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NEGRO FIGHTER PILOTS

Negro Fighter Pilots (1940-1949)

Black Americans train to be fighter pilots in Michigan.

USA OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

USA Open Golf Championships (1962)

Gene Littler plays at Oaklands Hill county club.

A TRIP TO THE MOON

A Trip To The Moon (1932)

Good footage of the moon surface as seen through the lens of a telescope.

NATIONWIDE TORNADO aka US TORNADO

Nationwide Tornado AKA Us Tornado (1953)

Devastation in Michigan, Ohio and Massachusetts after...

LAKE MICHIGAN

Lake Michigan (1914-1918)

Good footage of Lake Michigan around north shore area and industrial centre.

A PRISON OF THE FUTURE

A Prison Of The Future (1938)

A look at the modern prison of Jackson in Michigan, United States of...

WHO'LL GO TO MOON aka THE ROCKET STORY

Who'll Go To Moon AKA The Rocket Story (1959)

Head of American Space Agency, Dr Glennan, visits...

 

 

AMERICA'S TROTTING

America's Trotting "Derby" (1931)

Horse trotting race from Michigan, USA.

NO THRILL LIKE SPEED!

No Thrill Like Speed! (1931)

Speedboat racing on the waters of Lake Michigan.

THE SIT DOWN STRIKE

The Sit Down Strike (1937)

Motor Car Works strike at Michigan.

MICHIGAN

Michigan (1937)

Building being raided and several women hurdled out and arrested.

SKI-JINKS ON WATER!

Ski-Jinks On Water! (1940)

Champion water-skiers perform stunts on a lake.

'WARE ICE!

'ware Ice! (1940)

Icebreaking tugs and supply ships travel across the pack ice of Lake Michigan.

WINTER IN USA Dublin issue

Winter In USA Dublin Issue (1941)

Bad weather conditions - snow drifts in Oregon, ships run aground in...

ENTER THE BABY BUGGY Dublin issue aka AMERICAN BUGGIES

Enter The Baby Buggy Dublin Issue AKA American Buggies (1941)

New military vehicle - "baby buggy"...

UPSKI AND WATERSKI aka WATER-SKI

Upski And Waterski AKA Water-Ski (1941)

A water-skiing team practises for the national championships...

DETROIT LAUNCHES A NEW FREIGHTER

Detroit Launches A New Freighter (1938)

A new freighter is launched at Detroit, United States of...

TRAPPED IN THE ICE

Trapped In The Ice (1926)

Rescue tugs take supplies to ships trapped on frozen Great Lakes near...

PLEASURE STEAMER DISASTER

Pleasure Steamer Disaster (1927)

Swimmers dive down under the floating remains of a vessel.

VERTICAL FLIGHT PROBLEM SOLVED?

Vertical Flight Problem Solved? (1928)

Phil Sauve is seen sitting in his helicopter, but all we get...

90 MILE AN HOUR

90 Mile An Hour (1929)

Gale force winds cause havoc in Michigan in the United States of America.

SHIP BUILT UPSIDE DOWN Dublin issue

Ship Built Upside Down Dublin Issue (1942)

Torpedo boat built upside down at Michigan is rolled right...

GENIUS IN AN ASYLUM

Genius In An Asylum (1946)

Horace Flinders uses music therapy to aid his recovery during his stay at a...

SEA SPORT

Sea Sport (1946)

Water-skiers practise for tournament in America and people have fun on rubber boats in...

A LADY STEEPLEJACK aka WOMAN STEEPLEJACK

A Lady Steeplejack AKA Woman Steeplejack (1919)

A Lady steeplejack seen working on the maintenance...

TOMORROW'S CAR - TODAY

Tomorrow's Car - Today (1951)

Display of the new General Motors 'Le Sabre' - a new design of car.

DETROIT'S 250th BIRTHDAY RACE

Detroit's 250th Birthday Race (1951)

Detroit celebrates its 250th anniversary with a crash filled car...

MICHIGAN aka PATHE FRONT PAGE

Michigan AKA Pathe Front Page (1947)

Water skiing from Macataw in the United States of America.

WATER SKIING

Water Skiing (1947)

Spectacular water skiing from Michigan.

CANADIAN SHOPPING EXHIBITION

Canadian Shopping Exhibition (1947)

American housewives beat the price racket by crossing the border...

BEER FLOWS LIKE WATER BUT ONLY DOWN DRAIN

Beer Flows Like Water But Only Down Drain

Federal agents empty out barrels of beer during...

USS WOLVERINE

Uss Wolverine (1940-1949)

US training ship Wolverine on exercise with aircraft.

THE BEST MAN AND BOAT WON - BUT I'M TRYING AGAIN

The Best Man And Boat Won - But I'm Trying Again (1933)

Speedboat racers Gar Wood and Scott Paine...

MISS AMERICA 1961

Miss America 1961 (1960)

Miss Michigan Nancy Anne Fleming wins Miss America contest. Atlantic City.

CAR RODEO

Car Rodeo (1958)

Good shots of American saloon cars in a "pothole rodeo" with riders on the roof, going up...

DETROIT

Detroit (1937)

Strikers occupy a car factory and take part in a sit down protest.

MICHIGAN

Michigan (1937)

Various good shots of ice yachting on a frozen lake.

AFTERMATH OF MICHIGAN TORNADO

Aftermath Of Michigan Tornado (1964)

Devastation to boats, holiday homes, cars and trees.

WINTER IN U.S.A.

Winter In U.S.A. (1940)

Winter with heavy snow and frost in USA.

OVER THERE

Over There (1943)

American invasion exercises with great beech landing scene.

AMERICAN

American "Thoroughness" (1928)

Commander Byrd's aeroplane is flown to Canada to be tested under...

SWIM HIM... COWBOY!

Swim Him... Cowboy! (1928)

Tom Kirnan wins a cowboy water rodeo by riding his horse across a section of...

FORD'S BIRTHDAY

Ford's Birthday (1938)

Henry Ford celebrates his birthday, proclaimed by the Mayor of Detroit as 'Henry...

PRESIDENT WARNS US

President Warns Us (1951)

Truman gives a warning about Soviet preparations in speech in Detroit.

GREAT LAKES DISASTER

Great Lakes Disaster (1958)

Storm causes the sinking of a ship in Lake Michigan - US Coastguards set out...

MEDICAL SCIENCE CONQUERS POLIO

Medical Science Conquers Polio (1955)

Dr Jonas Salk, discoverer of Polio vaccine gives the first...

MOTORING'S NEW LOOK

Motoring's New Look (1960)

Motoring news - new car crusher, breathalyser, and streamlined XNR car.

SEA SPORT

Sea Sport (1946)

Water-skiers practise for tournament in America and people have fun on rubber boats in...

ATHLETICS IN PHILADELPHIA

Athletics In Philadelphia (1963)

Athletic meeting in Philadelphia, USA.

AMERICAN SWIMMING

American Swimming (1961)

Swimming records broken in AAU competition. New Haven, Connecticut. America.