Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

A merchant is giving a demonstration of his lifelike automatons to a bedazzled customer. Could these "larger than life" clockwork figures look too...

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

A woman, in her bedroom, is putting her jewelry away. Alarmed by strange noises at her door, she hides behind her bed. A burglar enters the room and...

Félicien Trewey, performing his spinning plates routine.

A magician performs various tricks.

Pedestrian, trams, carriages and carts traffic at the intersection of two streets on La Canebière in Marseille.

Swimmers jump into the water from the docks, as a small boat passes by.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

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

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Inside an operating room, a surgeon performs several procedures of "modern" surgery.

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

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Traffic of pedestrians, carts and trams on a Washington avenue.

Passers-by on a street market in Marseille.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Félicien Trewey swirls a large white ribbon around him.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.