephistopheles commands Faust to murder Marguerite in dramatized scenes

Stage actors perform “Faust”. Faust talks to Marguerite, a young maiden when a demon named Mephistopheles enters the room, offering his sword to Faust, commanding him to murder Marguerite. Mephistopheles slices Marguerite’s head, causing her and Faust to magically switch places. Mephistopheles tries to touch Faust’s head, only for the couple to revert back to their places. Mephistopheles attacks Faust, turning him into a skeleton. Mephistopheles drops his sword and turns to Marguerite, who disappears into thin air. The skeleton also disappears. A priest appears out of nowhere, scaring the demon away. Faust and Marguerite appears back in the room where the priest marries them.

Date: 1900, February 28
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080680
A magician performs magic tricks onstage

A magician comes on stage at a theater. He bows in front of the camera, removes his coat and hat. The magician folds his coat, causing it to disappear into thin air. The magician performs a second trick- he takes a white handkerchief from his pocket, holds the handkerchief over his knees. A pile of tissue paper suddenly appears on top of a chair. The magician takes up the tissue paper and shakes it a few times and three live geese fly out upon the floor. The magician pulls out a black cloth over a basin. Live small animals, geese, and a child appear in the basin.

Date: 1899, February 28
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080681
A couple affectionately kiss and embrace

A snuggling couple. The woman smiles at her lover. Woman and man happily kiss and hug in front of the camera.

Date: 1900, February 28
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080682
A man dreams of a demon summoning two women out of his paintings

Dramatized scenes: A demon in period costume named Mephisto enters an artist’s studio. The artist is asleep in the corner. Mephisto notices paintings on the wall and signals the women in the paintings to come to life. The women step down from their frames and walk forward. They admire their costumes after coming to life. The demon then touches the artist on the shoulder, awaking him, and disappears. The artist wakes up to find the two women from his painting alive. He jumps up to embrace her, only for the girl to disappear before he embraces her a second time. He turns his attention to the second woman, kissing her hand and holds her. She disappears when he attempts to embrace her. The two women reappear behind him. A scuffle ensues. The man tries to hit the women with a stick before they disappear again. The demon reappears, taking the women’s place. The man pleads to the demon. The demon does his magic, the artist is asleep again. The demon conjures the women back to their frames before tapping the sleeping artist and taking his leave. The artist finds the women in their paintings. Realizing that it was just a dream, he grabbed a bottle of alcohol and drank from it.

Date: 1900, February 28
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080683
A magician performs magic with a demon

Dramatized scenes: A demon in period costume named Mephisto meets a magician. He shows the demon a vacant swing. The magician conjures a woman sitting in the swing. The demon makes the young woman disappear from the swing, surprising the magician. The magician conjures another young lady in the swing as well as a skeleton. The magician conjures the two young women back on stage. The two women hold the men’s hands and they bow in front of the audience.

Date: 1900, February 28
Duration: 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080684