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1906 San Francisco Street Car film - AMAZING!

Shot 4 days before the 1906 SF earthquake. Film processing was so novel that the film had to be shipped by train to New York for processing. Hence it survived the big quake.   

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 quake and shipped by train to NY for processing. Amazing but true!

 

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