We put the world before you by means of the Bioscope and Urban films (Nov 1903)

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28 1080 PANORAMA FROM A DESCENDING CAR OF THE REICHENBACH RAILWAY, MEIRINGEN Of mountain railway panoramas this is a most excellent example. Taken from the front of a descending ear. the track anil the way in which the fertile valleys open out on either side, with the huge snow-capped mountains in the back ground, and the fine stereoscopic effect of tin ever changing scene depicted in this film render it a truly telling picture. Sharp and clear, and of beautiful definition. Length 150 feet. 1081 THE REICHENBACH FALLS, MEIRINGEN A beautiful picture of this famous waterfall — noted as the spot selected by Sir Conan Doyle as the death place of that immortal creation of his — Sherlock Holmes. The peculiarity of this waterfall, with its narrow funnel-shaped opening, from which, on to the jagged rocks the torrent dashes, is here portrayed in all its pristine grandeur and beauty. Length 50 feet MB Hi ' The Ruins on the Nile, Egypt 1082 ... AFTER CHURCH IN A VILLAGE STREET, MEIRINGEN A quiet village scene of pleasing restfulness, permitting us to see how the Swiss villagers maintain their reputation as regular Churchgoers. The old street and church are the only remains of the former village of Meiringen, which was destroyed by fire ten years ago Length 50 feet.