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HAD YOU LIVED THEN ... AMERICA AROUND 1800 " EDUCATIONAL FILM ABOUT 19th CENTURY USA
This color educational film is about "Had You Lived Then ... America Around 1800". It presents an authentic reenactment of the daily life of a family in the early 19th century. Copyright 1969.

 
Photographer Born In 1843 Talks About the Wild West - Interviewed in 1941
William Henry Jackson (April 4, 1843 – June 30, 1942) was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. In this interview, recorded on April 3, 1941, Mr. Jackson tells of his experiences about roaming the wild west frontier. Audio is restored, speed-adjusted and equalized for clarity.

 
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Charles L. Willis / J.W Epperson - Eyewitness Accounts of Lincoln's Assassination in 1865
Filmed in 1929 and 1930

65 years after the event and we are watching it 92 years later!

 
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The Greatest Shot In Television (Taken from Connections(1978), Episode 8, "Eat, Drink and be Merry". Copyright BBC, starring James Burke.)
No green screen, no CGI, just great timing in 1978.


 
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Man Born in 1853 Talks About Childhood in the 1860s: Filmed in 1932 - Restored Video and Audio

This is Elihu Thomson, engineer and inventor born on March 29, 1853. In this video, he talks about some childhood memories while living in Philadelphia in the 1860s. It was filmed on June 21, 1932. This video has been colorized, speed-adjusted and restored with audio enhancements for clarity.

 
1898 Surviving Soldiers of the Spanish-American War - Colorized and Restored Video

Filmed in September of 1898 at Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point, Long Island, New York (year says 1897 on video, sorry typo).

 
Bertrand Russell Interview 1952 - Restored Video/Audio (My Grandfather, Who Raised Me, Met Napoleon)
Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was born in Trellech, Wales. His parents died when he was three years old. He is best known for being a British philosopher, logician, and social critic.

 
Wild West Rider Talks About the Pony Express 1860's
Filmed in 1929.

This is Richard Clarke (15 December 1845 – 5 May 1930), born in Yorkshire, England, who was a United States frontiersman, Pony Express rider, actor, and armed forces member.
During his career, Clarke fought alongside George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn against the combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho peoples.


 
1943 - The greatest tap dancing sequence.
Stormy Weather in color - The Nicholas Brothers and Cab Calloway | Colorized with DeOldify

 
Wow. This really hits home for me.
In May 1943, a camera crew accompanied the Memphis Belle to capture the harrowing reality of a B-17 bomber crew in action.

This Footage of a B-17 in Combat Will Give You Chills



and the full video


Memphis Belle (Actual WWII Combat Footage)


 
Thanks for sharing, it gave me a lot of nostalgia for some reason. My class had a trip to Rome and Pompeii a few years ago but unfortunately I couldn't attend due to lack of funds.... one day I want to go there though!
The author Robert Harris writes historical fictions (e.g. the series about Cicero and a book about Pompeii) and I love reading his descriptions of life in these ancient cities.
 


Here's some actual video of my past life and my friend's. The quality is really bad though, sorry :( I actually have tons of old photos from China too, but I don't want to self promote too much. Some are in my thread and some I've collected in other places.
Who were you in that past life? I am also interested in old photos from China because of past life memories as well as genealogy research.
 

First Airplane Flight filmed: The Wright Military Flyer (1908/09)

This footage was thought to be from 1909, but very recently it has been discovered that it's actually a mixture of the 1908 and 1909 tests.
Wilbur and Orville Wright, five years out from their historic first flight at Kitty Hawk, decided to make a bid for the government contract. Tests of the Wright Flyer were first held at Fort Myer, Virginia, in September 1908.

 
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