Earliest filmed Americans

In 1929 this documentary interviewed people in their 80’s and up. Average life span at that time was probably in the 40’s or 50’s so these are rare beings given their age and the times they were in.

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A film of octogenarians (and up) telling the stories of their lives made in 1929. The American English spoken is much less accented than today. They all sound like New England-ers..

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