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EXCERPTS >|< Bicycle Trick Riding (1899)

Animated gif excerpted from Bicycle Trick Riding (1899): a 38” film dated march 20th, 1899 by Thomas A. Edison, showing us maybe the first bicycle trickster in the world. The video opens with the man - whose name is probably Nieder - riding a bicycle in a backwards circle on the stage, with a painted backdrop of a city street.

We invite you to watch the full video HERE (video n.9)

Una gif animata estratta da Bicycle Trick Riding (1899): un filmato di 38” del 20 marzo 1899 firmato Thomas A. Edison che mostra quello che è forse il primo bike trickster del mondo. Il video si apre con il protagonista - il cui nome è probabilmente Nieder - pedalare all’indietro su un palco; alle sue spalle, un fondale dipinto riproduce un’ambientazione urbana.

Vi invitiamo a vedere il video originale QUI (video n.9)

EXCERPTS by OKKULT MOTION PICTURES: a collection of gifs excerpted from open source/unknown/rare/controversial moving images. A digital humanities project for the diffusion of open knowledge.

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EXCERPTS >|< Steam Showel (1917)

An animated gif excerpted from Steam Showel, a few seconds video showing how excavation was done at the beginning of the XX century. In the sequence, a steam showel is digging a tunnel for SF Muni.

We invite you to watch the full video HERE

Una gif animata estratta Steam Showel, un video di pochi secondi che mostra come

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