
Louis Lumière
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 5, 1864
- Died
- June 6, 1948 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Besançon, Doubs, France
Biography
Louis Jean Lumière (1864–1948) was a French manufacturer of photography equipment. Along with his brother Auguste, he is best known for their Cinématographe motion picture system and the short films they produced between 1895 and 1905, which places them among the earliest filmmakers.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
99th Infantry Regiment: Sword Duel
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99th Infantry Regiment: Baton
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99th Infantry Regiment: Long Jumps
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Artillery: Gallop and Battery Deployment
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Saut à la couverte – version non cataloguée
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Voltige – version non cataloguée
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Street in Seville
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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat 3D
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Le Cake-Walk: Final
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![Le cake-walk: Nègres, [I] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dJFO5fZ3ZzbAJ8RUQOieNVI7zwS.jpg)
Le cake-walk: Nègres, [I]
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Négrillons
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![Le cake-walk: Nègres, [II] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ec33WzS7EFJ6wPtVvrkDAhdf61k.jpg)
Le cake-walk: Nègres, [II]
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The Prince of Wales
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La toilette du petit chien
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Spanish Bullfight
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Chamonix: Le mauvais pas
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Chamonix: Arrivée en voitures des breaks d'excursion
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La rue des nations, II
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Danse espagnole de la Feria Sevillanos
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A Trip Through Paris, France in The 1890s
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Mont Dore: L'Etablissement thermal
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Expérience du ballon dirigeable de M. Santos Dumont. I. Sortie du ballon
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Expérience du ballon dirigeable de M. Santos Dumont. II. Le ballon et son moteur
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Foottit et Chocolat, I. Boxeurs
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Foottit et Chocolat, II. Acrobates sur la chaise
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Chaise en bascule
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Foottit et Chocolat, IV. Guillaume Tell
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Le policeman
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La mort de Chocolat
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Chamonix, Le Village
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Chamonix: the Mer de Glace. Descent.
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Le vieux Paris: vue prise en bateau, I
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Vu générale de l'Exposition prise du Trocadéro
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Les Escaliers du Pont de l'Alma
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Plate-forme mobile et train électrique
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Epinal: Les bords de la Moselle
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Inauguration of the Water Tower
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Le retour, Place de l'Etoile
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Le chat qui joue
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Evian : arrivée d’un bateau
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Procession of Baby Carriages at a Paris Nursery
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The Little Girl and Her Cat
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The chariot and battle of confetti
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Serpentine Dance
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Fête de Paris 1899: Concours d'automobiles fleuries (départ)
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The Return to Champs-Élysées
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Équilibre et moulinet
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Intérieur d'une imprimerie (tirage d'une épreuve)
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The Kremos: Perilous Jumps
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III. Sauts périlleux par deux
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IV. Sauts périlleux en long
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Chiens savants: équilibres
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Cortège de gymnastique devant LL. MM.
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Arrivée de cyclistes à Turin
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Mauvais temps au port
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La Piscine d'Aix-les-Bains
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Sortie de la Quadrille et commencement de la course (Vue de trois quarts)
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Course de taureaux : passements de manteaux
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Course de taureaux : estocade
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Enlèvement du taureau
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In Single File on the Mountain, l. Montée
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Le retour, au bois
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Chasse au Renard: Le Départ
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In Single File on Glaciers With Snowshoes, l. Montée
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The funicular from Aix-les-Bains to Mont Revard
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Fête de Paris 1899: Concours d’automobiles fleuries (retour)
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Evian : procession de la Fête-Dieu II
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Evian : procession de la Fête-Dieu III
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Evian : procession de la Fête-Dieu IV
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![Panorama of the Banks of the Seine, [I] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/j3szdYSDEJPizsHz3mhqijkAJh6.jpg)
Panorama of the Banks of the Seine, [I]
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![Panorama of the Banks of the Seine, [II] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cDyZKucXotn03whKdLqqxUVVLCE.jpg)
Panorama of the Banks of the Seine, [II]
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![Panorama of the Banks of the Seine, [IV] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uqy6PHrRYvhv4fTD7tiJC0IDDOn.jpg)
Panorama of the Banks of the Seine, [IV]
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![Panorama of the Banks of the Seine, [III] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8UwLE4bYk4J9J41DmbSoC8JMkL6.jpg)
Panorama of the Banks of the Seine, [III]
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The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ
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Passage d'un tunnel en chemin de fer
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Grand Canal avec barques
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The Skaters
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Les chats boxeurs
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The Dancing Skeleton
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Evian: Procession de la Fête-Dieu I
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Panorama Taken from a Tethered Balloon
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Pillow Fight, No. 2
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Panorama during the Ascent of the Eiffel Tower
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Encierro de toros
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The Woodcutter, a Music Lover
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Workers Repairing a Sidewalk with Bitumen
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Barcelone, panorama du port I
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Procession à Séville I
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Procession à Séville II
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Course de taureaux : école de tauromachie
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Course de taureaux, sortie de la quadrille
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Picadors
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Courses de taureaux : mort du taureau
