TOG ressources: history restored
Hi there,
I’m posting this so that I can share a series of links that could be relevant to your interest, especially if you've fallen into The Old Guard fandom and are looking for some fic-inspiration.
This morning someone on my feed posted a link to one of my favourite videos, namely a restored and colorised short film of Paris in the late 1890s. It's amazing: the camera just rolled wherever it was put, giving you a glimpse of what the city was like at the time (you can see people looking right at the camera, too, wondering what is happening - it's both amusing and touching). It's quite fascinating for me to see those places I go to on a regular basis as they were back then...
Turns out the artist, Denis Shiryaev, has restored other videos from other cities around the world and I thought some of you might find them of interest too. I mean, obviously it's fascinating in and of itself, but I thought it could also be useful if you wanted to use the footage to get inspiration for writing a scene set, say in Tokyo, around 1913-1915. Just to give you a little 'feel' for the place and time, I guess?
Anyway, in case it does interest you, here is a list of the videos I found this morning: A Trip Through Paris, in late 1890s: here A Trip down Market street, San Francisco, April 14, 1906: here (that video is especially moving because it was shot “four days only before the San Francisco earthquake and fire which killed an estimated 3 000 people and destroyed over 80% of the city of San Francisco”). A Trip Through New York City in 1911: here A trip Through Tokyo, 1913-1915: here A Trip Through the Streets of Amsterdam, 1922: here A Trip down Moscow, Tverskaya street, in 1896: here A Tram Ride Through Vienna, 1906: here
ETA: Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem, 1897: here (not Denis Shiryaev, this time but Guy Jones, who has many more over at his channel if you feel like having a look)
