Lost film footage of Edwardian London discovered

Telegraph.co.uk ^ | Oct 24, 2008 | Stephen Adams

[youturn]

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[Lockbar]

Saw the clip. Its really beautiful.

[Right Wing Assault]

"Johnston's Fluid Beef."

Yummy!

[wideminded]

A number of times I have seen a film clip from Queen Victoria's funeral procession in 1903. I always had the impression that this was one of the earliest movies made but apparently the film industry was about ten years old by that point.

[ExGeeEye]

I would start with something as simple as a current phone book of jer late husband’s hometown. If she can remember married names of his sister(s) if any or his mother’s maiden name, look up those as well....

My mom did genealogy for years as a hobby, and found some descendants of our ancestors— and more information— basically cold calling people of the same name in the target area. Works best if the name is a little unique (like a Scarpelli in a sea of Vanderhoogs, rather than a Smith).

My cousin recently got some old silent color 8mm from the family of our grandfather’s brother. Included was a party for our gt.grandparent’s wedding anniversary in 1954. When we screened it, I knew very few— my cousin was better at IDing folks— but I recognized my dad (d.1999) at the age of 16, goofing off for the camera.

[supercat]

Also fascinating is the scene where you can see a train complete with steam locomotive moving on an elevated rail system. It must have been much noisier than we probably think of those times as being. (And smellier, as you’ve pointed out.)

The area immediately around London had had shallow underground trains (steam powered) for about 40 years, and London itself had just added the first deep-tunnel electric underground trains.

[supercat]

...but apparently the film industry was about ten years old by that point.

There were even some "trick" films being done before the turn of the century; my favorite is L'home de têtes (1898), a film which would be hard to re-create without CGI.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Founding Father!

Edwardian London Comes to Life (Amazing Movie footage from 1904)
Powerline | 10/24/2008 | John Hinderaker
Posted on 10/24/2008 11:58:14 AM PDT by mojito
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114340/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Oops, and thanks Fiddlstix!

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[TChad]

warms the cockles of your heart so and it does.

Boiling hot imitation liquefied beef made from yeast?

Yeah, well, this heathen will stick with coffee.

[MadMitch]

They have gone back to making it with beef extract it tastes better than it sounds and coffee at football matches is best avoided unless you like really foul tasting brown liquid.

[TChad]

They have gone back to making it with beef extract

That sounds better. Maybe there is a reason it is still popular after all these years. The next time I attend a British soc -- football match, I will give it a try.

[snugs]

Not tried Bovril since the change though I like Marmite which is a yeast extract and always has been so I probably would still like Bovril.

Bovril was always more expensive being beef extract I doubt however that they have lowered the price now they have switched to yeast extract.

I love both on buttered toast or in a sandwich with really fresh bread straight from the bakers.

[snugs]

Good to hear I had been avoiding Bovril because of the fact it was now yeast extract why pay more for the same thing and had switched to Marmite.

[MadMitch]

Just make sure you get the Bovril marked ‘original’ thats the real mccoy stuff.