Developing 120-Year-Old Photos found in a Time Capsule

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Someone in my family told me about a possible time capsule in our old family house, after investigation I found a box dating from around 1900 judging by the objects and the technic of the photos found inside.
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[@allanjaythatwasbeautiful751]

WOW...Amazing the emotion that this brings forth. We feel the connection without ever knowing her or her cat. We feel the sadness of knowing they are no longer here. AAAH how we souls are so inter connected without realising it.. ❤ I am touched to be in the company of many rare humans who still have humanity and empathy, where men are not afraid to show emotion and we all gathered here at a Place where memories of 120 years was given life again. GOD bless you all. Keep that love alive and spread it around to many.

[@wickedprotos1937]

That is a profound way of putting it.

[@edmundartmalkundratek5000]

well, the soundtrack got someone emotional here.

[@inverted311]

jamest6474 I guess..... Interesting thing to say, especially during a quarantine... Regardless of the fact, I find it to be refreshing that there are people still feeling any type of emotion besides self centeredness or anger. 🤙🤙

[@BarryaLLen-ik8bq]

😂

[@ray-a-day1071]

I agree!! Very emotional.

[@TitoBobbyPh]

nothing changed in 120 years... People just love to take picture of their cats 😁😁😁

[@itsthespiceoflife]

True story, lol.

[@Jupe367]

and the cat still looks like a cat today.

[@itsthespiceoflife]

@@Jupe367 Thanks captain obvious.

[@thisisyourboss]

Nothing has changed since ancient egypt

[@meredithgreenslade1965]

Beautiful story. Never forget a beloved cat. 💕

[@GeorgeWiman]

How could she have imagined that, 120 years later, long after she was dead, someone would find the negatives of her beloved kitty, and develop them as nearly half a million people watch and say; "Awwwwwww!"

[@sherwin1988]

Thankfully an intelligent person with the capability to resurrect and share her story found this capsule, beautiful 🍻

[@Annsunshine30]

So extremely disappointing when it`s not a photo of a person!

[@najgarcia410]

@@Annsunshine30 better that it's a cat in the picture..🐈🐈🐈

[@Annsunshine30]

@@najgarcia410 So disappointing!!

[@najgarcia410]

@@Annsunshine30 ..hahahahaha..it seems that you're the only one whose dissapointed of not seeing another human being in the comment section..btw, i'm an animal lover & an introvert, by choice..telling me of seeing another person rather than an animal is kinda funny for me..

[@jessenone3708]

When I was young I thought 120 years was such a long long time, now that I'm 72 , 120 years doesn't seem so long ago.

[@Crustycats]

Yep,only 120 christmases

[@diazalbn]

stay healthy!

[@jessenone3708]

@@diazalbn Decomcrats will destroy america, so what's the point of staying healthy?

[@Jellybellyirish]

@@jessenone3708 that's not wisdom that's mental illness

[@jessenone3708]

@@Jellybellyirish I agree, being a democrat is mental illness

[@wilfordfraser6347]

"She wanted her cat not to be forgotten". This whole video made me bawl. I am getting old.

[@ppgedez]

Same here dude.

[@laswans.2968]

Wilford Fraser It made me cry too. I'm not sure why other than it was just plain sweet. I'm 68 so yes I'm kinda old myself. But that's not what made me cry.

[@ghoulgoil5029]

And the puppy and kitten. I was tearing up too.

[@skyboswell]

That's the moment that brought tears to my eyes also. xx

[@amyosgood6044]

Me too....me too😭😭

[@zerongraf]

27-years old man, criying like a baby. man, thats so awesome.

[@itsthespiceoflife]

You're not alone! We can cry like babies together, lol. There is something absolutely beautiful and wonderful about this precious memory frozen in time and I'm so grateful to be apart of it in some way.

[@holoholopainen1627]

#MeToo

[@Vino3437]

Ok boomer

[@cornstar1253]

Lame

[@sunnydae6602]

ADYuki I’m glad there are people like you in the world💖

[@mfreeman313]

Crying. This cat is back in the world.

[@Pawel_Mrozek]

I'am pretty sure this cat is in the word anyway. Despite that why is someone want to put photo of a cat containing nothing significant to that time in time capsule, there are some details I could tell already this is not 120 years old photo and it is not about being photo expert and technique of that photo.

