Vintage film, TV, documents, and photographic footage from down the years

[Bill Ryan]

Many may have seen this already, as it's been shared extensively in many articles. But it's very thought-provoking and poignant.

This is the first photo taken together of four sisters, Heather, Mimi, Bebe and Laurie Brown, in 1975.



Then they decided to take the same photo every single year thereafter.

I've copied below the photos taken every other year, as 40 was too many for the Avalon software in one post.


1977


1979


1981


1983


1985


1987


1989


1991


1993


1995


1997


1999


2001


2003


2005


2007



2009


2011


2013

The final image, take in 2014, is copied here full-size.




The entire 40-year sequence can be seen in a 3-minute slideshow on this YouTube video.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wJgU4mQuFaY

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Very interesting, but jeez, don't they smile? They look thoroughly down in the dumps in almost every picture.

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Under Construction:

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1887


1887-89


Being painted, 1932



The Statue of Liberty
(A colorised photo of the Statue of Liberty in Paris before it was disassembled and sent to New York, 1886)



The World Trade Centre, New York, 1970

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Some randoms:

A Coca-Cola advertisement created by arranging grains for pigeons in Saint Mark’s Square, Venice, 1960.


The "Skate To Work" campaign to save fuel, New York, 1940s


Gladys Roy and Ivan Unger playing tennis on top of a plane flying at 3,000 feet in November 1925.


San Francisco's iconic Cliff House before it was destroyed by a fire in 1907


The "Hasanlu lovers" who died around 800 B.C.
Discovered in 1973, their remains were found entwined in what seems to be an intimate embrace or kiss, a position they preserved for nearly 2,800 years.

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Egyptian man smoking at the top of the Pyramid of Giza, Egypt, 1981


Victorian couple trying not to laugh during a photoshoot in the 1890s


Julien Vervaecke and Maurice Geldhof taking a quick cigarette break while competing in the 1927 Tour de France.


Nikola Tesla Sitting In His Laboratory With His “Magnifying Transmitter."


The Las Vegas strip - now fully developed - as it was in 1952

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Here's a collection of splendidly restored archive footage from the late 1890's (when the 20th century was still in the future!)

(Also, does anyone else think when watching these old films 'where was I and what was I doing when this moment was shot -- was I excarnate, or living a life somewhere?')

1898-1900 England in Color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eyleH3H137c

[Tintin]

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)
(Also, does anyone else think when watching these old films 'where was I and what was I doing when this moment was shot -- was I excarnate, or living a life somewhere?')

Actually, I do, and quite often.

[Kryztian]

Posted by Tintin (here)

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)
(Also, does anyone else think when watching these old films 'where was I and what was I doing when this moment was shot -- was I excarnate, or living a life somewhere?')

Actually, I do, and quite often.

Here's the first TV commercial that was shown after the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy was announced on television in November 1963.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2KiZWXV4vSQ

Nothing like a good hypnotic induction to help facilitate your traumatic programming.

[Tintin]

A little light relief here courtesy of the great Peter Sellers in his role as Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther

[Sue (Ayt)]

A photo of "typing class" from my high school late 60's.

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/catturd2/status/1906079665057366110

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Some fascinating colourised footage of the Tasmanian Tiger, also called the Thylacine. The animal is technically extinct, though sporadic sightings continue to be reported in its native Tasmanian habitat. The last live specimen died in captivity in 1936, and this rare footage, taken by David Fleay at Beaumaris Zoo, Hobart, in December 1933, remains the best documentary evidence of this vanished species.

Tasmanian Tiger in Colour

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6gt0X-27GXM

[Sue (Ayt)]

The first vehicle that I remember our family owning was a pink pontiac stationwagon. Guess it was all the rage back then.
(I think our pink was a bit brighter, though)

I suspect the color was my mom's choice.
My dad, in his ingenuity and proud of his family of 3 little girls, devised a plywood camping trailer for the stationwagon to pull. And of course he painted it to match the car. Pink and white. Gosh, we must have been a sight traveling the country with that very small plywood camper. But we were able to visit just about every state in the US, and so many national parks with that rig, and created many exceptional childhood experiences.

