Old film footage..

[Aladdin]

Just thought a thread like this might be interesting.
The above footage is of a three year old child working with a chimney sweep.. 1933.

It's on jnstagram but I will try to find the original footage ...

 

[Aladdin]

 

[platinumsage]

Seems unlikely he was actually working, more likely a special photoshoot for the lolz:

NOT a 3 year old chimney sweep

This footage has gone viral online with the claim that it shows an 3 year old chimney sweep on the job: Millions of people saw the footage, shared it online an were upset by it, as they should be&#…

fakehistoryhunter.net

 

[Aladdin]

Seems unlikely he was actually working, more likely a special photoshoot for the lolz:

NOT a 3 year old chimney sweep

This footage has gone viral online with the claim that it shows an 3 year old chimney sweep on the job: Millions of people saw the footage, shared it online an were upset by it, as they should be&#…

fakehistoryhunter.net

Ah fair enough.
I'm glad the little fella wasn't actually having to do this work. Although many did in the 19th century.

It's interesting old footage.

 

[Aladdin]

So this was 1917.

We think we are so with it...scooting around on little electric scooters...

 

[Aladdin]

Dublin 1897.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Back in 1900 Urbs were asking Has the Queen died..
No - Victoria was very much alive in Dublin despite the funeral soundtrack....

 

[surreybrowncap]

But a year later...

 

[Aladdin]

Snowball fight 1896 Lyons.

 

[petee]

'sweird, when i see colorized film it doesn't feel like it's in the past. that snowball fight has happened from the beginning of time until today, just with different clothes.

 

[seeformiles]

'sweird, when i see colorized film it doesn't feel like it's in the past. that snowball fight has happened from the beginning of time until today, just with different clothes.

A nice reminder that there’s nothing new under the sun. I bet even Stone Age people laughed at farts

 

[phildwyer]

Snowball fight 1896 Lyons.

I wonder if they're doing it for the camera, or did the photographer just happen upon the scene....

 

[Aladdin]

I wonder if they're doing it for the camera, or did the photographer just happen upon the scene....

Who knows.... they're having fun either way.