Hockey match - 1898

A game of hockey played on the pond (I assume) in 1898.

The camera stays focused on one spot throughout the clip.

No sound.

(You can download this video here: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.0037 )

Two minutes for too many men on the ice! ;)

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• early
• motion
• pictures
• 1800s
• hockey
• game
• thomas
• edison

[GTate888]

Isn't that Chris Chelios with the hat ?

[macandrewes]

They look like this year's Maple Leafs

[babajii321]

Now that's what I call playing the trap....

[luke4428]

@cuzinstyle NO

[cuzinstyle]

wasn't video invented in the 1930s?

[sedona05]

Really cool seeing people from so long ago...

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

Back in the good old days before curved sticks and dicks like Pronger.

[NoNW0]

I didn't saw a fight, that's not hockey.

[MrCavalierBuck]

Go Blue Jackets! ;)

[jeglpz]

It looked to me as though black needed to be penalized for too many men on the ice!

[12gianna]

I love this generations respect, you are all assholes!!

[rangersfan12ify]

damn they suck