Amazing Rare Footage of Cities Around the World (Plus a Pope) in the 1890s

From the YouTube description, here are the clips listed in order:

• April 1897 - Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem
• 1897 - Group leaving church in Bohemia, Czech Republic
• August 6, 1899 - Ship departure in Livorno, Italy
• May 1896 - Tverskaya Street in Moscow, Russia
• 1897 - Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan
• 1898 - Early Rollercoaster, Britain (Restored Film)
• Feb 20, 1896 - Street Dance in Drury Lane, London
• June 1899 Victorian Era - Ladies Cycling Display in London
• 1899 - Town Parade in Selkirk, Scotland
• November 3, 1896 - The Melbourne Cup horse races in Australia
• May June 1896 - Group in Geneva, Switzerland
• 1896-1901 Visual tour of New York City
• 1896 - Frederick Street in Berlin
• Summer 1896 - Visual tour of Italy Milan & Venice
• 1898 - Ice Skaters in France
• Late 1890s - A Trip Through Paris, France
• 1897 - Arrival of a Two-Stage Train in France
• Apr 11, 1896 - High Street in Marseille, France
• c1898 - Avenue du Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France
• c1898 - President Félix Faure and crowd in France
• Sep 1898 - Scheveningen Boulevard in the Hague
• 1896 - Children's Marble Game in Lyon, France
• Venice and visit with Pope Leo XIII

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