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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby pingu » Sun May 08, 2011 4:37 pm

dont know if this has been posted before but heres a fim from 1905


RIDE ON THE CABLE CAR IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 1906 -filmed only four days before the Great California Earthquake of April 18th 1906


This film was "lost" for many years. It was the first 35mm film ever that has come to light. It was taken by camera mounted on the front of a cable car as it`s traveling down the street. You feel as if your really there, standing at the front looking down the street, amazing piece of historic film.

The number of automobiles is staggering for 1906. Absolutely amazing! The clock tower at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero wharf is still there. ... How many "street cleaning" people were employed to pick up after the horses? Talk about going green!

This film, originally thought to be from 1905 until David Kiehn with the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum figured out exactly when it was shot. From New York trade papers announcing the film showing to the wet streets from recent heavy rainfall & shadows indicating time of year & actual weather and conditions on historical record, even when the cars were registered (he even knows who owned them and when the plates were issued!).. It was filmed only four days before the Great California Earthquake of April 18th 1906 and shipped by train to NY for processing. Amazing, but true!

No wonder there had to be laws created to regulate driving habits. This is insane. Good thing they couldn't go very fast.

This is a fascinating movie. A camera on the front of a street car 105 years ago. I watched it a couple of times. Look at the hats the ladies were wearing and the long dresses. Some of the cars had the steering wheels on the right side, I wonder when they standardized on the left? Sure was still a lot of horse drawn vehicles in use. Mass transit looked like the way to get around. Looks like everybody had the right of way.

Perhaps the oldest "home movie" that you will ever see! Great historical film!


http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NINOxRxze9k
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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby hungryjoe » Sun May 08, 2011 4:51 pm

Wow! Great.
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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby BrigitDoon » Sun May 08, 2011 6:26 pm

That's a great find. Almost surreal with the music and everything running slightly slower than normal speed instead of twice as fast as is usual for footage that we see from that era.
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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby BrigitDoon » Sun May 08, 2011 7:04 pm

There are two other films linked to it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oieSSIC_4JI&NR=1
Showing damage after the earthquake. It appears to be more or less the same journey taken a few days later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TaxcXfS ... re=related
The two shown side by side
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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby zoidberg » Sun May 08, 2011 7:20 pm

The side to side one is incredible. Thanks for posting :D
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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby Vinegar Tom » Sun May 08, 2011 7:35 pm

Fantastic find and a groovy Air soundtrack.

Can't help thinking that there must have been so many accidents in that city - did you spot the "cow" catchers under the trams?
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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby Bridie » Mon May 09, 2011 9:34 am

Hols




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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby pingu » Mon May 09, 2011 6:05 pm

Vinegar Tom wrote:Fantastic find and a groovy Air soundtrack.

Can't help thinking that there must have been so many accidents in that city - did you spot the "cow" catchers under the trams?


especially since all the cars are right hand drive!!!
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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby oddjobby » Tue May 10, 2011 12:58 am

I noticed. Did anyone see the John Cleese impersonator about a minute in ::): ::):
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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby banjo » Wed May 11, 2011 10:02 am

todays daily record page 55.doh,rangers fans proclaiming that walter is indeed a ....LEGned. :oops: ::):
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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby pingu » Fri May 13, 2011 7:39 pm


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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby John » Sat May 14, 2011 9:12 am

I found this leaflet on a train in Denmark. Any idea what this is all about?

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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby hungryjoe » Sat May 14, 2011 12:25 pm

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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby pingu » Sat May 14, 2011 3:26 pm

John wrote:I found this leaflet on a train in Denmark. Any idea what this is all about?

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its a review of the restaurant 'Bastard' in Malmo
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Re: Links to funny, cool or interesting stuff

Postby HollowHorn » Sat May 14, 2011 7:57 pm

I'm all agog to know, what does 'Bastard' mean in Danish?
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