Unyaka 1897

A Japanese family having tea.

In a grove, a small boy and a small girl are dancing together.

Along the seashore near San Francisco, a boat belonging to the Pacific Coast Life Saving Service can just be seen as it returns to shore. Several men are at the oars. As the boat approaches land, it must make its way through rough waves and surging water.

An incident of the Franco-Prussian War. It shows the bombardment of a house at Bazeille. It is the animated reproduction of de Neuville's celebrated painting.

An artillery parade in Cairo near Cairo Citadel filmed by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière Brothers. Original title was "Défilé de l’artillerie turque"

As the only survivor of a battle, a cavalryman heroically defends his flag.

Ainu people, performing a traditional dance, somewhere near Muroran, Hokkaido. A group of women is spot-dancing, while a man circles around them.

Another street scene of daily life.

A woman from the Ashanti tribe bathes her child in a shallow bowl.

The Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

Short clip of a football match, filmed on the Lumière cinematograph, 33 years before FIFA's 1st World Cup.

A funeral parade in Cairo.

Travellers, nomads and salesmen make their way along a dam next to the Nile.

Clarence Dock

A view of the Great Sphinx with two of Giza's pyramids in the background. A caravan passes the scene.

A view of the entrance to the Stockholmsutställlningen, the World Exhibition in Stockholm.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.