I have just added a portion of a video to YouTube (my first!). It was extracted from a much longer British documentary.
It shows street scenes in Belfast in 1901. It's a rare, fascinating look back in time. Horse drawn trolleys and large numbers of people on the street give some idea what Fall River may have looked like in 1892. Note the large number of straw hats especially on the ladies. Also people seem oblivious to the traffic and cross the street at will.
I believe the rolling signs were for this very film. The folks that created it looked for and filmed large crowds and then showed the films at local halls. They tried to lure customers by telling them that they could find and see themselves on film.
This extraction is part of a large film which was found in 1990. See:
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Thank you, Harry, very cool footage! Its interesting, no one seems to bother looking both ways when crossing the streets, or really looking at all. I guess its something that came about with the creation of fast cars?
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Kat, I am able to see the video by clicking on the link Harry provided…
The title on YouTube is “Belfast 1901 Street Scenes.” Maybe you could search for it on YouTube that way?