[@1Missysunshine]

mfreeman313 Me too! 🤭😩😢

[@mfreeman313]

@@1Missysunshine More than once I've used photos to help me mourn and remember cats I've loved. But this is such a wide gulf of time, it's that much more poignant. These two little long-gone souls loved each other, and we get to see it fresh again, and love them both. Oh God getting choked up again this is ridiculous. : )

[@itsthespiceoflife]

I'm crying with you! Those damn onions, lol.

[@RomanZerstoren]

metoo

[@Bran08Eman]

My father in-law died of cancer at age 83 worried for his kitty in his last years and made me promise to care for her after he died. Kitty and I took care for each other for another 14 years till she passed. It hurts my heart knowing our shared rituals are no more, but never forgotten. Thanks for the post.

[@ghoulgoil5029]

This made me cry.

[@thoughtsofshadow4699]

Made me cry too 😢

[@carollafaye7308]

just lost my dog today. have nerve seen this channel before

[@davidwebb091370]

i got teary-eyed when i read the line "She wanted her beloved cat not to be forgotten"

[@bilbilsbilly]

Me too , now i took a picture of my cat more often 💆🏻‍♂️

[@Doomdeathz]

Me too.

[@Lutzow706]

Same. The love.

[@jessicamay3919]

I’m sitting here trying not to cry lol

[@Shavenhamster]

For me it was just the thought of this innocent little girl taking photos of her cant all those years ago and she has lived and gone from this earth. Maybe because I'm a father i feel this way.

[@plebeiangaming5625]

Is it just me or a lot of people also feel a sort of emotional attachment to things of the past, regardsless if they are ours or not?

[@johnb1521]

A different time and place just like you were there.

[@richard4short5]

Yeah, i do that. Vicarious nostalgia....

[@flagal519]

Absolutely. Not sure why but I was sad seeing that little cat and knowing for sure that she is no longer on the earth plane. I hope she is in heaven with her owner, her kitten and the dog.

[@conspiracytheoriesorconspi9061]

I’d say it’s just you. But knowing there’s so many Nancy pants in the world, you’re probably not.

[@stevenpropst-hogg1962]

It reflects on our own mortality and experience. 120 years wasn't that long ago, yet they are gone. We are the past for someone else, soon to come.

[@WaterBottleBlues101]

I don’t know why this made me tear up, it’s just nice to be remembered. 🕰

[@dwade6322]

You took the words out of my mouth...i think thats why i got emotional watching this...i think it was nice that someones life (in this case a little girls) was somehow remembered.

[@stellar7760]

I’m actually crying my eyes out and I don’t really know why; it was so beautifully done.

[@x_StoneyBones_x]

It’s just so incredibly touching on such a soul level

[@peterb9862]

Because everything about it is designed to make you feel something. The slow motions. The moments with no sound. The dramatic music that slowly builds up and finally tells you when to feel something. Truth is they didn't need to develop these plates with chemicals at all, you can see the negative image on them.

[@shamanic1]

@@peterb9862 Uhhh, well... I believe, the little girl's intention, was to have her kitty be seen, as dear, to her heart an essential being, in her life. By turning a fragile, glass, photo-plate negative, into a normal image, Mathieu has enabled (us), non-photographic experts, to see her lovely pet, in a regular fashion. The music is, clearly, there, for the purpose you suggest, nonetheless, I - and, many others, as we now can see - are delighted, that the sweet, innocent wish, of a young girl, met with some measure of success. As an aficionado, of historical inquiry, the very thought, of a child, reaching out to (me), though, perhaps, anonymously, is another marvelous reward, for my intention, of connecting with the past. If I were touching those delicate keepsakes, in a little tin box - knowing their purpose - I would have been flooded, with emotion, just in the silence, of the workshop!

[@clieding]

That was lovely. I am now over sixty-years-old and becoming with age painfully nostalgic. I want younger people to know that all the former me’s from as far back as infancy are still alive, still here, still a part of me with all the vivid memories and impressions of life-all the joys and sorrows, dreams and desires, fascinations and wonders still a glow in the radiant light of my mind and spirit. Each one of us is our own time capsule. We continuously grow, learn and develop. Our souls become wrapped in layer upon layer of those myriad experiences like the rings of a tree concentrically expanding around our core.

[@totalrobot]

Awesome comment. Thank you

[@Yeolita]

Beautiful!! Understanding our individually and making our own identity should not keep us from connecting with others, be it human or animal, anything alive or even just the cosmos!

