The photograph shows a large group of nuns in dark habits and characteristic white coifs processing in orderly fashion through an urban street. The facade of the accompanying brick building is festively decorated with numerous white banners and flags bearing a black cross. Spectators are visible on a balcony and at windows of the building. The shot documents a Catholic street procession, such as belonged to ecclesiastical festival culture in the Rhineland—and particularly in the Catholic-influenced city of Cologne. In the 1937 travel film, this scene fits into the street views of Cologne and conveys the confessional-cultural character of the city.