One million minutes of historical video dating back to 1895 have been uploaded onto YouTube by Associated Press and British Movietone. The digitised archival footage, made up of 550,000 video stories over two YouTube channels, includes coverage of political milestones and historical moments in sport, fashion, science and entertainment.
Searching for ‘Dublin’ yields some fascinating results.
Drive down Mespil Road and Baggot Street:
Mr and Mrs Walt Disney 1946 visit Ireland where they meet President O’Kelly and Eamon de Valera:
SF/PIRA march through Dublin, 1976:
IRA men arrested during radio station siege at the GPO, 1973:
Hundreds more videos via British Movietone here and AP Archive here.
