I second this. When I was young, these were obviously people from a different epoch, quite like from a far away continent. Now, this impression has vanished. Wh

I second this. When I was young, these were obviously people from a different epoch, quite like from a far away continent. Now, this impression has vanished. Where it does hold up, are differences in gait (e.g., in the S.F. Market Street film). Unrelated, I find it fascinating in this early films how people are not reacting to the camera. They may notice it or even look at the person operating this curious contraption, but they are not reacting to it (as being aware of the gaze). This is a quality totally lost, ever since.