Louis Lumière Movies

Street scene shot from a balloon.

Rickshaws and pedestrians traffic on the street.

People gather at the exit of the St. Trophime cathedral in Arles.

A crowd of spectators listen to President William McKinley's speech during his inauguration ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Nimes, leaving the church.

A man trots around on a horse for the camera.

A military horseback riding event from 1897.

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

Officers and soldiers, followed by a military band, parade in front of decorated grandstands.

People waiting in line for, what one can only assume, a Lumiere production.

A horse-drawn carriage stops in front of a villa. The residents greet the newcomers, as the coach driver unloads baggages.

Cyclists and horse riders arriving at the cottage (1896)

A man in a diving suit emerges.

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

Louis Daguerre invented the image, Louis Lumière was the first filmmaker. The rest is language.