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Course de taureaux : départ
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Bluebeard
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Le marchand de marrons
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Jeu de la poêle
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The Execution of Joan of Arc
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Thiers, Mac-Mahon, Grévy, Carnot, Félix Faure
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Victor Hugo et les principaux personnages des 'Misérables'
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Une scène d'hypnotisme II
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Panorama du funiculaire de Bellevue II
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Panorama du funiculaire du Mont-Dore
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Le goûter champêtre
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Procession à Séville III
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Football (France)
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99th Infantry Regiment: Rings and Trapeze
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Snowball Fight
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99e régiment d'infanterie : assaut du portique
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Charge of the Cuirassiers
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![Carnival, [VI] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pBdhy6q86zawDApX9PbLhVCEYdV.jpg)
Carnival, [VI]
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![Carnival, [II] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7uyO3EMf7FNjeZirTfSuWSfXdmM.jpg)
Carnival, [II]
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![Carnival, [IV] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xg4OaFAKVg9ou4PlL1u9xqwDUuM.jpg)
Carnival, [IV]
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![Carnival, [V] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/p7TTXgyjdXKzehDnesvkbDwVMy3.jpg)
Carnival, [V]
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![Carnival, [VII] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ncKa0N0uunsHJPhLQDKqVOyxKR5.jpg)
Carnival, [VII]
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![Carnival, [III] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kWeUk4DQRsKexoY7LVrUdaOCgXE.jpg)
Carnival, [III]
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Mid-Lent: float of the Queen of Queens
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![Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory, [IV] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/32q0Jqe2ovUAj6NX4LPN8ybf2oj.jpg)
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory, [IV]
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Ronde enfantine
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Une partie de lawn-tennis, I
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Villefranche : arrivée d'un train
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Goldfish Bowl
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Acrobatic Ladies
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Departure of a Transatlantic Crossing
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Naples : Santa Lucia
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Via Roma
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Carpenter and Cardboard Maker
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Boxers in Barrels
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Nanny and Cuirassier
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Panoramic View of the Departure from Ambérieu Station taken from the Train (Snowy Conditions)
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Colin-maillard
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Tourists Returning from an Excursion
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View of the Saône Riverbanks from a Boat
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Départ d’un bateau à vapeur sur le lac Léman
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Boats
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Prestidigitateur, II
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Place de la Concorde (View taken from the West Side)
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![Magician, [I] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/w1zbO7v8weNUitbUoiAbCTdXi84.jpg)
Magician, [I]
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24th Chasseurs Alpins: Gathering
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The "Magenta"
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The "Brennus"
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Alter Marktplatz
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Procession of the Fat Ox (Prince Carnival's Float)
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24th Chasseurs Alpins: Parade
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24th Chasseurs Alpins: Parade at a Gymnastic Pace
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24th Chasseurs Alpins: Flexibility Exercises
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27th Chasseurs Alpins: Mass Parade of the Battalion
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24th Chasseurs Alpins: Obstacle Course
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24th Chasseurs Alpins: Bayonet Drills
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27th Chasseurs Alpins: Weapons Handling
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27th Chasseurs Alpins: Assault on the Portico
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27th Chasseurs Alpins: Staff Exercise
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Exercice de boxe
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27th Chasseurs Alpins: Parade
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Via Carlo Alberto
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Via Marina
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Danse des Ciociari
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Venise : place Saint-Marc
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Espagne : courses de taureaux
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Chiens : défilé de meutes
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Le ballon
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Cuirassé américain “San Francisco” en rade de Villefranche (panorama)
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Naples : une rue
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Jumping Horse
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Les Chapeaux, I
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Chapeaux et équilibres
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Cheval de haute école, I
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Cheval de haute école, II
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Les chapeaux, II
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Sauts périlleux
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Le gendarme et le voleur
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Sauts à la corde
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L’homme-chien
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Lyon, travaux au canal de Jonage: Machine à damer
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Cat's Lunch
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Douche après le bain
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Bicyclist
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The Children's Seaside Frolic
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Petit frère et petite sœur
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Le goûter des bébés
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Place du Pont
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Disembarkment
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Panoramic View of the Arrival in Aix-les-Bains taken from the Train (Snowy Conditions)
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Paris, le Pont-Neuf
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![Carnival, [VIII] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nrs83356hUYDSCRioCLCcfHWWst.jpg)
Carnival, [VIII]
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Washerwomen on the River
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Entrée d'une noce à l'église
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Baths in the Sea
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Panorama du casino pris d'un bateau
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La Poupée
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The Music-Loving Wood Sawyer
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Vaulting
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Blanket Jumping
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The Nanny and the Soldier
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Bains sur la Saône
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Transport of a Turret by a Team of 60 Horses
