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  Man Born in 1866 Talks About the Late 1800s

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  0:00 Introduction1:38 Main VideoThis is Eugene D. Nims, born in 1866. When the United States Government opened Oklahoma for settlement in 1893, he was there and made the run on horseback into the Cherokee strip. Here he got into the lumber business. All t

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  Thomas Watson Explains the 1876 Invention of the Telephone - Enhanced Video & Audio

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  For this video, I enhanced it using AI optimization software, speed-adjusted it and refined it with De Blur, Sharpness and Stabilization. For the audio, I remastered it using noise gate, compression, loudness normalization, EQ and a Limiter. Born in Salem

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  Thomas Edison Talks About His 1870's Experiments - Enhanced Video and Audio [60 fps]

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  Here is Thomas Edison talking about his early experiments with electric lamps in the 1870s. It was filmed at Edison's home in Ft. Myers, Florida, in 1929. Our new music channel - Life in the Music: Classic Collections2-hour videos of music from the 1600s-

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  Man Born in 1846 Talks About the 1860s and Fighting in the Civil War - Enhanced Audio

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  Julius Franklin Howell (January 17, 1846 - June 19, 1948) joined the Confederate Army when he was 16. After surviving a few battles, he eventually found himself in a Union prison camp at Point Lookout, Maryland. In 1947, at the age of 101, Howell made thi

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  Man Born in 1846 Talks About the Day After President Lincoln Was Shot - Enhanced Audio

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  Julius Franklin Howell (January 17, 1846 - June 19, 1948) joined the Confederate Army when he was 16. After surviving a few battles, Howell eventually found himself in a Union prison camp at Point Lookout, Maryland. It was here where he first heard that P

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  Founder of GE, Born in 1853, Talks About the 1870s & 1880s: Enhanced Video [60 fps]

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  General Electric Company was formed in 1892, with Elihu Thomson's Thomson-Houston Electric Company merging together with Edison General Electric Company. The interview was filmed on June 21, 1932. Here, Elihu is discussing with one of his former students,

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  Sisters' Grandfather Was a Soldier in American Revolutionary War -Enhanced Video/Audio [60 fps]

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  These sisters, Delia and Bertie Harris, were both born in the 1880s. Their grandfather, Simon Harris, was born in 1766 and was 12 when he enlisted in the Revolutionary War. His son, (the sister's father) was born in 1818 and was in his 70s when Delia and

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  Civil War Veterans Playing Instruments (Live With Sound) - Enhanced Video [4k, 60 fps]

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  This is believed to be the only known video clip with sound of Civil War Veterans playing their instruments. It's likely either from the 1929 GAR Encampment in Portland, Maine (Sept. 8-13), or from the 1938 Reunion in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which had b

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  Wyatt Earp's Nephew, Virgil Earp (Born in 1879), Talks About the Wild West - Restored Video/Audio

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  Virgil Edwin Earp (April 19, 1879 - November 20 1959) was the son of Newton Jasper Earp, Wyatt Earp's half-brother. Newton and Wyatt had the same father, Nicholas Porter Earp (September 6, 1813 – February 12, 1907). Born in Tombstone, Arizona in 187

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  "A Windy New York Street in 1903" Filmed on October 26, 1903 - Colorized and Restored Video

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  Filmed on Broadway and 23rd Street, New York, N.Y. on October 26, 1903. This street level view is of the Broadway side of the Fuller Building near the narrow north corner. Filmed on a very windy day, pedestrians of various descriptions are seen passing by

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  Man Describes Surviving an Indian Battle in 1868 - Wild West - Interview in 1930

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  This is an interview with Corporal Leander Herron, who tells the story of surviving an Indian battle in September, 1868, about 11 miles outside of Fort Dodge, Kansas. He received a medal of honor for his actions that night. During that time, there were he

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  1901 President William McKinley - Day Before His Assassination - Colorized & Restored Video

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  President William McKinley was one of four U.S. Presidents that were assassinated, along with Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield and JFK. This was filmed the day before while giving his last speech on September 5, 1901 at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffa

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  Nikola Tesla's Assistant Talks About Work in the 1880s: Restored Video and Audio

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  Before becoming Nikola Tesla's lab assistant in 1888, Charles Scott worked several jobs in the electricity field. In this video recorded in 1933, he describes those experiences. This video has been colorized, speed-adjusted and restored with audio enhance

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  My Grandfather, Who Raised Me, Met Napoleon: Bertrand Russell Interview 1952 - Restored Video/Audio

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  Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (18 May 1872 2 February 1970) was born in Trellech, Wales. His parents died when he was three years old. He is best known for being a British philosopher, logician, and social critic. Bertrand's grandfather, John Russell

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  Man Born in 1853 Talks About Childhood in the 1860s: Filmed in 1932 - Restored Video and Audio

