Japanese Geisha and Maiko filmed in 1899 | AI Enhanced

Geisha and Maiko in 1900

AI enhanced edits of some of the earliest footage of Japanese Geisha and Maiko entertainers. From the Meiji era, circa 1900 Japanese Geisha and Maiko Video in 1900 Many Japanese women wore the traditional Kimono, Obi or Furisode. This film clearly shows entertainers dancing to the accompaniment of two Shamisen players.The dangling Kanzashi on the …

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1901 Inspiration for Marilyn Monroe’s White Dress Scene

New York 1901

54 years before Marilyn Monroe‘s white dress moment in the Seven Year Itch, there was Florence Georgie! Here is the 1901 film, enhanced with AI neural networks, which inspired that iconic scene. Enhanced using AI neural networks,“What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York” starred actress Florence Georgie and actor A.C. Abadie. The original print was …

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Gibson Girls in 1904 | Edwardian Fashion at 60 fps

AI enhanced - Gibson Girls

Brought to life using AI 4K upscaling and 60 fps frame interpolation, a 1904 film of the Edwardian era Gibson Girl. punching time sheets. Interpolated from original 15 fps to 60 fps, for added depth awareness, up-scaled to 4 K, and finally colorized using AI algorithms. We also added an ambient soundtrack. Filmed at Westinghouse …

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Past becomes Present in Colorized Photographs

The Art of Colorist Olga Shirnina – Color Restored Vintage Fashion There are many apps these days which claim to colorize, with a click of a button, your old black & white photographs, but these compare poorly to the work of a real artist. I’ve seen many good colorists over the years, but none compare …

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My Love My Umbrella

After the Rain - © photographer Eamonn-Brown

An illustrated ode to the ubiquitous ‘brolly’ “We moved under the umbrella out of the street light, fumbling for certain footing between the tree roots. ‘Will you hold the umbrella?’ She took the imitation leather with the white stitching in her hands. ‘Kiss me.’ She leaned across the steel between us. ‘Do you think we should?’ I …

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Amazing Street Style captured in Joyce’s Dublin 1904

Rare photos of pre-1916 Rising Edwardian Ireland – Medical student J.J. Clarke took these photographs in Dublin between 1897 and 1904. Visit the National Library of Ireland online to view the original source files. Unlike the usual studio portraits of the period, these photographs seem almost modern, with the young photographer concentrating on people in …

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