[@therussianblin2175]

I'm only 16 years old, but somehow, I feel like I've missed things. Being born in the early 2000's isn't that much different than today. I couldn't really see the evolution of technology and live the colorful era of the 80's.

[@nahmastay3300]

Beautiful comment

[@angelatakano6072]

I am also 60 ys old and it brought tears to my eyes because we belong to an era that is gone. I still remember bringing photos to develop to the shops, its incredible how nostalgic this is!

[@JackieBaisa]

This is so personal. She clearly loved her pets and wanted them preserved on film. What an incredible find. I'd like to think she's "up there" somewhere smiling, together again with her pets. Thank you so much for sharing both the incredible find, as well as the cyanotype method of development. Just fantastic all around!

[@lonewretch]

She probably didn't really think twice about it, playing with her new camera, her cat outside frolicking, her out there with her pets, taking a few pictures, then going off to play somewhere else with her innocent childhood... in time, she would become more social in society, finishing school, all the memories that go with those years, all the things that shaped her into maturity... becoming a woman and entering the work force, perhaps, or marrying some long loved beau.. having a family of her own, children, watching them grow into adults, all the life around her, all those then current things, and fond memories yet never considering 120 years into the future.. grand children, she's old now, sitting in her chair, watching them play. friends and family come and go all the time, she's content. but death... she now knows it all too well. Perhaps she watched her husband of so many years pass, or friends she loved very much.. the pain of loss, where only memories remain.. and now as she lays in her bed, in her final moments, she smiles.. because her life was lived fully.. we can only imagine her life. and those photos are the slightest glimpse into it...

[@riccardonecci8083]

I'm not crying; my eyes are just sweating.

[@RSpudieD]

Yep, me too.

[@BryanEnsign]

Who's cutting onions again?

[@FrankP83]

Me too!!I Hate you Mat... =°)

[@cheshirecat3981]

so... i'm not the only one.. =)

[@mbsevans]

Me too! Wow!

[@ilyatravels]

She would've never thought that after so many years her beloved cat will be seen by other people in 120 years, how fascinating :)

[@1Missysunshine]

Ilya Ivanov And thousands of people, at that❣️😇

[@peterharms3639]

And all over the world (west coast of Australia)

[@shiloh280]

We know the cat again but the little girl is lost forever

[@ashwinraghavan96]

this is deep!!

[@jimren5638]

I love this and I really love how he put everything back just where he found it. Maybe for another 120 years?

[@SultanAbdulRehman]

The whole story is so simple, yet so damn beautiful.

[@drimachuck]

I'm crying so hard because we get to see the lovely chonk and beby and goodboi after 120 years.

[@anneharwood2427]

Me, too!

[@DistanceTraveled]

I'm sobbing too. 💖

[@ewkalt4770]

Reddit Moment

[@M.C.Blackwell]

Me too! I had tears rolling down my face

[@DJVARAO]

me too, me too. I can't stop crying.

[@Darryl_Frost]

The nicest part is when you put it all back in place, for someone else to do the same thing in another 120 years.. So nice of you.. I enjoyed this very much..

[@petrberanek4230]

Sadly, no current cat photos added.

[@AustinTexas6thStreet]

Think about the fact that, while not certain, it is Very likely that cat's descendants are running around bringing joy to people somewhere this very day!!

[@shockadelic]

Would have been "nicer" to donate it to a museum or historical society, so it can be preserved properly and not gather dust and mold again

[@6RshEuH2]

@@shockadelic he most likely just put it back where he found it for the sake of the video. I'm assuming he kept the capsule with him and didn't just leave it where he found it.

[@maureen669]

As an animal rescuer who has kept every rescue I took in over a 40 year period, this makes my heart swell with so many emotions; love, melancholy, happiness, and faith that that the little girl grew into an old lady that loved and cared and they are all together again. 🙏♥️♥️🐾🐾

[@ronyalemerrill]

I just experienced a huge wave of nostalgia! I have had many beloved kitties. I started taking their pictures when I was in kindergarten and still have them today. I was a bit of an outcast and would sneak photos of my cat to school and look at them when I was alone or sad at school. What a wonderful find! Thank you for sharing this video!

[@JohnnyReb]

*"History is not 'was' it's 'is'."* ~ William Falkner. That little girl whoever she was didn't want her little kitty to be forgotten. And you Mr. Stern you brought it back to life in a way. Powerful video!

