A film in which limbless Nikolai Kobelkoff demonstrates a series of tasks, from aiming a pistol to performing gymnastics. Kobelkoff was born without arms and legs but persevered, becoming an international star in the early 20th century as a "Human Torso".

Young people dive into the sea by jumping off a manmade wooden raft, while a small boat loaded with ...
Released on October 4, 1896 in Lyon ( France ) under the title “ Fêtes de l'inauguration du monument...

An impression of the funeral parade for Victoria, Queen of England, filmed in London (via https://ca...

A view of the entrance to the Stockholmsutställlningen, the World Exhibition in Stockholm.

A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.

A street scene in Toulouse. Catalog no. 157.
A battalion, preceded by three riders and a military marching band, parades in front of the crowd. A...

A man trots around on a horse for the camera.

Pedestrian and various vehicles traffic on Place Bellecour, in Lyon.

The main market square in the heart of Brussels.

A street scene in Berlin near Hallesches Tor.

A street scene with a government building in the background.

A group of ten infant girls are on a playground. They are in pairs, matched in height. They are doin...

Visitors at a historical fair in the mediaeval city of Dresden.