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mwcremer
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Using neural networks to upscale a famous 1896 vid...
I think she is wearing a kind of veil, as are several other women.
seanmcdirmid
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I thought it was a veil also. This was France, so it could have been someone from one of their colonies at the time?
andrepd
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Old French (and Italian and Portuguese and etc) women commonly wear veils/babushkas, even today.
Udik
on Feb 5, 2020
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They're wearing a veil that covers the entire face though. Eyes included- I assume a very thin see-through veil.
azepoi
on Feb 5, 2020
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yes it's a see-through veil to protect their faces from the sun. Like this
https://www.dhgate.com/product/wholesale-fashion-foldable-su...
or
http://www.coastalchrome.ca/womens-sun-hats-wkmovizpxj-6/abu...
Udik
on Feb 5, 2020
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Of course, sunscreen will be invented only in 1936!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunscreen#History
scawf
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I would question the "even today" part..
staz
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it doesn't seem so in the original video for me
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