Posted by old-9 on October 27, 2013 at 07:50:10 from (67.236.65.24):
I recieved this in an email, thought I would share it. joe
35mm FILM CLIP OF SAN FRANCISCO TRAFFIC IN 1906
This is the oldest 35mm film that has come to light and was thought for many years to have been lost. It was taken by a camera mounted on the front of a cable car traveling down Market Street in San Francisco toward the clock tower at the Embarcadero wharf. The film was originally thought to be from 1905 until David Kiehn with the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum figured out exactly when it was shot. The cumulative evidence of the New York trade papers' announcement of the film screening, of the streets wet from recent heavy (and historically documented) rainfall, of shadows indicating the proximate date, even of the registration of the cars and licenses show that it was filmed only four days before the Great California Earthquake of April 18th, 1906. It was then shipped by train to New York for processing.
The variety of transportation in 1906 is surprising: streetcars, horses, bicycles, cars, horse-drawn buggies and delivery wagons, pedestrians - all milling around and past each other. The undisciplined chaos on the streets is insane. It looks as if everyone had the right of way. No wonder traffic laws had to be created! It's a good thing they weren't going very fast. Notice that some cars had steering wheels on the right and others on the left: when did we standardize steering on the left? The clothes are interesting, too, especially the ladies' elaborate hats and long dresses.
You feel as if you're really there, standing at the front of the car looking down the street: an amazing piece of historic film. Someone has attached an unrelated sound track, which is distracting. You may want to shut off your speakers and enjoy the original silent film.
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