This is a very interesting historical document. It shows a tram ride down Market St. in San Francisco shortly before the earthquake that destroyed the city almost completely. You can appreciate the dress of women , the antics of the big boys , the chaos of people, horses , bicycles, boys running , trams and cars without any obvious control or segregation.
It is one of the oldest films in the world (it survived the San Francisco earthquake of 1908 )
Four days later, most of those people were dead and the city was ruined .
Scenes filmed from a " tram " on Market Street in San Francisco , California. It's amazing how many cars already existed at that time. Trams crossing the street and appear to have a drive cable. ( The center rail )
The film was shipped to New York by train for processing and therefore survived the tragedy.
Watch with the sound turned on, as the sound track is pretty good.
LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NINOxRxze9k
