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NEW YEAR'S AFTERMATH

New Year's Aftermath (1948)

American drunks see the world through inebriated eyes.

 POTATO HARVEST

Potato Harvest (1948)

Tractors aid the potato harvest in America.

 DOUBLE DECKER PLANES

Double Decker Planes (1948)

World's largest airliner takes 186 sailors on flight across America.

FLYING CAR IS HERE

Flying Car Is Here (1946)

A plane which can be converted into a car by removing its fuselage is...

STOCKING UP US FISH STREAMS

Stocking Up Us Fish Streams

Americans restock their fishing streams and lake by dropping young...

VICE PRESIDENT WALLACE IN SOUTH AMERICA

Vice President Wallace In South America

Henry Wallace visits South America.

TANK FACTORY

Tank Factory (1943)

Tanks being built and test driven.

 

 

GLIDERS

Gliders (1944)

Shots of American Army gliders taking off and landing.

UNKNOWN US OFFICER BEING DECORATED

Unknown Us Officer Being Decorated (1944)

American air force officer being decorated and inspecting...

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

Bridge Construction (1938)

Material about the building of a bridge.

FIRE FIGHTERS IN U.S. CITY

Fire Fighters In U.S. City (1944)

Fire fighters tackle big blaze in building. America.

LARGE SEAPLANE TAKES OFF

Large Seaplane Takes Off (1938)

Large seaplane taking off from lake.

RECORD BLIZZARD IN US

Record Blizzard In Us (1945)

American newsreel item about poor weather conditions in USA.

PILOTLESS PLANE FLIES ATLANTIC

Pilotless Plane Flies Atlantic (1947)

Radio-controlled plane in flight including footage of control...

THE AMERICAN CONSUMER

The American Consumer (1948)

Item showing cars being produced in American plant.

EGG TESTING? aka PING PONG EGGS

Egg Testing? AKA Ping Pong Eggs (1947)

In America eggs are used for playing ping pong & are dropped...

MARATHON aka marathon in usa

Marathon AKA Marathon In USA (1940)

Various tracking shots of a Marathon race

DEVIL'S ISLAND PRISON COLONY

Devil's Island Prison Colony (1947)

France will stop sending its criminals to Devil's Island off the...

ILLINOIS, US

Illinois, Us (1930-1939)

Various shots of ski jumping competition.

FLORIDA

Florida (1937)

Fashion display with a see through element.

 FACTORY WORKERS

Factory Workers (1930-1939)

Good shots of factory workers arriving at the start of a shift.

AIR FOR MEDICS TRAIN AS PARACHUTISTS

Air For Medics Train As Parachutists (1956)

Various shots of doctor parachutists jumping from plane...

NEW STEEL MILL IN ANDES

New Steel Mill In Andes (1956)

A look at a new steel mill in the Andes. Colombia, South America.

BOEING 707 AT LONDON AIRPORT

Boeing 707 At London Airport (1959)

People board Boeing 707 aeroplane at London Airport.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH ARRIVES IN AMERICA TO OPEN BRITISH EXHIBITION

Duke Of Edinburgh Arrives In America To Open British Exhibition (1960)

British exhibition...

AUSTRALIAN YACHTS IN TRIALS

Australian Yachts In Trials (1967)

Australian yachts in trials at sea off Sydney.

CITRUS FRUIT FROM ARGENTINA

Citrus Fruit From Argentina (1969)

Workers picking fruit in orchards of Entre Rios, South America.

AIRSHIPS FOR ALL?

Airships For All? (1930)

Mini-airship is put through its paces at an American airfield.

DOWN TO DAVY JONES - IN FLAMES

Down To Davy Jones - In Flames (1931)

The pleasure ship 'Pastime' rages with fire as it slowly sinks...

SIX DAY BICYCLE RACE

Six Day Bicycle Race (1936)

An International six day cycling race takes place in America (USA).

U.S.A. SAILING

U.S.A. Sailing (1937)

A yacht sailing at sea.

THE SURF GIRLS

The Surf Girls (1922)

Girls frolic in the surf and sit in small boats near San Francisco.

A MAMMOTH OF THE AIR

A Mammoth Of The Air (1921)

Huge Caproni flying boat is shown from various angles.

THE CLOUD MOVES

The Cloud Moves (1930)

A Bison drive - various shots of the beast as they move across the plains of the...

NEW AMERICAN PLANES

New American Planes (1941)

New American planes presented to public.

SPRING DRIVE IN CHINOOK PASS!  aka SNOW PLOUGH

Spring Drive In Chinook Pass! AKA Snow Plough (1940-1949)

Various shots of large snow plough in use...

NEWTON BAKER USA

Newton Baker USA (1917-1918)

Shot of Newton Baker in USA.

UNION STOCKYARDS ABLAZE IN CHICAGO

Union Stockyards Ablaze In Chicago (1956)

The Chicago Fire - Flames Billowing from Stockyards

NEW YORK

New York (1930-1939)

American family seated on sofa in living room.

MAN CHAINED TO RADIATOR

Man Chained To Radiator (1930-1939)

A man sits chained to a radiator - why???

PARACHUTE TRAINING JUMP

Parachute Training Jump (1930-1939)

Shots of man making parachute training jump from tower.

US AIRLINER TRAGEDY

Us Airliner Tragedy (1936)

Wreckage of Trans-Continental Plane after crash in Arkansas Swamp.

MIKOYAN FLIES TO NEW YORK

Mikoyan Flies To New York (1959)

The Soviet Deputy Leader flies from the American West to New York on ...

NIAGARA FALLS

Niagara Falls (1936)

Shots of a frozen Niagara Falls - possibly during the winter of 1936.

U.S.S. OKLAHOMA c 1915 - 1920

U.S.S. Oklahoma C 1915 - 1920 (1915-1920)

Military ship USS Oklahoma is seen at sea.

SHAMROCK IV aka THE FIRST RACE FOR THE CUP

Shamrock IV AKA The First Race For The Cup (1920)

Thomas Lipton's yacht "Shamrock IV" wins first...

SEA HERO FOR THE SECOND TIME

Sea Hero For The Second Time (1929)

Captain Fried is honoured in New York for rescuing crew of two...

MISS AMERICA 1960

Miss America 1960 (1959)

Miss America Beauty Pageant

"Well ... We'll Get It Back Someday!" (1932)

American speedboat ace Gar Wood shows off his boat,...

SHAMROCK IV

Shamrock IV (1920)

This item shows Sir Thomas Lipton's racing yacht, Shamrock IV, in action.