A block of hotels and houses near Atlantic City's famed boardwalk caught on fire. Firemen trying to put out fire in hotel buildings. Smoke rising from the remains of the building. Firetruck next to burned out building still smoldering. As firemen brought the fire under control nine bodies were found in the ruins with 15 others missing. Firemen from six neighboring communities aided in fighting the fire.
Animal tamer Clyde Beatty tames lions in a circus in Atlantic City. Beatty tames caged lions. Spectators watch from outside the cages.
Ice skating performances Atlantic City. Opening ceremony of the 18th edition of the Ice Capades. Artists perform various acts involving ice skating. Spectators cheer them. Freddie Trenkler perform sidesplitting comedy acts.
Two girls fight with pillow. Pillow is torn into pieces. Four girls in their night dresses engaged in the pillow fight. Feathers fly over their heads and about the room. (Edison Studio, 1897)
An old man in a straw hat sits on a chair. A younger woman wearing apron and large hat stands awkwardly beside him. They both talk to each other and laugh. The old man gets up and walks toward the woman and stands beside her. They get ready to kiss each other. The old man's hat slips off as the couple kisses comically with numerous short pecks . (Edison Studio, 1897)
Young people engage in a husking bee. Three women sit near a stable, putting corn into baskets. A girl and man join them, the man pushing a wheel barrel with the girl aboard. As the group husks the corn, a young man finds the "red ear" entitling him to kiss a girl, which he does. She protests and hits him with a corn cob. (Edison Studio, 1898)
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