[@bradagain]

Well said, history is us. We tend to forget that. Whether it's recent or well into the past, our history is what makes us as an individual, society, and species. "We are not makers of history. We are made by history. " - Martin Luther King, Jr.

[@andyfrancolive]

Magico and Beautiful....completely Beautiful.

[@Bludongle]

Brought that lil baby to life in extremely real ways. Every single one of us who has a Feline Overlord looked into those whiskers and knew.

[@SOL-ck5lu]

Johnny Reb super powerful!!!!!!!!❤️

[@JohnnyReb]

@@SOL-ck5lu If you're referring to "history is not was it's is" that was said by William Falkner.

[@marsgal42]

I've done prints from old negatives and always feel honoured and humble when I do so. One favourite is my Mom and Dad dressed up, going out to a party. Mom is just starting to show a bump. It's me.

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

Laura Halliday : that’s amazing !

[@tygerlily1700]

God Bless you💗

[@metocvideo]

Being both a photographer and a cat lover, I am fascinated by this. I am sitting in a chair with my best little friend on my lap, and when you said that she did not want her beloved cat to be forgotten, it made me a bit emotional. Keep making these thoughtful videos, please.

[@dwade6322]

That little girls precious treasures were heart warming to see...reminds me of a time when people just loved simple things,an not strive to out-do one another.

[@sammulder9532]

wow, she loved them so much, she made them immortal. very emotional.

[@eddvcr598]

I just imagined the little girl, her best friend the kitty, the kitten, and her doggy watching you develop the photos from heaven together with big smiles!

[@wilfordfraser6347]

This comment makes me bawl too

[@FastPitchInvestor]

This one got me...

[@pupplementarypupplements5804]

how........sweet... 👹

[@lindalogan8460]

Oh yes, Edd VCR....I must agree with you 💞🐈🐈🐕💞

[@treesarae]

Ohh. I didn't see the dog.. I'll have to go back and look

[@stephaniehyatt309]

I stumbled upon a clip of this on imgur a few days ago, and re-watched it again today. I decided I needed to see the whole thing, and was moved to tears. To know this child valued the same types of thing I valued as a young girl demonstrated the universality of what is important in life. This was beautiful and moving. Thank you for sharing such an intimate part of you life. 🧡

[@JasonOlsen]

This honestly brought tears to my eyes. A piece of "Every day," featuring a beloved companion that left long before I came to exist. What a beautiful memorial they left behind.

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@roxannatorralba7268]

I don’t understand why I got so emotional watching this. It’s so beautiful.

[@ShikamaruXT]

I amagrown man and i am crying. Don't ask for reasons, just enjoy the moment.

[@bakerXderek]

That's insane to think it's been sitting there through so many historical moments untouched for all these years.

[@Automedon2]

Being KZbin, the chances are the scenario was staged, but still nice to see

[@Exeros]

@@salvagemonster3612 You realize people give other people tasks to do right? Plus this wasn't really their discovery. "About this video: Because of my last video, someone in my family told me about a possible time capsule in our old family house, after investigation I found a box dating from around 1900 judging by the objects and the technic of the photos found inside. I then decided to develop them using one of the oldest ways to make photography prints : Cyanotype. "

[@mc_little_boy9113]

Dusty ropes

[@PRH123]

@@Automedon2 yes definitely staged, had it been in the family, he would have known or guessed who the girl was.. the box in the roll too desk was just too perfect... hard to believe no one would open that drawer and leave a nice old roll top desk in the basement for 120 years..

[@glowinggold9488]

@@salvagemonster3612 I really doubt it found it as he was vedioing.Pob found it...then thought"hey ill see whats in theas and document it wiele im doing ti"That to me is not satged.The photos are still real.

[@Lisargarza]

Absolutely wonderful music choices. I actually got goose bumps waiting for the image to be revealed! And how lovely that she chose to preserve her beloved pets.

[@Jamesssssssssssssss]

I could feel the love she had for her cat, it's the same love I have for mine. Wish I knew their names.

[@SomeUnremarkableGuy]

Man, If we only could have time machine. Imagine going back in the 1900s and telling to that little girl, your photo will live.

[@joeohara3746]

SomeRandomGuy Not only that it will live, but that hundreds of thousands of people across the world will see it. Mind blowing.

[@hunterchristy]

well you just outright fucked me up, fam

[@robertstallard7836]

She'd tell her parents and you'd be locked up in a lunatic asylum for being some strangely-dressed weirdo, speaking in a funny way and claiming to be from the future whilst approaching little girls to engage them in conversation about their pets.

