Check out this rare video of New York in color in 1939. This video was taken during the summer of ’39, just after the Great Depression ended.
Check out this rare video of New York in color in 1939. This video was taken during the summer of ’39, just after the Great Depression ended.
Sabrina B. This footage has been out for a minute, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it so I thought I’d share it! You thought everything from grandma and grandpa’s era was in black-and-white, didn’t you? Well, Pleasantville-style, here’s the 1939 World Series in fantastic color, when the Yankees took on the Reds. And for the record — the Yankees, in typical Bronx Bomber fashion, demolished the Reds, sweeping the Series to claim their fourth consecutive title. Some things never change.