Eislauf auf dem Kronberger Teich

Ice Skating on Kronberg Pond

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. "Ice Skating on Kronberg Pond" shows amateur footage of a frozen lake that is used for ice skating by the locals. Children appear on sleds and with skates and the footage also includes onlookers on a bench.