Title: 1929 - Interviews With Elderly People Throughout The US (Includes Civil War Vets) Source:
youtube URL Source:https://youtu.be/0FE30a4J38Q Published:Mar 26, 2018 Author:Guy Jones Post Date:2018-03-26 13:32:29 by Liberator Keywords:Elderly, Old, Interviews Views:612 Comments:6
Compilation of sound interviews with some of the oldest people living in the United States in 1929. Footage is from the early Movietone sound cameras.
Poster Comment:
Absolutely fascinating and humbling news reel. Quality is surprisingly good.
Note the general positive, content attitude and mood of these old folks.
One gent who was interviewed was 103 years old (born in 1826.) His interview begins at the 6:33 mark.
IF you are further interested, there another clip of elderly being interviewed. It is well worth a look. My take from the interviews was that these older folk appear to be...joyous.
The YouTube Channel (Guy Jones) is a Gold Mine of surprisingly clear and audible old film clips of both Europe as well as the US as early as the late 1880s. It is a source of a true Time Capsule of people and streets and society.
I was lucky enough to have had many interesting conversations with my maternal grandfather, before I went in the army, --- he died in 1954.. Was born in 1860 at Buffulo County, Wisconsin. ---- He farmed all his life, but read a lot and had a pretty good recall of events in the wild west as reported in the newspapers of his day..
I've been a history buff ever since.. Great memories..