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Panorama of the docks, the city and the bridge of a boat sailing the Rhine river in Cologne, Germany.

A Japanese theatre performance based on a legend.

King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy stepping down a staircase, followed by their escort, before climbing into a horse-drawn carriage.

Rickshaws and pedestrians traffic on the street.

Japanese actors act out an early martial arts weapons scene.

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

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

Filmed in Stuttgart in 1896, this Lumière actuality shows cavalrymen of the 26th Dragoons regiment leaping their horses over a low obstacle during training exercises. Part of a short series of military views shot in Germany, the film captures the precision and discipline of the mounted unit in motion.

Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, on horseback, parade in front of the cheering crowd, during the inauguration ceremony of William I's monument in Breslau, Germany (nowadays Wroclaw, Poland).

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

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

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

Geisha performance, with umbrella and fans, in Kyoto.

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