[@dougs7367]

And you took a dna sample of the cat and cloned it.

[@RSpudieD]

That would be so cool. To think that some possibly-random photo she took all those years ago is being looked at today...amazing.

[@MegumiFF7]

Animals touches people's heart deeper than humans...

[@lars1588]

I love animals, but I have to disagree. The human-to-human bond is unbelievably strong when it is genuine. Sometimes people just feel like they can't show their love to others. We should change that.

[@elenarossi7398]

Animals love unconditionally and aren't intentional assholes and cruel like humans can be. Animals innocently depend on us and have absolutely ZERO ill will and bad intent. Humans are arrogant, rude pieces of shit who intentionally hurt others.

[@da4127]

Elena Rossi yea but a human can show affection in many ways that animals cant, plus the affection from a human is hard to get and maintain which for some gives it more value. So, although most humans cant/wont love us like animals do, a human can definitively touch another’s humans hearth deeper in those very special occasions.

[@Page-Hendryx]

@@elenarossi7398 Elena Rossi - please seek help.

[@Page-Hendryx]

"Animals touches people's heart deeper than humans." You obviously don't have children (or other loved ones, for that matter).

[@kouji0048]

I can't even put into words what I felt while watching, this is too great. 🥺😭

[@piarademacher4024]

In a way the little girl never could have imagined she made her beloved cat immortal. What a wonderful legacy! A very inspiring video - maybe I will have my very own time capsule, who knows. ;-)

[@MathieuStern]

Well said!

[@appalachianwanderer4634]

I'm enamored with the first photo. I can easily imagine a young girl sitting on the ground taking a photo of her beloved companion. We're instantly drawn to the kitty's face and her mane with such good composition, contrast and bokeh. And I'm left wondering what has caught the attention of the kitty.

[@TheCraigy83]

i zoomed in on the cats eyes with my xb1 🎮 , looks like the reflection of a man sat with a boy behind him in the cats right eye ,,, the left eye a girl , her dress has a dark stripe going from her right shoulder down&across to her waist..

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[@russell2449]

@@TheCraigy83 You're full of poo.

[@bipedalbob]

It's a very good shot of a beautiful cat.

[@quantumdirect]

Squirrel!

[@Parakeet099]

Sometimes I forget how beautiful life is. Thank you for reminding me.

[@Vyansya]

Indeed

[@justthatonedumbkid7962]

Truly..

[@plateoshrimp9685]

Crazy that that cat was willing to stand mid step like that for the several minutes it takes to expose these plates. Almost unbelievable.

[@johnwellingtoniii5734]

Little did she know that 120 yrs later, we would all be looking at these photos of her best friend and family member. Maybe in a hundred and twenty years someone will be looking at my thousands of photos of my fur- babies that have passed on. They used to house photos on photo albums . Now we just use our computers or phones..

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@peterxyz3541]

“She wanted her beloved cat not to be forgotten”... THIS channel is like a lesson on humanity through the use of cameras. This channel is like....an impressionistic painter but with glass, chemicals, electronics. F-KING ❤️❤️❤️THIS CHANNEL 😭😭😭

[@kinescope-zr8lh]

When I was 12 me and my cousin were looking at old stuff in a shed. There were several cameras in there. One 1960s Polaroid, a 1940s Argus, but my favorite, a 1937 keystone movie camera. I collected cameras so I was happy to have found them. Unfortunately after sitting in the shed for a few decades it had rusted and the camera didn’t work anymore. But there was a roll of 8mm film inside. I had the roll of film for a while after that until a few months ago. I watched a video of some guy developing movie film and decided to try it myself. Only half of it was used. But what you could see was a video of our street in the 60s or 70s. A kid riding his bike. Then a party in someone’s backyard.

[@Alkatraz581]

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[@ThePablo1911]

Upload IT to KZbin, please!

[@manudavis2164]

fhhjjk yfvvhjj I would want to see that!!

[@adyarym]

Better than today for sure! It is not that far in time as young people think and it was damn better!

[@karagdagangimpormasyon4736]

I will not believe you unless you upload it!!!!!!

[@AP-eq6fv]

This is beaufitul! Did you ever find out who the girl was and if any of her descendants are still alive? I'm sure they'd love to see this!