[Tintin]

Some more vintage TV here courtesy of The Goodies who were about as zany as anyone could find anywhere. They used to have me in stitches when I was a young lad much to my own dear mum's bemusement

There's real skill in being able to pull these sorts of scenes off without *corpsing although I do suspect there will have likely been multiple takes before agreeing the final cut. Outtakes anyone?

*Corpsing — verb – British theatrical slang. When an actor breaks character during a scene — by laughing or forgetting their lines, or by causing another cast member to do so. The origin of the term is unknown; it refers to almost literally murdering the scene.

As described here:

The Goodies - Kitten Kong (9th April 1972). There's a monster loose in London and Michael Aspel is right in the thick of things.

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Chicago during the depression in another restored old film. Remarkable clarity, but makes for grim viewing at times. Poverty, listlessness, litter rolling in the streets. Near the end though, I couldn't help but smile at the kids fooling around, clambering on the fence, trying to climb the wall... No matter what era, kids will be kids.

Chicago 1930s in Color, Rare Glimpse in Depression-Era [60fps, Remastered] w/Sound Design

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tpE_hyUtbA8

[grapevine]

Have Gun Will Travel
I recently responded to a much younger friend, "Have Freedom Pass Will Travel?" when she expressed concern about train fare. As she obviously didn't know what I was talking about, I was minded that some catchphrases just set us apart.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tgvxu8QY01s

Here's another, mostly understood only by English people of a certain age:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=R3ot1HjCRdg

Many years ago my parents were holidaying in Vienna and watched a brass band playing in the park. They said after the second song, the band leader turned to the audience and said "What do you think of it so far?" and when the English people shouted back "Rubbish!" (including them) everybody else looked aghast. Fortunately the band was English too

[Tintin]

Here's a fabulous photo (see also here)

Tourists having tea and sunbathing at the top of the Great Pyramid, 1938

[Tintin]

June 24th, 1945: Marshal Zhukov declares that the Great Patriotic War is over and that the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army has won. Wonderful quality historical footage of the first Victory Day speech

[Tintin]

The Beatles at the Cavern Club, August 22nd 1962: their 126th lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club on Mathew Street, which was demolished - sadly - in 1973.

When The Beatles were filmed at The Cavern Club in 1962, the drummer was Ringo Starr. The specific filming took place on August 22, 1962, when a Granada Television crew recorded the band performing "Some Other Guy" and "Kansas City" for the programme Know The North. This was just days after Ringo Starr had joined the group, replacing Pete Best, whose final performance with The Beatles was a week earlier, on August 15, 1962.

During the filmed performance, some fans in the crowd can be heard shouting "We want Pete!" in reference to Pete Best's recent dismissal. This marks the historic moment when Ringo Starr, having only just joined The Beatles, was on drums for their first television-filmed appearance at The Cavern Club.

[Johnnycomelately]

Every culture on earth has had legends and myths about serious things. Massive floods. Fire from the sky. Woke epidemics. Want to say “FORGET THAT”, but this timeline don’t entertain me.

Here is the Hollywood expression of the ancient myth of the chariot/wagon. This should interest UFO historians, because the myths mostly say that many people were saved, and this implies a large vehicle. I’m only familiar (not first or second hand) with smaller rescue craft that could fit in a back yard. Unless the inside was bigger than the outside…

Many cultures haven’t taken a self effacing jocular attitude about their myths, which is what sets this modern American example apart, IMO.

The Big Bus - Trailer

Paramount Movies Digital

134K subscribers

Posted 2014

“A wonderful spoof of disaster films, The Big Bus is about the world's first nuclear-powered bus - a 75-ton monster on 32 enormous wheels - and its maiden journey from New York to Denver. Jockeying the world's greatest bus, of course, is the world's greatest bus driver. His co-pilot is given to sudden blackouts and has a penchant for driving on the shoulder of the road. A pair of evil-doers vow to destroy the bus at the outset, thus providing lots of hilarious suspense.”

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hj8agXYwC2o