104 YEAR OLD FILM CLIP

[drivesafe]

This was copied from the TRAMSDOWNUNDER forum and is well and truely worth the watch.

The text below came with and explains the history of the film.

Enjoy!



104 YEAR OLD FILM CLIP "you are there" for a cable car ride in San Francisco"

This film was "lost" for many years. It was the first 35mm film ever. It was taken by camera mounted on the front of a cable car.

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!

Great historical film! Watch the scampering as Joe Public race away from autos, horses, cable cars and bicycles.

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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!

[abaddonxi]

Wow.

Doesn't that look great.



Bet there isn't anything in that film going over 30Kmh.

Although I bet the road toll was huge.

I'd hate to try and do a burn out with a horse and cart to get out of the way of a tram.

[Rangier Rover]

What I could see was taken from the tram. Very disturbing watching all the people merging! Makes my 40's films look modern in effect

[95 Disco]

Fascinating….

The cars and carts are Right Hand Drive (not the push-bikes ).

When did that change for the US of A?

Grant

(or have I missed something?)

[clean32]

Fascinating….

The cars and carts are Right Hand Drive (not the push-bikes ).

When did that change for the US of A?

Grant

(or have I missed something?)

as i understand it, it was to keep out of the ditch and had nothing to do with cowboys and guns.

1300 i think some pope said pilgrums should keep to the right, muslums right is good left is bad, etc

[THE BOOGER]

Napoleon is to blame for the europeans driving on the wrong side of the road dont know about the US

[THE BOOGER]

notice how many coppers are walking in front of the trams and they are wearing pommy hats

[Bearman]

Did you get a load of that road train wagon on the right about three quarters of the way through.!

[abaddonxi]

Did you get a load of that road train wagon on the right about three quarters of the way through.!

Bumpy!

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

Thanks for the link, that was amazing.
But disturbing is the mayhem of people and car, tram drivers, they just walk, drive, tram in front of this on coming tram car. There was some close calls looking at the footage.