This is a 17-minute film of some of the earliest known moving film footage. It begins with the work of Thomas Edison in 1888, and goes on into the next century.
Some of the footage is blurry, but that is to be expected with these extremely rare unrestored films.
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Great to see how they’d made the first steps. xx Michael
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It is indeed.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Reblogged this on https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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I am thrilled this was made and has survived.
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One of the best things about the Internet is the preservation of such treasures.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes, indeed! Best to you, Pete.
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A fascinating look at the past I agree with Dorothy it is like looking at ghosts x
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I enjoy finding these rare films and photos.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Fascinating!
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Glad you thought so, Stevie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We have come a long way….a great look back chuq
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Such advances in technology since Edison’s day, but still the same basic concept.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Finally I could watch the video. Thanks Pete😉
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Happy to hear you could see this one, Arlene.
Best wishes, Pete.
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A fascinating piece of history. That was some snowplow!
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I love how all this has been preserved so we can still see it now.
Best wishes, Pete.
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This kind of preservation really makes the past come alive.
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blurry or not, it’s amazing that is was ever made, and that we can see it
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One of the positives of the Internet is being able to watch such wonders from the comfort of your own home. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Check out “The Galloping Horse Problem And The World’s First Motion Picture”
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/06/the-galloping-horse-problem-and-worlds.html
Warmest regards, Ed
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That is well-known, and very famous. It is a series of animated still photos though, a much earlier technique popular before motion pictures. Then again, even they are just a series of still frames projected at the right speed, I know. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I recall the fist time I saw a recreation of the event in the 1950s. I was led to believe that was what stimulated more interest in developing motion pictures.
Warmest regards, Ed
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We’ve come a long way!
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We certainly have, FR.
Best wishes, Pete.
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(1) The video quality of the “Roundhay Garden Scene” is far superior to the other ones in the list of five, even though it’s the oldest (1888).
(2) The often chaotic traffic depicted in “A Trip Down Market Street” was fascinating because there were bicycles, cars, streetcars, and horse-drawn vehicles.
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‘Chaotic’ describes it well, David.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I was interested to note how many cars [automobiles] were right-hand drive at that time.
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When I look back at this sort of thing I can’t help thinking about all the human awfulness that was to come. I wonder how many traffic accidents there were. Everyone seems to meander about casually! I get the ghost sensation too.
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There were few traffic laws controlling the earliest cars. I’m sure there were many accidents. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It sort of feels like looking at ghosts.
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I get that feeling too, especially with some very old photographs.
Best wishes, Pete.
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