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1911 - Streets of NYC (speed corrected, added sound)

submitted by WKB

6 years 7 months 1 week ago

NYC
, 1911

Old film of New York City in the year 1911. Print has survived in mint condition. Slowed down footage to a natural rate and added in sound for ambiance. This film was taken by the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern on a trip to America

8 Comments

Aside from hats and trolleys, it's remarkable how little our PHYSICAL reality has changed in a hundred years. The city is still the city.

More than that just "the city is still the city".
I recognize some of the buildings and neighborhoods. They are mostly the same today

Aside from hats and trolleys, it's remarkable how little our PHYSICAL reality has changed in a hundred years. The city is still the city.

ant

*vintage *history

Adding video to channels (Vintage) - requested by ant.

I think the young interracial gay couple at 6:17 are the only clearly happy people I noticed. That's an admirable level of not giving a fuck.

I'm pretty sure they were just trolling the camera. History's first video photobomb.

I think the young interracial gay couple at 6:17 are the only clearly happy people I noticed. That's an admirable level of not giving a fuck.

Freaking love this kind of stuff. Wow.

*quality

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by lucky760.

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