Man born in 1810 filmed in 1896

Interview with a 102 year old man born in 1856

Napoleon contemporary, Pope Leo XIII was born in 1810 and is the earliest-born person ever filmed (documented). Ps. I like how his assistant makes sure the Pope blesses his X audience 😁

Woman born in 1835 interviewed in 1929 on camera

Video from 1896. The man in it, Pope Leo XIII, is the oldest person to be ever filmed on camera. He was born in 1810, at that time Napoleon was in power

Restored footage: a game of Boules filmed in 1896 in the south of France

So longing for a time that is gone

The oldest and most famous palace built by the Colonna family in Rome, “Palazzo Colonna” 15th century, Italy!

When that man was born the Ottoman Empire still existed.

And we are watching him 214 years later