Underplayed Gems

Hesteomnibussen ("Bussen") Gennem Strøget (1913)

Hesteomnibussen ("Bussen") Gennem Strøget poster
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1 min
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

This is a 30 second silent film from 1913. It shows horse-drawn buses and a motor bus on a street in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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What happens

Hesteomnibussen 'Bussen' gennem Strøget er dansk dokumentarisk filmoptagelse fra 1913 produceret af Politiken-Fonden. I den 30 sekunder lange film ses hesteomnibusserne fra Strøget på Rådhuspladsen i København. Baggrunden for filmen er givetvis, at Frederiksberg Sporvejs- og Elektricitets Aktieselskabs hesteomnibusser på Strøget netop i 1913 blev erstattet af motorbusser, af hvilke en også ses i filmen. Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldenæsholm har bevaret en hesteomnibus og en motorbus som dem i filmen. De er begge udstillet på museet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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