Procession of Baby Carriages at a Paris Nursery
About Procession of Baby Carriages at a Paris Nursery
Nurses push a line of baby carriages across a garden in front of a large nursery in Paris. A few toddlers walk with them. The line enters from the far right and leaves close to the camera on the left.
Cast & crew
More about Procession of Baby Carriages at a Paris Nursery
Louis Lumière filmed the procession in 1899. It runs 46 seconds. The French title is Défilé de voitures de bébés.
Themes
Background
A 1899 Lumière actuality of a Paris nursery's daily outing.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The carriages cross a garden, not a street.
- Toddlers walk in the same line as the nurses.
- The camera lets the line pass from the far right to the near left.
Scenes
- The row of carriages passes in front of the nursery building.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Défilé de voitures de bébés - Film 1899.webm)
