Animated Time-Lapse Daguerreotype Photos of Chestnut Street in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (1843)

An animation of two photographs taken within a short amount of time of each other featuring a view of businesses and traffic on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taken by photographer William G. Mason on June 5, 1843.
Source: Library of Congress, Library Company of Philadelphia.
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0:08 Looks like that flicker when you view Kinemacolor in a black and white projector

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Is it known why these were taken? The differences in the scenes and amount of time taken feels like it wouldn't be practical for a stereograph.