With the cameraman atop a moving train car the viewer is given a one minute glimpse of a French urban area.

Panorama of the docks, the city and the bridge of a boat sailing the Rhine river in Cologne, Germany.

Panorama of Nice from the deck of a ship.

The first travelling shot.

The film is a panorama shot-scene lasting just under a minute. The panorama film, as coined by Lumière, is a moving-camera shot--usually accomplished by placing the camera on a moving transport, such as a boat or train.

Lumiere panorama shot.

Street scene shot from a balloon.

A train arrives at Perrache station. We see the view from aboard the train.

View from a funicular train in the Montreux region.

Shot from a train as it leaves a station.

Lumière Catalogue No. 706. A moving shot taken from the electric train in Liverpool. Its vantage reveals ships and lumberyards.

Panoramic film from the Lumiere Catalogue.

A moving image of the docks of Liverpool. Lumière Catalogue No. 704.

Lumière Catalogue No. 705. A view of the warehouses and docks taken from a local train in Liverpool, ending at the Princess Dock station.

View from a train in the Montreux region.