Constant Girel

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II ride past on horseback before the cheering crowd.

The German infantry parades in front of Nicholas II and Wilhelm II.

The veil covering the statue of William I falls away. The crowd stirs, men uncover themselves, and some of the horsemen move.

“His Majesty King Umberto II and the Queen of Italy in Monza.” King Umberto I and Queen Margaret of Savoy descend the stairs, followed by a few people, then get into a carriage.

The waterfalls in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, form a cloud of suspended droplets.

A Tyrolean dancing couple, accompanied by a musician, perform a traditional folk dance in a park in Cologne.

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II ride past on horseback before the cheering crowd.

The German infantry parades in front of Nicholas II and Wilhelm II.

The veil covering the statue of William I falls away. The crowd stirs, men uncover themselves, and some of the horsemen move.

“His Majesty King Umberto II and the Queen of Italy in Monza.” King Umberto I and Queen Margaret of Savoy descend the stairs, followed by a few people, then get into a carriage.

The waterfalls in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, form a cloud of suspended droplets.

A Tyrolean dancing couple, accompanied by a musician, perform a traditional folk dance in a park in Cologne.

Pedestrian and rickshaws traffic on Shijo Kobashi bridge, in Kyoto.

Rickshaws and pedestrians traffic on the street.

Passage of a Shintoist procession, whose members carry banners and lanterns, somewhere in Kyoto.

Several companies of soldiers parade on foot in front of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Japanese actors act out an early martial arts weapons scene.

Ainu people, performing a traditional dance, somewhere near Muroran, Hokkaido. A group of women is spot-dancing, while a man circles around them.

The earliest surviving Japanese film showing the martial art of kendo.

Two fighters, in traditional costume, taking part to the national kendo tournament.

A crowd of passers-by is granted access to a drawbridge by its gatekeeper.

A group of Japanese, eating dinner, somewhere in Kyoto, Honshu.

Lancers parading in front of the William I monument.

Passage of the Russian sovereigns Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna and the President of the Republic Félix Faure followed by their entourages.

A small boat is approaching waterfalls, shrouded in thick fog, in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland.

Geisha performance, with umbrella and fans, in Kyoto.

A Japanese theatre performance based on a legend.

Four Ainu men, performing a traditional dance, somewhere near Muroran, Hokkaido.

The scene of the train's arrival and passengers boarding and disembarking.

Panoramic view of the docks, the city and a pontoon bridge.

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Men carrying baskets on poles and women carrying loads on backpacks are seen coming and going in a port.

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“In these two images [see Nos. 1273 and 1274], the dancers are performing different movements; in No. [1273], they are carrying parasols, and in No. [1274], they are carrying fans.”

A battalion, preceded by three riders and a military marching band, parades in front of the crowd. A man is manoeuvring a handcart bearing the inscription "Sunlight Soap" in the foreground.

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

Two lines of workers, pulling a steamroller, somewhere in the streets of Saigon, Vietnam (nowadays, Ho Chi Minh City).

King Nicholas II and Queen Alexandra Feodorovna and their entourage emerge from a cabin and pass in front of an orchestra.

A procession of men and women in different groups, some of whom are carrying banners.

In a square, among the passers-by, three men are cutting and carrying away firewood.

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A Japanese family having tea.

A battalion of Bersaglieri charging, at the double, comes to a full stop; the first line goes down on bended knee, while others remain standing; and all fire their weapons repeatedly.