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Summary

Julius Neubronner (1852-1932), a chemist and inventor from Kronberg was one of the first people to film in the Rhine-Main region. In 1903 he acquired his first film camera, an Ernemann "Kino" for 17.5mm film with center perforation. With his camera Neubronner recorded historical events as well as the everyday life of his family. Furthermore, he also shot short sketches performed by himself and his family on a stage set-up in the garden of their home. "Harvesting of the Hay" is one of the few films that shows working life. While men and women with rakes and hay forks load the hay onto a horse cart in the background, a group of boys romps around in the soft haystack in the foreground.