[@nolitaaa71]

Sometimes history seems to fade away, but thank God people from the past left some things for us. Eventhough we don't know this girl, I know she is in our hearts now. This was exciting and emotional to watch. Loved it. Thank you for this work.

[@prettylilay]

This is the only thing on the internet today that made me feel spiritually enlightened. Thank you for bringing life to that 120 year old memory.

[@TheGottkaiserin]

The fact it was a cat made me smile❤️

[@caroltenge5147]

cats are like that........

[@Adrizzle]

This hit me in the feels harder than anything has in a long time for some reason

[@FrenchmanOfSteel1]

This video brought tears to my eyes! The story, the objects, the context, the music, the process and, of course, the cat.

[@rastusbojangles]

I think of myself as a cynical man, but holy cow my eyes watered up at both images. To think of the lives those animals lived and how much the people around them loved them made my heart swell.

[@julianatanaputra3799]

I can sense there's so much love for the cats in those photos 💕

[@fen4ri]

I like the photo with all those animals together :) What a peaceful moment, preserved forever. You can tell her pets were a family to her.

[@Kittyintheraiyn]

my heart is exploding with love and rainbows at these 120 yo kitty pictures, sometimes humans are awesome

[@CITAP1]

Proof the Love we have for pets is timeless.

[@TheBiscuitFactory]

CITAP1 “Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving... that transcends dimensions of time and space..”

[@deem3204]

OMG! It can’t believe this video made me cry. Can you imagine how happy that little girl would have been to know that you did such a lovely job of developing the pictures of her beloved cats and dog? Such a beautiful tribute to the little girl. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Needacreate]

Recommended viewing for anyone who may have lost faith in the power of photography. This touching 6-minute-plus video literally brought tears to my eyes. Mathieu Stern, you're a real artist. Thanks so much for sharing this. 😻

[@thedrunkweddingphotographer]

100%

[@fernandonascimento213]

I greet you as a real "photographer", not only because you have true knowledge about weird lenses and other stuffs on your channel, you even knowhow to develop antique photos plate. You are really amazing. Hats off.

[@MathieuStern]

thanks a lot Fernando

[@AJanae.]

That cats great great great great grandkitties are somewhere in the world!

[@dannyc8876]

You missed like 50 greats ....great great....

[@treesarae]

Oh I hadn't thought of that what an interesting idea

[@maskurman1]

Idk, but, i think this is sweet

[@Fusem286]

depending on the cat whos life can be between 1 -16 years .. I'll just say 8 so I can get a number ... that would be great great great great greatgreat great great great greatgreat great great great great grandkitties

[@maureen669]

Actually, I hope not, all due respect. We have enough homeless cats and dogs. 💔

[@MathieuStern]

If someone needs tissues ... i have a box here Edit : If you want to admire the cats in their full glory : instagram.com/mathieustern (follow me, it's free) If you want to have a copy of the cat portrait in your place : tinyurl.com/wzekrn8

[@dpfreedman]

Same here.

[@SnogSpit]

erm, yeah please. i've been erm... cutting onions! yeah! that's why...

[@TEAKUKAMBASSADOR]

Moi aussi. Very beautiful video, Mathieu. God bless the little girl who loved her cat, kitten and dog so much. I hope they're all together again now.🙏✝️

[@eekamoose]

Yes please, Mathieu. Wonderful video.

[@johnnyvalter940]

I'm struggling to hold back my tears.

[@swingyapants]

Incredible! Brought a lump to my throat; that’s what Photography is about

[@jacquelineholliday7769]

Grief is the price of Love...And in that little cat's eyes , her soul says she was well loved and taken care of...Poor girl...I hope they are ALL eternally together, once again..

[@Powertuber1000]

A majority of the emotion was due to the excellent selection of music.

[@sirwyatt94]

Does anyone know the exact name of the music? I wanna listen to it from the original source

[@FINNSTIGAT0R]

@@sirwyatt94 Most likely royalty free catalog music, so not easily found outside of that service provider's platform.

[@Wolvus1]

I dont know, i watched it muted and there was plenty of emotion.

[@elmo2800]

Watched it on mute and was deeply moved

[@LaughingStock_]

Actually, no - not for me. I turned the volume off.

[@Eza_yuta]

I have negative glass films from Taisho period Japan. I hope I can print them too someday with your method. No cat picture tho, just a family picture with kimono, building, house, garden, and a smiling baby holding a Japanese flag.

[@ALEX-fq7hh]

That would be interesting to see!

