Peter Elfelt

Tarantellen af 'Napoli'

Peter Elfelt

Hans Beck, Valborg Borchsenius

This Danish film shows us a young woman doing a dance, which translates to tarantula. According to the brief bio over at the Europa Film Treasures site, this dance was "influenced" by the delirium caused by the bite of a tarantula.

Med sporvogn gennem Aarhus Gader

Peter Elfelt

Traveling by tracks through the streets of Aarhus.

Kørsel med Grønlandske hunde

Peter Elfelt

Johan Carl Joensen

Johan Carl Joensen, a Danish colonial manager in Greenland, drives his dog sled in Copenhagen’s Fælledparken. (stumfilm.dk)

Skiløb. Holmenkollen

Peter Elfelt

Danish filmmaker Peter Elfelt took his camera to the bottom of the slopes at the skiing competition in Norway. At the bottom of the slope the director captured the man finishing off their jumps.

Kejser Wilhelms ankomst til København 1905

Peter Elfelt

The Kaiser was an unpopular guest in Denmark. Both for personal and political reasons, the Danish court did not want to have too close ties to the German Kaiser. But the Kaiser had a habit of inviting himself.

De Kongelige skal fotograferes

Peter Elfelt

Filmed while the Christian IX, King of Denmark, and his family was taking their picture.

Pas de deux

Peter Elfelt

Margrethe Andersen, Clara Rasmussen

A short dance scene filmed by Danish photographer Peter Elfelt.

Badescener fra Skovshoved

Peter Elfelt

Fun at the beach.

Zigeunerdans af troubaduren

Peter Elfelt

Another Danish film from director Peter Elfelt, this one here pretty much just showing a woman doing an gypsy dance for 59-seconds.

Czar Nikolai II's Ankomst til Helsingør

Peter Elfelt

Czar Nicholas II of Russia, Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna

Nikolai II (1868-1918), the last Russian czar, son of Alexander III and Dagmar. He had been in Denmark on vacation with his parents several times. The royal houses usually met in September to celebrate Queen Louise's birthday. Even after Queen Louise's death, the families still kept the tradition.

Livjægerne paa Amager

Peter Elfelt

Danish film has three dancers from the Danish Royal Ballet doing what they do best: dancing.

Brandvæsenet rykker ud

Peter Elfelt

At first this looks like another of those innumerable fire brigade movies of the era in which you saw the horses charging pellmell out of the firehouse, pulling the firemen and the equipment. Usually they would be on wheels, occasionally on sleigh runner, but always the same: fire departments from Buffalo, New York, Chicago and probably Omsk and Tomsk. This one is different: you see not only the fire brigade heading out for the fire, you see the site of the fire itself.

De kongelige paa cykler i Fredensborg slotsgaard

Peter Elfelt

Fredensborg castle in North Zealand was the base of the so-called 'Fredensborg Days' in the period 1880-1898, where King Christian IX and Queen Louise would gather the family. The tradition petered out after the death of Czar Alexander III in 1894 and Queen Louise in 1898. The images nevertheless give an impression of the relaxed atmosphere at the castle.

Afklædningsscene 'sommerglæder'

Peter Elfelt

A film by Peter Elfelt.

Sct. Clemensbro i Aarhus

Peter Elfelt

Danish street scene.

Kejser Wilhelms ankomst til Toldboden 2.4

Peter Elfelt

The German Emperor Wilhelm II is a guest minor in Denmark. Both personal and political reasons, the crown does not want to maintain special ties with the Emperor. But the Kaiser has an habit of invited himself ...