Of all the remarkable archival footage one can find on YouTube, among the most worthy must be this short film, taken on 2 February 1901, at the funeral of Queen Victoria. Though not the earliest existing film — a short film was made as early as 1888 — it is the earliest one that I have seen. This is really fascinating. Notice the absence of automobiles!
All Manner of Thing
All shall be well, all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.
May 21, 2009 at 3:24 pm
How about this for “historical”:
May 21, 2009 at 9:22 pm
That is an amazing recording, Giovanni. Thank you.
And I am also impressed that it is possible to embed a video in the comments! You are the first to have made this discovery.