Film from the Edwardian Era - around 1900: I found this fascinating, so thought I'd share it.

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Film from the Edwardian Era - around 1900

Oct 14, 2016 20:29:48 #

CathyAnn Loc: Apache Junction, AZ

I found this fascinating, so thought I'd share it.

http://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/10/friday-video-from-archives-glimpse-back.html

Oct 15, 2016 06:21:47 #

exakta56 Loc: Orford,New Hampshire

Priceless!

Oct 15, 2016 08:13:16 #

Billbobboy42 Loc: Center of Delmarva

CathyAnn wrote:

I found this fascinating, so thought I'd share it.

http://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/10/friday-video-from-archives-glimpse-back.html

I looked closely, but did not see a single person without a hat. Must have been a law requiring the wearing of hats outside in public🎩. The men's derbies looked like they were all purchased at the same store, or maybe there was only one derby model.

Great video. Thanks for posting.

Oct 15, 2016 08:44:07 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

CathyAnn wrote:

I found this fascinating, so thought I'd share it.

http://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/10/friday-video-from-archives-glimpse-back.html

That must have been very impressive to people back then - something like VR is to us today.

Oct 15, 2016 09:09:19 #

FL Streetrodder

Interesting insights into turn of the century life caught on film, thanks for sharing.

Oct 15, 2016 09:10:28 #

llamb Loc: Northeast Ohio

That was great. Thanks for posting it.

~Lee

Oct 15, 2016 09:27:46 #

Past Pro Loc: Spring Hill, Florida

Great!!! I love old pics & movies!!!

Oct 15, 2016 09:51:11 #

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

Wonderful!

Oct 15, 2016 10:38:08 #

EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

Billbobboy42 wrote:

I looked closely, but did not see a single person without a hat. Must have been a law requiring the wearing of hats outside in public🎩.

I think I found at least one guy. At the 1:15 point a guy on a bike appears to be hatless. Another one at 1:35, the guy in the back. Not shown in the video, the bobbies cuffing these two individuals and carting them off to gaol (now spelled jail).

Oct 15, 2016 11:59:57 #

CathyAnn Loc: Apache Junction, AZ

Did anyone notice that towards the end of the film, there were people trying to get on camera smiling at it and others trying to push them away so they could be on camera??? People are the same nowadays in that respect.

Oct 15, 2016 13:20:21 #

proteus1 Loc: NEVADA

Gee had no idea that GOOGLE was around back then.......

Oct 15, 2016 14:02:33 #

CathyAnn Loc: Apache Junction, AZ

proteus1 wrote:

Gee had no idea that GOOGLE was around back then.......

Will wonders never cease!

Oct 15, 2016 21:04:55 #

fantom Loc: Colorado

CathyAnn wrote:

I found this fascinating, so thought I'd share it.

http://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2016/10/friday-video-from-archives-glimpse-back.html

Everyone who enjoyed this should go to Youtube and watch a similar film taken in San Francisco---just a day or two before the earthquake and fire. It was taken from a trolley car on Market St.
Near the end of it the trolley is turning around at the Terminal Bldg and the camera pans across the face of a very old gentleman with a white beard. Someone has commented that when you look at this man you are seeing someone who was alive when Thomas Jefferson was alive.
I recommend you YouTube it if you like this kind of stuff.

Oct 19, 2016 23:09:41 #

GregS Loc: Central Illinois, USA

Watched it twice. Fascinating film. As I was watching, I realized every person in that film is now deceased.... sad to know....life goes on.

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