When I came across this and viewed it, I had to look at it several times to take it all in. You just have to put your self in the time period.
http://www.flixxy.com/san-francisco-1905-historical-footage.htm
This film, originally thought to be from 1905 until David Kiehn with the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum figured out exactly when it was shot. From New York trade papers announcing the film showing to the wet streets from recent heavy rainfall & shadows indicating time of year & actual weather and conditions on historical record, even when the cars were registered (he even knows who owned them and when the plates were issued!).. It was filmed only four days before the quake and shipped by train to NY for processing.
Please let me know what you think of it!
Alex
