Most Viewed From Lumière

The funeral procession of President Félix Faure of France through Paris, 23rd February 1899.

Three portly, white-face clowns wrangle over a cigar stub. One of them keeps it by hiding it in his mouth and similar ruses.

Walking four abreast, in groups of six rows, 144 of Chicago's finest parade past a stationary camera. Each of the six groups that pass is escorted by...

A few men working at the Jonage canel, Lyon.

A carriage draws up, wheeling to a stop right in front of the camera. There is a cut and the camera has drawn back. The duchess steps out, pauses,...

A short skit in which vaudeville duo Foottit and Chocolat reenact the Wilhelm Tell routine.

Paris seen from a boat, in this Lumière short film.

A wedding party leave church in this Lumière brothers' short film.

Men burning a pile of wood.

Boys diving into a river.

A group of women dressed up as Commedia dell'Arte characters dance together.

A large ship embarking.

The 1900 Paris World's Fair as seen from Trocadéro.

An elderly man wearing a silk top hat, mesmerises sparrows –and his audience- in a public square.

People raking a field.

A crowd of young children dance around.

A man and a woman, observed by others, are playing a game of Tric-trac, a French variant of Backgammon. During the course of the game, the man gets...

Early water rollercoaster-type ride.