Société Lumière

A sorcerer conjures an old witch and instructs her to seek a maiden. Said maiden is assigned with the task to lure a young traveler inside the castle. Upon his arrival, said traveler is exposed to all sorts of unpleasant surprises. Trouble ensues.

Pedestrian and vehicles traffic on the Mittlere Brücke in Basel, Switzerland.

Dense pedestrian, trams and cars traffic on the street, in front of the Palais de la Bourse in Marseille.

A merchant is giving a demonstration of his lifelike automatons to a bedazzled customer. Could these "larger than life" clockwork figures look too good to be true?

Porters carry baskets full of fish, while others carry bundles, on their shoulders, in Yokohama harbor.

A group of four children, circle dancing.

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

Four young people throwing buckets of water at each other.

Several military companies parading, on foot, in front of Wilhelm II, in Breslau, Germany (nowadays Wroclaw, Poland).

Panorama of the battleships "Sardegna" and "Sicilia" at the naval review of Cagliari.

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

The scene takes place outside a café. Two workers are desperate to be served drinks, and the owner is forced to call in a policeman, who has great difficulty in expelling the two drunks.

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

Two men are sitting on a park bench. One of them attempts to play a trick to the other, by tying up his handkerchief. In the end, however, the table is turned on him.

Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, on horseback, parade in front of the cheering crowd, during the inauguration ceremony of William I's monument in Breslau, Germany (nowadays Wroclaw, Poland).

A French family consisting of father, mother and two children, sitting around a table and eating a meal.

King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy stepping down a staircase, followed by their escort, before climbing into a horse-drawn carriage.