Year 1900 - 22

Newly-arrived British troops march away from the jetty towards a square and are surrounded by the waiting crowds.

A German warship.

People resting and walking on the beach.

Horse drawn fire engines en route to an emergency.

School is over for the day. A stationary camera is trained on the door of the high school at the top of a few stairs. A man and small boy emerge, followed by wave after wave of boys, each in jacket and tie, most wearing caps. A few are arm in arm. At least 150 boys and young men appear. Then about 120 women and girls appear, parting to go in either direction down the sidewalk in front of the school. All are in long skirts and wear big hats; most wear blouses and jackets or coats. Some are adults; most seem older than the boys who've left just ahead of them. The last person to leave is a gentleman.

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

The approach to a cantilever bridge is shown. The camera is on the front of the car traveling over the rails. The car crosses the cantilever bridge, makes two turns and goes through a station.

Brazilian President Manuel Ferraz de Campos Salles visits Argentina in 1900.

A white actor in blackface steals a chicken and hides in a coal bin. A policeman looks in the coal bin, sits on the lid and calls for help. The man happily escapes after he pushes the policeman off the lid.

Animal herding across a large river.

Throngs of men in top hats walk past the camera.

The scenes opens by showing the battleships maneuvering for a position. They finally draw up in line of battle and commence firing on the shore batteries. Immense volume of smoke arise from the fleet and from the distance shore. Shots are seen to fall thickly among the vessels and immense bodies of water are thrown up by the explosion of mines.

AN UNEXPECTED BATH" shows the astronomer watching women rain down from the heavens.