Societe Lumiere Movies

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II ride past on horseback before the cheering crowd.

The German infantry parades in front of Nicholas II and Wilhelm II.

Traffic of pedestrians, trams, horse-drawn carriages and carts at the intersection of two streets.

View of the German and Italian royal processions, at the iron mines of Monteponi.

“His Majesty King Umberto II and the Queen of Italy in Monza.” King Umberto I and Queen Margaret of Savoy descend the stairs, followed by...

Passersby stroll through the market aisles.

Rickshaws and pedestrians traffic on the street.

Traffic of pedestrians and various vehicles on an avenue.

Groups of men and women, parading in Interlaken, Switzerland, some of them carrying banners.

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.

Four young people throwing buckets of water at each other.

A group of four children, circle dancing.

A woman, who tried to smuggle goods under her clothes, is brought to an excise duty office for further inspection.

George Footit & Rafael Patodos starts fighting.

Several companies of soldiers parade on foot in front of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Rickshaws and pedestrians traffic on the street.

Félicien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.

Two teams of artillery carriages, parading side by side past the grandstand during the inauguration ceremony of President McKinley in Washington DC.

Filmed during the coronation ceremonies of Nicholas II in Moscow in 1896, this short by Lumière operator Francis Doublier shows the imperial...

The waterfalls in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, form a cloud of suspended droplets.