[@lensman5762]

Photography is freezing a moment in time. At times it conveys such sadness. The last time I felt like this was looking at the photographs of the personal belongings of Vivian Maier. It evokes such sad emotions like no other medium. Thanks for this.

[@amermeleitor]

You are becoming one of my favorites youtubers, your videos have something between small stories and pieces of art that make me feel something special

[@MathieuStern]

I'm so glad!

[@tasteinparis7138]

Are we allowed to cry ?

[@conif]

yes we are

[@samsen3965]

In the tune of Obama: "Yes We Can" (btw Please "No MAGA-2")

[@muhammadnur1175]

thought only me cried😥😥😥

[@mfreeman313]

Join the club.

[@focal50mm]

I 😭😭

[@davemardon6756]

Beautiful. Moments in time "frozen" forever....Its kind of silly that every time I see this type of "thing' (old photos) my first thought is something like "wow all those people are long gone".....There are photos in a coffee shop where I live (Idar Oberstein) that has pictures taken of the area immediately around the shop from around the 50's(?)...Often look at them and think "every person in these photos has a story, where did they go? what did they do in life".....Again, Beautiful work.

[@nebtheweb8885]

Some of us (from the 50's) are alive and well. :)

[@Kalle72]

Funny thing is, you could take the same picture TODAY and start wondering the same thing tomorrow.

[@peterxyz3541]

“All those moments, lost in time, like tears in the rain”

[@peterxyz3541]

NebTheWeb the world demand and deserve your story

[@davemardon6756]

@@johnwayne8114 Don't know about "fancier" but it does represent a different time when life might have been a bit simpler, a time when technology was different. No doubt that 50-100 years from now people will look back at our pictures and wonder...

[@seanc8054]

that was the most amazing thing i ever saw on youtube, she coulda took a photo of anything , but she chose her beloved pets because she loved them, it's very heart warming (also, was this person a photographer, how are those photos so nice 120 years ago by a child, this is amazing, did she ever take more photos? )

[@eiyin4814]

This made me cry and smile, its so precious. Thank you.

[@mejuffrouwvandalen]

I wonder about how their lives have been, were they happy? They most definitely loved their cats ☺️

[@caponekingpinking9917]

Well you see some.of there life with.images

[@justthatonedumbkid7962]

@Extraordinary Umm, that's completely false lmao Do you even have any working brain cells? God you are so manipulated by society and modern education.

[@aayushiisiingh3879]

You should check out this channel called unheard. I recently discovered it.. They talk about lives and stories of normal people. Their stories. Your comment just reminded me of it.

[@asadhafeez7713]

The story of life is quite a sad one. Times come and go. Moments that will never come to pass again. Most of what we do know has been preserved in art, writings and of course, photography. The rest is legend.

[@knottsscary]

well said!

[@PLF817]

Such a tender moment that touched my heart. How wonderful it would have been if the names of the fur babies were found in the time capsule. Therefore, I imaging their names would've been something like Tabby, Kitty-tom, and Daisy the dog.

[@skyboswell]

Discovered this on YT yesterday evening. I was entranced, transfixed, and loved every moment of the video. When the first plate with the tabby cat was developed, and I saw Mathieu's caption, my eyes filled with tears. So beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us. I am now going to check out your other videos. It's such a wonderful 'feel-good' video, and in these dark times something we all need. Merci beaucoup, Mathieu. xx

[@MathieuStern]

Wonderful!

[@MrCochise71]

Simply beautiful. Shows how important photography truly is.

[@lameesa7378]

I cant even begin to tell you how emotional this made me feel. Thankyou.

[@carltanner9065]

Beautiful photos of a beautiful moment in time. Equally beautiful is that you took the time to develop and share her wish to never be forgotten, through her photos of her dearest pets. We may never know who she was, but her memories live on forever in all of us that viewed this video. Thank you :D

[@defunct1905]

The love of that child for her pets has brought a tear to time dried eye. I heard once,that all time happens all the time. Going by that,she was taking that picture as we were seeing it. She placed it in the drawer,as you removed it.

[@bingofuel3545]

I think einstein would be proud of you!

[@madeinkonada]

I miss my cat already and she is just in the next room. This was beautiful. Thank you.

[@ghoulgoil5029]

Lol! That’s sweet.

