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Two duelists, armed with pistols, open fire: one of them is hit and collapses. First aid is given to him, while the other is taken away.

The film is a panorama shot-scene lasting just under a minute. The panorama film, as coined by Lumière, is a moving-camera shot--usually accomplished by placing the camera on a moving transport, such as a boat or train.

A century-old film depicting opium smokers in French Indochina (Vietnam).

A review of the Republican Guard and firemen at Longchamp filmed by the Lumière brothers.

The end of the Longchamp parade and departure of the President, filmed by the Lumière brothers.

Mexican vaqueros (cattle herders) in Guadalajara guide their horses through water.

A mounted Mexican president poses for the camera.

Short made in Mexico

President Félix Faure, escorted by horsemen, marching past the troops at Longchamp.

Show of Mexican ranchers catching cows.

Vietnamese children collect coins that are thrown them by two aristocratic ladies.

A clip by Gabriel Veyre showing horses galloping at a Mexican festival.

Short actuality capturing an elephant procession in the streets of Phnom Penh: elephants bearing riders, walking through public space in procession, as part of local ceremony or spectacle.