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1930's Rome and Vatican footage!

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1930's Rome and Vatican footage!

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The earliest known original colour film of London in 1924 by British cinematographer Claude Friese-Greene

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Golden footage of Paris in the 1900s restored and colorized

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Shot in 1896, the footage of Pope Leo XIII in the Vatican Gardens is the first motion picture ever taken of a pope. The 86-year-old pontiff is seen on a throne, arriving in a horse-drawn carriage, and blessing the camera

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The earliest known video of people throwing snowballs is the French silent short film Snowballing (Bataille de neige), filmed in Lyon in February 1897 by the pioneering Lumière brothers

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England 1903 - This preserved film shows the bustling streets of Edwardian London with horse-drawn carriages, and even a tram.

u/l-zoso — 7 days ago