[@nativeamerica9254]

That's an incredible way of revitalising a photograph from the past on olden glass slide into this time on photo paper. Great work! I'm sure the little girl will be pleased knowing her treasured photograph of her beloved and dear pet cat and dog and kitten were salvaged throughout the span of time and revived into this present time 120 years ahead for us all to see and admire.

[@MathieuStern]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jonathanperkins4154]

That video was so touching! Im getting freaking emotional! Thank you for sharing!

[@Bobster986]

In our fast moving digital life we have nearly forgot the magic of an analog world.

[@JamesSmith-lt5zz]

Ya there was no redo the picture you got is what you got and you wouldn't know for a couple days what they look like. The powers that be got to see all our pictures then and now in the digital age where every solitaire, or alarm or mc Donald's app etc request permission for your sd card/storage access and get to see all the pictures in your phone or computer

[@rtepsutlaf]

Yeah! It's more attractive (for me) I got an old SLR Praktica (Germany) older than me and it's unbelievable exciting and adventurous to make pictures of my little daughter on BW film. She asks me sometimes right after the snap "show me that!" 😁

[@civilsimmydave5172]

James Smith how the fuck is that better? What if the picture turns out horrendous? 🙄

[@jassypr]

It made me smile, the girl who took this photo really doesnt want her cat to be forgotten, the second photo nearly made me cry 🥺💖

[@anupray8242]

What an amazing experience you had during the development of such an old exposed glass negative ! Beautiful. Thank you.

[@MathieuStern]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vickygroce6217]

Goodness! When the cat was revealed it brought tears to my eyes.

[@schockpink]

I liked the care and respect he had in keeping everything as it was before. Beautiful!

[@DeadAbeVigoda]

There's something profound about immortalizing some being from the past who would have otherwise been forgotten.

[@ruffboimags]

This made me cry, legitimately. People have always been people and that is why I'm a historian.

[@laswans.2968]

Made me cry. So beautiful. Whoever that little girl was I love her. Thank you for sharing.

[@missgigglebox748]

That was amazing to watch and brought tears to my eyes. Cherish those photos forever so her furbabies will never be forgotten. 💖

[@jcstides]

Miss Gigglebox it’s just a cat

[@dids3384]

StupidEditsGuy Yes but its about the sentiment of keeping it

[@alisonmary1443]

The little girls plan complete ❤

[@Duskyberry]

This made me cry. Thank you ♥

[@TaylorYorgason]

This made me smile SO much. Thank you for posting!

[@runicramblingsandreadings2437]

This made my heart so happy that I cried a little ❤️. In times like these, it’s so beautiful to feel the love from a video like this. Thank you for taking the time to honor her, her fur babies, and helping others to find joy.

[@helencheadle5285]

Just beautifully done, and for me quite moving....as a “little girl” still inside...I can understand her wanting to keep her cats image forever...even better, her cat, it’s kitten and the family dog! Precious much loved treasures in a young girls heart....as my feline photos taken over the past 60+ yrs still are to me! Thankyou for sharing, and so interesting to watch the process! 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😻😻😻😻😻

[@StudioBonn]

That left me in tears...so gentle made. Thanks a lot!

[@planetclaire820boulder8]

So wonderful that you made the fur babies come alive! Touched my heart. We buried a kitty in my baby blanket when I was about 3. Funeral and all in grandma's back yard. After the pretty toung n groove chicken house had been removed, my friend came and rototilled the area; we hear a noise and stopped to check, when I saw my receiving blanket, I knew it was the kitty in that hinged cookie tin, it had been there only 15 years. But i recognized that lil mummy! ❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣

[@leanoresansone982]

That was incredible!! Brought tears to my eyes as I know the feeling of having love for pets. You did a wonderful job recapturing the image of that beloved cat.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

That's just beautiful and sweet! I bet who ever the little girl was is smiling from heaven. And reunited with her beloved cat❤.😻👍🙏

[@fabienvalentin6436]

Ces animaux devaient être si importants pour la personne qui les a conservé si précieusement, pour que nous aujourd'hui puissions les admirer comme elle les voyait à l'époque où ces photographies ont été prise. Merci de nous les avoir fait découvert. Un véritable hommage pour elle et ces animaux.

[@sf5823]

Absolutely wonderful! Such a pleasure to watch, how sweet it was kitty kat! There's something magical about developing prints, it's so interesting watching the prints develop! That feeling of being in the darkroom at college ( 20+ years ago was the best feeling ever!) Don't let it become a dying art, it definitely needs reviving!