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Paris, Place de la République
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Nègres ashantis: danse du sabre I
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Arrival of a Train at the Station
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Water Slide (Water Roller Coaster)
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![Carnival, [I] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8CLzi6Y6t9XO0oVtXB6cSJxICEv.jpg)
Carnival, [I]
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27th Chasseurs Alpins: Assault on a Wall
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Nègres Ashantis: Danse du sabre II
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Danse de jeunes filles
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Danse de femmes
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Danse du féticheur
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Défilé de la tribu
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Washing of a Negro Child, II
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99e régiment d’infanterie : boxe et chausson
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Sauts en hauteur
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Donkey Races: II. The Race
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Sortie d'une noce à l'église
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Danse d'hommes
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Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges
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Buffalo Bill: lassage de chevaux
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Buffalo Bill: cow-boys
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Battle of the Flowers and Float Parade, I
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Battle of the Flowers and Float Parade, II
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Battle of the Flowers and Float Parade, III
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Marché aux boeufs, I
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Batteuse de blé
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Tedders
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Locomobile
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Lourdes, Transporting the Sick, I
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Lourdes, Transporting the Sick, II
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Procession, I
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Procession, II
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Procession, III
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Danseuse de ballet
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Saut du mouton
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The Rocking Bed
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The Fraudulent Beggar
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Bataille de femmes interrompue par un chien
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Paris, rue de Castiglione
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In Front of Notre-Dame
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Wood Fire
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Paris : un incendie
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Le rémouleur et l'assiette au noir
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Masséna Square
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24th Chasseurs Alpins: Boxing Lesson
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Negro Children's Meal, I
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Negro Children's Meal, II
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Washing of a Negro Child, I
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Negro Children's Playtime
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Negro Children's School
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Crosswise Pommel Horse Jumps
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Parallel Bars, I
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Parallel Bars, II
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Group Movements
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99th Infantry Regiment: Fixed Bars
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Artillery: Parade at a Trot
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Dragoons: Galloping Parade
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Dragoons: Obstacle Jumps in Two Rows
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Dragoons: Obstacle Jumps across Multiple Rows
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Dragoons: Mass Obstacle Jumping
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Dragoons: Spear Combat
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Dragoons: Spear handling
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Dragoons: Swordsmanship
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Military Review: Artillery at a Gallop
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Military Review: Infantry Parade
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Military Review: Parade of the Train Corps
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Military Review: Firefighters' Parade
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Military Review: Presentation of Medals, I
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Military Review: Presentation of Medals, II
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Harness Racing
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Donkey Races: I. Introduction of the Donkeys
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Panorama of Meudon
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Painting Upside Down
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Jumping Horse
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Parade of Cuirassiers
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Italy: Tarantella
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Demolition of a Wall, I
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Tuileries Basin
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Loading a Boiler
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Ostriches
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Elephants
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![The Sprinkler Sprinkled, [II] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/38CbTpGjsTOxBIHfHfKomL2XMFi.jpg)
The Sprinkler Sprinkled, [II]
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Cat Meal
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The Stock Exchange
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Children's Scene
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Cours Belsunce
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Market
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Boat at Sea
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Child and Dog
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Bicycle Lesson
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Swings
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Boxers
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Negroes on Forced Labor
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Negro Bathing
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Cavalcade (Silk Chariot)
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Swans
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Baby Contest
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Unloading Grain
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Cavalcade (Roman and Abyssinian Warriors)
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Dance on Stage (Pas de Deux)
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Le forum
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Loading a Horse
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Firefighters: Rescue
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Infanterie
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Carabiniers
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Firefighters: Pump Exit
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Firefighters: Battery Deployment
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Cast Net Fishing
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Sheep Entering the Slaughterhouse
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Piazza Termini
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Hairstyles
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Russian Dance
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Giant and Dwarf
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Vieux Port
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Boarding
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Port of La Joliette
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Arc de Triomphe
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Leaving Church
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Disembarkment
