In 1906 a cameraman boarded a streetcar in Boston and rode around the city, wherever that vehicle took him. The film is exceptional, because it shows Boston's public buildings, its squares and subway construction, as well as the large public library.
Watch the official Seeing Boston 1906 trailer in HD below.
United States 22 April 1906
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1906:
31 December 1906
Depicts the exit of the President of the Republic Tomás Estrada Palma from the Presidential Palace, after giving the government to the Secretary of War of the United States, William H.
05 July 1906
An old astronomer has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for it! But how? A simple but ingenious solution-- A giant bubble.
16 December 1906
A gentleman visits a hair consultant for his baldness problems. The latter recommends a new lotion. The gentleman lets himself be convinced and a bellboy is immediately dispatched for the delivery which arrives at the concierge's lodge.
08 October 1906
A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.
02 August 1906
A pregnant woman steals things from others on account of her cravings.
25 February 1906
Two thieves try to rob a jewelry case but the the shop-keeper switches the jewels with a bomb.
30 September 1906
A British soldier is made prisoner by a Zulu, who tries to set fire on the Union Jack. A bulldog runs on the rescue terrorizing the Zulu.
06 September 1906
Despite the lurid title, no one gets shot in this long actuality from Lubin. Instead, it's another panorama, as indicated in the movie's alternative title, of the devastation wrought on San Francisco by the Earthquake and subsequent fire.
07 September 1906
Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.
25 October 1906
A magician performs a magic show involving women turning into bouquets of roses. Later the roses are festooned together in a fancy way to decorate the stage.
19 September 1906
The documentary features the oldest footage ever taken of surfing, and it was shot in Hawaii by Robert Bonine.
16 August 1906
A bunch of men on horseback gallop past people near a shack in this short shot by Robert K.Bonine.
Have you watched Seeing Boston yet? What did you think about it?