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The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
Documentary · 1895
Down the gangway, photographers leave the deck of a riverboat in large numbers.
The sides of The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
- Photographers walking off a riverboat
- A single fixed shot
- Lyon in 1895
The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon is good for you if…
- you love the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers.
- you like seeing real people in Lyon in 1895.
The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon is bad for you if…
- you need sound. This is a silent minute from 1895.
- you want something to happen beyond people stepping off a boat.
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