History in Color

Restored footage from 1896 of a group of people boarding a horse-drawn carriage and then saying their goodbyes before departing. This footage was filmed by motion picture pioneer Louis Lumière. Featured in the footage are friends and family of Louis: Antoine Féraud, Jeanne Koehler, Marguerite Lumière, Rose Lumière, Antoine Lumière, Madeleine Koehler, and André Honnorat. Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière created one of the first motion picture cameras, the Cinématographe Lumière. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Départ en voiture, Lumière Archives - #history #france #lumiere #restored #historicalfootage #restored

Restored footage from 1900 of an electric moving walkway being demonstrated at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 (1900 Paris Exhibition). The walkway, called Rue de l’Avenir, was a 3.5 km (2.2 miles) loop that ran along the exposition site and passed through nine stations where passengers could board. It was designed by architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee and engineer Max E. Schmidt, the same people who created the first ever moving walkway which was demonstrated at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Vue prise d’une plate-forme mobile, I, Lumière Archives - #history #france #restored #parisexposition #historicalfootage #restored

Restored footage from 1896 of four horse-drawn fire wagons carrying firefighters traveling down a road in Paris, France. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Paris: les pompiers, I. Passage des pompes, Lumière Archives - #history #france #restored #paris #firefighters #historicalfootage #restored #fyp

Restored footage from 1915 of 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt walking among a crowd at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, California on the 27 July 1915. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: TR at San Diego Exposition, 1915, Library of Congress - #history #roosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #usa #restored #historicalfootage #restored #fyp

Restored footage from September 28th, 1918 of a large crowd gathered for the dedication of the Altar of Liberty at Madison Square Park in New York City, United States - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: President Wilson arrives in New York to lead fourth Liberty Loan parade [1918], Library of Congress - #history #newyorkcity #nyc #usa #crowd #ww1 #restored #historicalfootage #restored #fyp

Restored footage from 1950s of a view of Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, United States filmed from near Vine Street. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: [Aerial of Pier, City Street Scene and Hollywood Boulevard], Internet Archive - #history #hollywood #losangeles #unitedstates #restored #historicalfootage #fyp

Restored footage from 1903 of a United States Post Office Special delivery messenger arriving by bicycle at a house in Washington, D.C., United States, and delivering a letter. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Special delivery messenger, U.S.P.O. - #history #uspo #usa #restored #historicalfootage #fyp #viral

Restored footage from circa 1935 of cars driving down a street in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Beverly Hills, California Street Scene, ca. 1935, Internet Archive - #history #cars #beverlyhills #losangeles #usa #restored #historicalfootage #restored

Restored footage from 1911 of pedestrians walking through City Hall Park in New York City. This was filmed by cameramen working for the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern, who were sent around the world to document notable cities and landmarks. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: New York 1911, Wikimedia Commons - #history #nyc #cityhallpark #newyorkcity #restored

Restored footage from 1901 of 25th President of the United States William McKinley speaking to a crowd. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: President McKinley inauguration, 1901 - #history #mckinley #williammckinley #usa #restored #historicalfootage #restored #fyp

Restored footage from 1927 of various scenes filmed on the streets and alleys of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The footage was originally filmed as part of a newsreel displaying the poor living conditions in alleys in old Amsterdam. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Alleys, Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision - #history #amsterdam #netherlands #restored #historicalfootage #restored #fyp

Restored footage from 1931 showing the residents that work and live in the village of Cornova located in modern-day Moldova. This footage was filmed as part of a documentary showing the agricultural and sociocultural practices of the village of Cornova. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Un sat basarabean, Cornova - Europeana - #history #cornova #oldfootage #restored

Restored footage from 1897 of firefighters in Belfast performing a rescue exercise to demonstrate how they prepare and then climb a ladder. This footage was filmed by pioneering French filmmaker Alexandre Promio, who worked for the Lumière brothers assigned to market and present motion pictures worldwide. Between April 1896 and September 1897 Promio visited several cities around the world to demonstrate the new technology and capture footage. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Pompiers: exercices de sauvetage, Lumière Archives - #history #firefighter #belfast #firefighters#historicalfootage #restored

Restored footage from 1907 of a film camera traveling on a streetcar going northbound on Granville Street in Vancouver, Canada. This footage shows the area bustling with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages transporting people and goods around the city. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: [Vancouver and Victoria Street and Harbour Scenes 1907], Library and Archives Canada - #history #canada #vancouver #restored #historicalfootage #fyp

Restored footage from 1895 of a blacksmith hammering an iron rod on an anvil and then plunging it in water while his assistant stokes the hearth. This footage was filmed by Louis Lumière, a pioneer of motion picture film. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Forgerons, Wikimedia Commons - #history #blacksmith #historicalvideo #lumiere #restored

Restored footage from 1896 of people washing clothes in a wash house on the bank of a river in France. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Laveuses sur la rivière, Lumière Archives - #history #france #restored #historicalfootage #restored

Restored footage from 1911 of pedestrians passing by the New York Herald building in New York City. The building was demolished in 1921. This footage was filmed by cameramen working for the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern, who were sent around the world to document notable cities and landmarks. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: New York 1911, Wikimedia Commons - #history #nyc #newyorkherald #newyorkcity #restored

Restored footage from 1910 of the 27th President of the United States, William Howard Taft, disembarking from a ship during a visit to Panama - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: William H. Taft in Panama, Library of Congress - #history #president #taft #williamhowardtaft #uspresident #restored #historicalfootage #fyp

Restored footage from the 1920s of two men at Café de la Paix in Paris, France. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: Seeing Paris: Part One: On the Boulevards, Internet Archive - #history #paris #france #restored #historicalfootage #fyp

Restored footage from 1906 of a camera traveling down Market Street in San Francisco, California, United States filmed from a cable car. This footage was filmed by the Miles Brothers around 1 week before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake which destroyed over 80% of the city. - Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI technology. - Footage originally from: A Trip Down Market Street Before the Fire, Prelinger Archvie - #history #sanfrancisco #usa #unitedstates #restored #historicalfootage