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YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« on: October 28, 2008, 06:19:41 PM »
OK, almost really.  It's about one minute of film, shot on the streets of London in 1904. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3248605/Lost-film-footage-of-Edwardian-London-discovered.html
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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2008, 06:31:42 PM »
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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2008, 08:49:55 PM »
That was just 1 minute of a reel of 12 minutes of film.

Those pictures were fantastic quality for the time. VERY clear.

Incredible that it survived given that it was doubtless on nitrate film.
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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2008, 08:57:53 PM »
Yup, the buses COVERED with ads. I'd seen photos of those, but never one in motion.

Heh. Bovril, one of the ads on a building. Still sold. Got to have your morning cup of salty beef bouillon!
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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2008, 08:59:40 PM »
Pears soap is still sold, too.
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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2008, 09:05:30 PM »
I liked the train going backwards in the background, near the end I think.
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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2008, 09:08:48 PM »
Crap!

In doing a little "free verse" searching on Youtube I just found out that Jo Stafford died in July and I totally missed it.
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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2008, 09:10:09 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on October 28, 2008, 08:59:40 PM
Pears soap is still sold, too.

Izal was a coaltar soap, I believe the brand belongs to Unilever now.
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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2008, 09:12:20 PM »
I just like old film clips on Youtube, that's why I posted the others. Those are about my favorites. Cab rules...  :laugh:
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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2008, 09:12:51 PM »
Oh, yeah. A period piece of advertising has now returned as a web meme. I was amused.

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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2008, 09:13:47 PM »
That image's eyes are INCREDIBLY disturbing...
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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2008, 09:19:40 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on October 28, 2008, 09:13:47 PM
That image's eyes are INCREDIBLY disturbing...

It's worse at a larger size. And yes, this IS original art for the comic strip/shoe company advertising. 1904 or so.

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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2008, 09:27:38 PM »
I'ts nice to see that women have been glaring at men the same way for over 100 years.
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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2008, 09:35:11 PM »
Wow. You're not kidding it's worse larger!

Man am I going to dream about that tonight...


Oh, and Buster Brown is supposed to be a little boy...
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Re: YouTube from 1904 - no, really!
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2008, 09:40:21 PM »
Buster is looking a little maniacal there.  :O

Probably all the coke...  :laugh:
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« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2008, 09:50:58 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on October 28, 2008, 09:35:11 PM
Wow. You're not kidding it's worse larger!

Man am I going to dream about that tonight...


Oh, and Buster Brown is supposed to be a little boy...

The Brown shoe company hired midgets to dress as Buster to visit department stores that sold shoes, for sales.

Consider THAT on the creepy scale. ;)
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