Friends and relatives jam a railroad station platform,as they wave goodbye to Austro-Hungarian troops departing on a troop train for the Italian front during World War 1. The troops wave back. Officers, dignitaries (including several women) and a military brass band, give the troops a sendoff. The last cars of the train carry visible war materiel, such as caissons, and other items that are hidden from view.
The film titled 'Claremont Theater' depicts a crowd coming out of a theater in the United States. People come out of the Claremont Theater's front door. Women carry muffs and wear hats. Men are in suits. Posters placed on either side of the theater's front door. People keep coming out. It seems they will never stop. A woman pushes a pram. A crowd gathered in front of the theater. A flag flutters atop a restaurant building. A man drives a horse drawn cart through streets.The theater was showing Edison Company films.
Excerpt from the fictional film "Birth of a Nation". A pro Southern dramatization on the effect of the Civil War shows the first flag of the confederacy celebrated after the first Battle of Bull Run. Men and women gather on the street holding the flag. They cheer. A man with his child in house. He hugs his child. Other family members arrive and meet each other. They hug each other.
British Army personnel in carefree pose under a tarpaulin. A soldier shouldering rifle walks past. British officers and men at a refreshment stand set up by Belgian ladies. They enjoy snacks and drinks. A baguette of bread and drinks on the table. One soldier pays for several items that he takes away. Behind them is a substantial stone building with doric columns.
French troops establishing positions in Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War. Troops unloading and stacking artillery shells. They move supplies in trucks and horse-drawn wagons, along paved road in countryside. Stacks of supplies seen at side of road.
Civilians in Flanders, Belgium,during World War I. They raise their hands and their caps.