Film show troops of Irish Regiment of United Kingdom soldiers taking up their positions in the trenches during the Battle of Ancre, in World War 1. Some of the troops from Ireland light a fire under a cooking pot that is set in a cut out section of the trench wall. Two soldiers and an officer climb aboard a camouflaged British Mark I tank (male). The officer carries a mascot black cat on his shoulder. The tank's six-pounder gun is moved from side to side and up and down, in the tank sponson.
French factory worker Robert and his father arrive to their home in Isbergues, France. Robert washes his face. Robert's father shows him a photo-album. They both argue with each other. Flower vases and several picture frames on a table. A certificate on the wall with a picture of Robert' s parents above it. Robert's mother with a cat. Robert packs his suitcase and leaves.
Prisoners play cards, rest and read inside their cells at the Devil's Island Prison in French Guiana. Man puts leg-cuffs on a prisoner. Prisoner eats. A prisoner plays with a cat in his hands. A liberated convict goes to prison store for new clothes. He takes off his old clothes and wears the new one.
Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, the Roman catholic Basilica in Paris, France, on the butte Montmartre. Clouds hover over the domes of the monument. People walk by a building on the street. Sign on a building reads "Commune Libre Maison du Vieux Montmartre Communale." People seated in roadside coffee shops and French cafes. A man paints on the side walk. Areas with artists and intellectuals. View of an artist studio (fragment of sound is heard) where a nude woman model is posing for sculptors as they work. Men search garbage cans. A man in a dark alley. A gypsy woman reads a man's palm. A cat. Crowded roadside cafes. Men and women drink and smoke. Two men sit on the sidewalk and drink. A man in a tarboosh or fez serves a couple. An idle taxi cab driver sleeps in his car. Men and woman talk and eat in street side cafes.
"It's up to You." Bucolic scenes of the Alpine region in Germany, before World War 2. Camera pans from trees against sky to waterfall. Sheep come down a hillside. A boy leads a flock of geese. A man places sheep in a stream. The sheep swims ashore. Houses in a valley in Bavaria. A farmer pitches hay onto a wagon. Two old men play clarinets in a garden. Two boys listen. An old man leads a balky pig through the streets. Some kids watch. A child peeps out of a window. An old man feeds pigeons. Cats on a bench.
Various activities of tourists during winter vacations in Miami, Florida. People gamble at slot machine. People talk and smile. People put and remove coins from the slot machine. Board hanged reads 'Wild Cat Liquors'.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.