First film of Kansas City - George Curtiss and his Camera

In 1897 George ordered and received an "animatograph" a machine that could record and project motion pictures. This is the earliest film George Curtiss did in KC of "The Junction" in May 1897.

In this film done in May 1897, George Hale and his award-winning firemen can be seen at 11th and Grand Streets, marching in formation during a Memorial Day Parade

The "Cannonball" mule street car ran along Broadway. This line was the last to operate with mules and would be electrified just a few months later in September 1897

The "Airline" train ran from Independence to Kansas City and stopped at Fairmount Park, an amusement park on the east side of the city. Members of a marching band can be seen exiting the train.

In a short film done for Fairmount Park, the Kansas City Dancer is Merri Osborne. Her style and dress were considered offensive by some and a group of church women called for her arrest.

By 1919 George was managing The Doric, a motion picture theater at 908 Walnut in KC. This film was a promo for a feature film playing at the theater, "Mickey"

Film shot (by Howard) on a car moving along tracks, showing another car moving along track with a person filming, sort of a "film of a film". Taken as the car enters the head house of Union Station.

One of the latest Curtiss films in the collection, this shows a trench for a natural gas line being dug on Linwood Boulevard in KC - a woman can be seen coming out on the porch to watch the progress.