Workers Repairing a Sidewalk with Bitumen
About Workers Repairing a Sidewalk with Bitumen
Workmen repair a sidewalk, spreading bitumen along the walk.
Cast & crew
More about Workers Repairing a Sidewalk with Bitumen
A Société Lumière view of 1898, running 52 seconds. The catalog credits Louis Lumière. Wikidata lists the director as anonymous. The French title is Ouvriers réparant un trottoir en bitume.
Themes
Background
A Lumière street view from 1898, taken while a crew was resurfacing a sidewalk.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The material on the walk is bitumen.
- The view lasts 52 seconds.
- No individual worker is named.
Scenes
- The crew works the bitumen along the pavement.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Ouvriers réparant un trottoir en bitume - Court métrage 1898.webm)
