"A Trip Down Market Street,” filmed on April 14, 1906, shows a first-hand account of daily urban life on San Francisco’s Market Street from a unique vantage point – the footage was shot just four days before the devastating 1906 earthquake by mounting a camera on the front of a cable car. In San Francisco and elsewhere, the urban population boom has challenged city officials to provide the means to transport such large populations efficiently, and many have responded with innovative solutions." (Quoted from article)