"A vibrant video showing a bustling street scene in Jerusalem from 1897 has captivated numerous users on the social media platform X. The clip, which appears to depict the Jaffa gate , shows people walking through the frame in full colorprompting both fascination and skepticism. While some users marvel at the historical glimpse, others question its authenticity, wondering whether such footage could exist from that era or if it's AI-generated. Others comment that there were no videos back in 1897."
"A reverse image search reveals the original footage was filmed by Alexandre Promio in 1897, titled "Jerusalem, porte de Jaffa, cote Est" ("Jaffa Gate East Side"). This information was confirmed by Michael Allan, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Oregon, who has dedicated himself to this exact sliver of cinematic history. The original film, like most from that time, was black and white and silent. The version circulating online has been digitally colorized and enhanced, breathing new life into the historic scene."
The clip portrays the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem and shows people walking through a bustling street scene. A reverse image search identifies the original footage as filmed by Alexandre Promio in 1897, titled "Jerusalem, porte de Jaffa, cote Est". Michael Allan, a scholar of early cinema, corroborates the film's provenance. The original footage was black-and-white and silent. The circulating online version has been digitally colorized, enhanced, and had sound added. The footage also appears in a Lumiere brothers motion-picture catalog. The enhancements blur the line between authentic historic footage and digitally altered material, prompting authenticity questions.
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