Grand Central Market

This film portrays activity in Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California. Highlighted are vendors that represent the melting pot that is America, selling their wares to people of all ages and all walks of life. The film was directed by William Hale. Notably, the film also showcases some early work of famous cinematographer, Haskell Wexler.

Symptoms in Schizophrenia

Shows masked mental patients enacting various schizophrenic symptoms as they were understood at the time. A disturbing film that raises questions about the condition and treatment of its subjects. (archive.org) “Abstract: This film describes and demonstrates four types of schizophrenia. Filmed at various New York institutions, it shows patients singly and grouped in large, outside recreational areas. Some patients are blindfolded. Symptoms shown include: social apathy, delusions, hallucinations, hebephrenic reactions, cerea flexibilitas, rigidity, motor stereotypes, posturing, and echopraxia.” (Guide to Mental Health Motion Pictures)

Bruscky: Um Autorretrato

Nice : Sa Majesté Carnaval et le char des Limonadiers

Elaborate floats and costumes parading the streets of Nice.

Tigres

Teasing tigers with meat.

Paris, Champs-Elysées (voitures)

Lumière Brothers film automobiles driving at the Champs-Elysées.

Stockholm, entrée de l'exposition

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

Panorama des rives de la Seine à Paris, III

Panorama film shot floating down the Seine.

Chicago, Grande Roue

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

Défilé du 8e bataillon

A battalion, preceded by three riders and a military marching band, parades in front of the crowd. A man is manoeuvring a handcart bearing the inscription "Sunlight Soap" in the foreground.

Cheval de haute école, II

A man trots around on a horse for the camera.

Vue générale du pont Alexandre III

Overview of the Alexandre III bridge during the World Exhibition in Paris.

Montreux, Fêtes des Narcisses: Marquises dans leurs chaises à porteurs

Marquesas in their sedan chairs.

Lyon : sauvetage de lapins

Lyon, Men rescue rabbits from flood.

Washington, le président McKinley adressant son message au peuple

A crowd of spectators listen to President William McKinley's speech during his inauguration ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Arles : la sortie de St-Trophime

People gather at the exit of the St. Trophime cathedral in Arles.

Lyon, place Bellecour

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

Bruxelles, Grand’Place

The main market square in the heart of Brussels.

Melbourne, les courses : présentation du vainqueur

Coach W. Hickenbotham takes "Newhaven" out of his box and places the horse at the center of the paddock. Gardiner, the jockey, saddles up the horse, rides it and begins to spin, slowly.

Berlin, Hallesches Thor

A street scene in Berlin near Hallesches Tor.