Documents

The Mission of the Cinematograph
W.T. Stead's 1902 essay on the Warwick Trading Company.

The Cinematograph in Science, Education and Matters of State
Urban's 1907 booklet advocating the use of the cinematograph by teachers, scientists, doctors and the military.

The Delhi Durbar
Reproduction of the description from the 1912 Kinemacolor catalogue of With Our King and Queen Through India, Urban's famous set of films covering the 1911 Delhi Durbar.

Image gallery
Photographs, posters, advertisements and postcards from across Charles Urban's career.

Britain Prepared
The complete set of twenty-four Photochrom postcards based on Urban's 1915 propaganda film Britain Prepared.

A Yank in Britain
Extracts from Charles Urban's unfinished memoirs.