Restored footage from 1904 of women taking their time checks at a Westinghouse manufacturing plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This footage was filmed on the 26 April 1904 by G. W. “Billy” Bitzer of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company for viewing at the Westinghouse Auditorium at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. It was most likely filmed at the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. in East Pittsburgh. Footage frame rate increased, upscaled and “colorized” by HistoryColored using AI

Restored footage of areas of New York City, United States, filmed between 1901 and 1903. See the bustling streets of Lower Broadway, see a panoramic view of New York from the Hudson River before most of the famous New York skyscrapers were built, see the traffic in front of the newly constructed Fuller Building that went on to be known as the Flatiron, see Madison Square at the turn of the century, and see the full trams of New York on Broadway and Union Square. These historical films of New Yor

Ever wondered how people watched moving pictures before films existed? In the late 1800s, Herman Casler introduced the Mutoscope, a hand-cranked machine that brought still images to life through motion long before digital screens or electricity-powered projectors. Each turn of the handle made the pictures dance, creating pure wonder for its viewers. It reminds us that innovation doesn’t start with perfection—it starts with curiosity, creativity, and the courage to imagine something that doesn’t