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Place de l'Opéra
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Cuirassiers: Departure
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Cuirassiers: As Foragers (Charge)
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Fencing Lesson: Salute
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Cuirassiers: Melee (Length: 12 meters)
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Fencing Lesson: Assault
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Sword Practice
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Berlin, Hallesches Thor
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Postplatz
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Potsdamer Platz
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Panoptikum-Friedrichstrasse
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96th Line in Motion
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Old District at the Exhibition
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Mâcon: Panorama taken from a Train
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Rue Alsace-Lorraine
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Watering Trough
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Lyon: Rabbit Rescue
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Lombards Brücke
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Karlsplatz
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Stuttgart: 26th Dragoons. Parade
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Procession on Horseback
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Stuttgart: 26th Dragoons Jumping Obstacles
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Fountain on the Schlossplatz
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Procession on the Schlossplatz
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Cortège du prince Weimar
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Procession of Ancient Germanic Tribes
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Schlossplatz
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Stuttgart: 26th Dragoons. Dismount
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Maximilianeum
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Bains sur le Rhône
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Firefighters' Alert
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Regent Street
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The Rising Guard at Buckingham Palace
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Westminster Bridge
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Hyde Park
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Guards on Horseback
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Fontaine de Trevi
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Londres : entrée de Hyde Park
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Rome, pont Ripetta
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Demolition of a Wall
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The Card Game
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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
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Transformation by Hats
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Aquarium
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Street Dancers
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Champs-Élysées
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Farrier
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Departure by Car
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Raft with Bathers
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Childish Quarrel
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Launching of a Ship
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La Canebière
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Writing Backwards
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![Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory, [III] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8OSetr1MdBXm7mCy9vTlVMW4zDE.jpg)
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory, [III]
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Sardine Fishing
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Sack Race
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Departure of Cyclists
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Baby's First Steps
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Workshops in La Ciotat
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Game of Boules
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Game of Backgammon
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Children's Ball
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Photograph
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Bellecour Square
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Panoramic View of the Arrival at Perrache Station taken from the Train
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Children Playing Marbles
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Lyon : quai de l’Archevêché
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Boules Game
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Arrival of a Train at Perrache
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Break Time at La Martinière
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Returning from a Boat Trip
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Ploughing
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Carpenters
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Firefighters: Attacking the Fire
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August-Brücke
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Champs-Élysées (Carriages)
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Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche
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Rotating Plates
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Loading the Fishing Nets
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Boarding for the Ride
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Drawing Out the Coke
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Fishermen Mending their Nets
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Arrival by Car
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Concert
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Fish Market
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Cuirassiers on Horseback
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Tree Felling
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Family Meal
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Sprayed Card Players
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Poultry-Yard
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![Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory, [II] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wRZGfJeniMQVEwwRo38PxyPwZ54.jpg)
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory, [II]
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Rochers de la Vierge (Biarritz)
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Dragoons Crossing the Sâone
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Serpent
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Children at Play
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A Heavy Sea
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Fishing Net Haul-out
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Scaphandrier
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Tit for Tat
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Loading the Coke
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Port and Vesuvius
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Barcelone, panorama du port II
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Baby's First Steps
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Cuirassiers: Boots and Saddles
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Discussion
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Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
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Boat Leaving the Port
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Baby's Meal
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The Sprinkler Sprinkled
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The Mechanical Butcher
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Cordeliers Square
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Fishing for Goldfish
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Swimming in the Sea
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The Blacksmiths
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The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
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Horse Trick Riders
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Jumping the Blanket
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Animated Portrait Shot by L and A Lumière
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