Charles Moisson

Reception of German Emperor William II in Frankfurt am Main.

People dismount and mount a gondola.

A Roman street scene from the Lumière Brothers.

Asian and Near Eastern diplomats and royalty file past the camera on their way to the coronation of Czar Nicholas II of Russia.

Surrounded by an escort and preceded by the Prefect, President Félix Faure saluted as he advanced.

In front of a cheering crowd, President Félix Faure, surrounded by his escort, salutes as he moves forward.

Five black and white minstrels dancing and playing musical instruments in Rupert Street, London.

Sovereign Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna and their suite slowly walk down a staircase, preceded by a company of cuirassiers.

The facade and the traffic in front of the Cinematographe in London, close to the large ensign of the historical Empire Theatre, in London.

Circulation of passers-by and cars in the paved street on the occasion of the Tsar's coronation.

A short black and white film by the Lumiere brothers which captures the crowd at the Cologne Cathedral after the main religious services.

A train arrives in Cologne Central Station and employees and travellers are seen on the platform.

Shot of Venice from the Canal.

A royal wedding procession.

These two views were taken during the celebrations given in 1896 on the occasion of the millennium of the foundation of the kingdom of Hungary....

A steamboat coming to port.

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

Procession on a Budapest street.

A Lumière Brothers film showing a street scene in Budapest.

A woman feeds pigeons on the Piazza San Marco in Venice.

The Count of Montebello and General de Boisdeffre arrive at the coronation of Nicholas II of Russia.

Large group of couples dancing.

Cyclists and horse riders arriving at the cottage (1896)

A fixed camera gets images of traffic and passers-by in Vienna's chic thoroughfare, popularly known as Ringstrasse (The Ring), at a junction with...