Thread: 104 YEAR OLD FILM CLIP FOUND

Just four days after that film a horrific earthquake estimated at 7.9 struck the city. Because most homes used natural gas lamps for lighting (pre-light bulb days), gas lines ruptured and fires broke out all over the city.


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1906 San Francisco earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1906 San Francisco earthquake

1906 San Francisco earthquake Date April 18, 1906 (1906-04-18) Magnitude 7.9 Mw[1] Depth 8 kilometres (5.0 mi)[2] Epicenter location San Francisco Countries or regions affected United States
(San Francisco Bay Area) Casualties 3,000+ killed
Stockton Street from Union Square, looking toward Market Street



Arnold Genthe's famous photograph, looking toward the fire on Sacramento Street


The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, California, and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906.[3] The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.9;[1] however, other values have been proposed, from 7.7 to as high as 8.25.[4] The main shock epicenter occurred offshore about 2 miles (3 km) from the city, near Mussel Rock. It ruptured along the San Andreas Fault both northward and southward for a total of 296 miles (477 km).[5] Shaking was felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, and inland as far as central Nevada.[6] The earthquake and resulting fire are remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States[7] alongside the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. The death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire, estimated to be above 3,000,[8] is the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history. The economic impact has been compared with the more recent Hurricane Katrina.

104 YEAR OLD FILM CLIP FOUND

An interesting look back at when you could travel through a big city and see nothing but White people.

The surprising clarity comes from the fact that this is a 35mm film (reportedly one of the first).

"You are there" for a cable car ride in San Francisco"


This film was "lost" for many years. It was taken by a 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!


A Great historical film!

YouTube - San Francisco 1905 - 1906 (short form)


This film, originally thought to be from 1905 until David Kiehn with the NilesEssanay Silent 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! Film

YouTube - Robert Browning Recites His Poem (1889 Edison Cylinder)


History of sound recording

At a dinner party on 7 April 1889, at the home of Browning's friend the artist Rudolf Lehmann, an Edison cylinder phonograph recording was made on a white wax cylinder by Edison's British representative, George Gouraud. In the recording, which still exists, Browning recites part of "How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix" (and can be heard apologizing when he forgets the words).[5] When the recording was played in 1890 on the anniversary of his death, at a gathering of his admirers, it was said to be the first time anyone's voice "had been heard from beyond the grave."[6][7]



Robert Browning




Photogravure of Robert John Browning in 1865 Born 7 May 1812 (1812-05-07)
Camberwell, London England Died 12 December 1889 (1889-12-13) (aged 77)
Venice, Italy Occupation Poet Notable work(s) The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Porphyria's Lover, The Ring and the Book, Men and Women

Originally Posted by Keltoi

104 YEAR OLD FILM CLIP FOUND

An interesting look back at when you could travel through a big city and see nothing but White people.

The surprising clarity comes from the fact that this is a 35mm film (reportedly one of the first).

"You are there" for a cable car ride in San Francisco"


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

The number of automobiles is staggering for 1906.....

San Francisco was fairly prosperous as it was full of productive White people.

There were:

1).cable cars, which got started in 1873 just 8 years after the Civil War ended,

2).Electric cars, which first appeared in San Francisco in 1892,

3).Automobiles, which were produced in large numbers in the US beginning in 1902 and

4).Horse-drawn carts.

The city of San Francisco was burnt down just a short time after that film and then rebuilt in a matter of years --much like the cities in Germany that were firebombed during the war.

As long as the White people survive, a new more beautiful city will spring from the ruins.