23rd Street, New York City, 1901

Captured by Thomas Edison. Note the funny little accident that happened to one lady that was walking with her husband hehe

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[johnny861]

Little would she know, 109 years later, people would be making comments over an unimaginable communications system about how her dress mishap predated a similar staged act performed by an actress 50 years in her future. An act, she would no doubtedly describe as an unimaginably offensive scene, to which we regard as an iconic image of a simpler and more innocent time.

[budafranklin]

the original marilyn monroe!

[6DeepKey9]

mademoiselle... ;)

[umadbro201182]

that is SO cool

[notBMW18]

This was pretty cool.. except where Edison cut out the part where her dress flipped up @_@

[krollaostmedburger]

people just walk across the steet without thinking about cars that might hit them. Like we have to do today. But theres mostly horses here so.

[Toxiclevideos]

0:37 - The world's first video troll.

[omiswheretheheartis]

@metalguy098 Not sure if they are still there.. but I used to work at a place in Los Angeles, CA called Moletown. They had a huge collection of old-time movie cameras and such. But not sure if they are still around. And they were probably fairly expensive.. but maybe they could "direct" (heehee) you to more info on where to purchase.

[dede007110]

crazy traffic

[alstar70]

@metalguy098 hand cranked.  Nil power required. The film reacted as it exposed to the light.

[BMWLDRider]

Cute but contrived.

[dam2630]

@NYBredBamaFed Good point - Edison knew what he was doing... Maybe this is part of the '23-Skidoo' story in which men would hang around by the tip of the Flatiron Building @23rd Street where there were usually gusts of wind created by the iron-shaped building which would blow the women's skirts up and the cop stationed there would have to tell them "SKIDDOO!"