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  This is Elihu Thomson, engineer and inventor born on March 29, 1853. In this video, he talks about some childhood memories while living in Philadelphia in the 1860s. It was filmed on June 21, 1932. This video has been colorized, speed-adjusted and restore

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  Two Former Slaves Born in 1842 & 1852 Talk About Slave Days - Restored Video and Audio

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  Two former slaves talk about life during the times of slavery in America, referring to the 1840s and 1850s. The lady on the right was born in 1842 and the man on the left was born in 1852. Filming took place in 1944. The video has been speed-adjusted, sha

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  1914 Civil War Veterans Reunion: COLORIZED - Jacksonville, Florida

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  This is the colorized version of the Civil War Veterans Reunion in Jacksonville, Florida, filmed May 6-9, 1914. Some footage was omitted due to it not colorizing very well (for example, too many light glares will cause this). You can find the full-length,

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  1922 Thomas Edison Documentary - Original Full Length Version

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  This 1922 documentary called "A Day With Thomas A. Edison" is about the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of the factory's production line. The majority of the film chronicles Edison

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  "Fire Engines in 1896" Filmed on Dec. 25, 1896 Colorized Video/Audio Enhanced With AI/Deep Learning

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  This is a video of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Fire Department racing to a fire on Christmas Day, December 25, 1896. The video was colorized/restored by myself, with audio ambience added, using AI/deep learning.

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  "Water Slides in 1897" Filmed in San Francisco in August, 1897 - Colorized and Restored Video

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  Here are three different scenes of public swimming pools (baths) and water slides, all filmed in 1897. I colorized, cleaned up and restored the video as much as possible using AI algorithms. Also added is audio for ambience. Scene 1: Filmed August 22, 189

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  Mark Twain Colorized 1909: Filmed by Thomas Edison at Stormfield - Speed Adjusted and Restored Video

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  In 1909, Thomas Edison visited Mark Twain at Stormfield, his home in Redding, Connecticut and filmed this footage. Part of the footage was used in The Prince and the Pauper (1909), a two-reel short film. This is the only known existing film footage of Twa

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  1891 Inventor of Basketball Tells His Story: Radio Broadcast in 1939

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  James Naismith (November 6, 1861 November 28, 1939) was aCanadian-born Presbyterian minister who is best known for inventing the game of basketball at a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA in 1891. This interview of him is from a radio program called "We the

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  Women Going to Work in 1904: 19th Century Women's Clothing and Hairstyles: Colorized and Restored

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  This video was filmed on April 26, 1904 at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is an excellent display of what women wore in the late 1800s. It is a part of a film series called "Westinghouse Works," which was taken bet

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  Civil War Veterans Dancing (With Sound): Filmed in 1930 - 4K Colorized and Restored Video

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  Civil War confederate veterans dancing to traditional fiddle music in 1930, as most likely was done many times before during the actual Civil War to keep optimism of the soldiers up. Video was colorized, upscaled to 4k and optimized for maximum clarity. C

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  Man Born in 1867 Talks About Working in the 1880s - Filmed in 1930 - Colorized & Restored Video

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  Albert l. Salt, born in 1867, was 14 years old when he began working for Western Electric in 1881. He rose up through the ranks to become President of the Graybar Company, which was spun off from Western Electric in 1925 and handled their electrical appli

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  Witness to Lincoln's Assassination Tells His Story: Filmed in 1930

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  This is a video filmed in 1930 of a man who was in Ford's Theater when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. He was sitting in what was known as the orchestra section, which was the ground floor seating section. He was also standing on the porch to

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  Civil War Veterans Doing Rifle (Musket) Drills at 1929 Reunion

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  These are Civil War veterans performing rifle-musket drills at a 1929 reunion.

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  Wild West Pony Express Rider From the 1860s Tells His Story

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  This is Richard Clarke (15 December 1845 5 May 1930), born in Yorkshire, England, who was a United States frontiersman, Pony Express rider, actor, and armed forces member. During his career, Clarke fought alongside George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of

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  Civil War Veterans Telling Stories and Joking Around: Memorial Day 1930

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  Veterans of the Civil War gathering together on May 30, 1930, Memorial Day.At 0:44, one veteran describes the history of celebrating Memorial Day and how his corps commander, John A. Logan, was the key figure involved in starting the tradition. Logan (Feb

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  Last Witness to Abraham Lincoln's Assassination: Samuel J. Seymour on Game Show - I've Got a Secret

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  Come join our history subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/historymorehistory/Mr. Samuel J. Seymour, the last living eyewitness to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. was the mystery guest on the February

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  Two Civil War Veterans Talking About Fighting in the Civil War

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  These are two Civil War veterans, aged 84 and 94, talking about fighting in the Civil War. Filmed in 1929, at the time of the Civil War the two men would have been 16 years old and 26 years old when the war started in 1861. The General Price they mentione

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