The photograph shows from an elevated perspective a large, heavily frequented square in Cologne with an extensive weekly market. Dense crowds of people move between market stalls with goods in crates and baskets; streetcars, carts, and automobiles line the adjacent streets. In the background, multi-story residential and commercial buildings border the square, conveying the image of a vibrant urban center. In the travel film, this sequence serves to present Cologne as a thriving metropolis with active commerce and everyday life, before or after the Cologne Cathedral is shown as an architectural landmark. The still photograph documents Cologne’s inner-city daily life in 1937.