Those Long Forgotten Days! (1900-1910)

“Twenty-five years ago, when flickering figures glided jerkily across our crude screens - “ Shot of women in old-fashioned dress walking in a park. A policeman is seen in the background. The scene is presented in negative - presumably to make it look older than it actually is! It also looks very flickery - this is possibly because it is a dupe of an item that was originally hand coloured, certain areas of the picture (umbrella’s, hats etc.) flicker from light to dark. Slow footage of people walking along also in negative. “At the seashore — when there was little to see but sea. (Atlantic City - 1987)“ High angle shot of a boardwalk. Again presented in negative and very flickery. “Long dresses hid everything but the shoes and gentlemen walked for exercise only.“ M/S of pedestrians passing the camera. “Men were brave in those days — and blind!“ M/S of a man and woman on a beach, others watch while the man takes the woman’s photograph. “Bathing girls then won under false pretences.“ M/S