France at the beginning of the 20th century (1900-1910)

Ladies in fashionable dresses and hats stroll in the Luxembourg Gardens.

Women exit the gates of a dog shelter.

A girl with a fishing rod on the bank of a pond.

A lady in a fur boa on the bank of a pond.

A mini-train with tourists on an excursion passes through the park.

Street trading in the park.

Horse-drawn carriages and cars decorated with flowers pass along the street, spectators are on the sidewalk.

Cyclists with pyramids of flowers on their frames pass by.

A pleasure omnibus arrives at the hippodrome.

The coachman helps passengers to get off the bus.

Race fans gather at the stands of the hippodrome.

Horse riding competitions at the hippodrome.

Running competitions, a large group of participants runs by.

Faces of the winners of sports competitions.

Young people at the entrance to the stadium.

Fans behind a wooden fence.

Fragment of a football match.

Football players of the winning team pose for a photographer.

A man's face.

A man with a bicycle.

Preparing cars for a race.

Mechanics roll a car of one of the race participants to the start.

Race participants covering sections of the distance.

The winner of the race crosses the finish line.

Two men talking.

Hot air balloons on the field during demonstration flights, balloon shells filled with gas (panorama).

Balloonists in the basket prepare a gas burner for takeoff to fill the shell.

Meeting the guests of honor.

A lady gets into a car.

Preparing a dog for hunting.

The face of one of the hunters.

A dog on a leash.

A solemn Catholic service before leaving for a hunt at the estate of one of the aristocrats.

A priest sprinkles a pack of dogs with holy water.

Hunting with a pack of dogs.