A view back into the early 20th Century on Market Street in San Francisco while traveling to the Ferry building.
Four days before the devastating earthquake of 1906, this film was captured by the Miles Brothers on April 14, 1906, with the GoPro of the day, a hand-cranked Bell & Howell camera. For normal viewing, this 1912 Cinemotor shown below required a labor-intensive 16 exposures per second / 960 per minute, all powered by hand at 120 cranks per minute. We could not find what the Miles Brothers' 1906 version required insofar as exposure needs.
What is consistent to this day are the crazy drivers, bringing to light an appreciation for development of "Rules of the Road." Think of these crazy days gone by the next time you sit tapping your fingers at
stop signs and traffic lights, not making that U-turn unless posted, being unaware of hitchhikers, and
waiting for the "Walk" sign at intersections to safely cross in designated crosswalks.
stop signs and traffic lights, not making that U-turn unless posted, being unaware of hitchhikers, and
waiting for the "Walk" sign at intersections to safely cross in designated crosswalks.
Bell & Howell 2709 (1912)
(to get an idea of what people were staring at from the street as the street car breezed by)
Bell & Howell 2709 (Early 1900s)
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