GEN. HUGH JOHNSON REBUTTAL TO CRITICS General Hugh Johnson gives a rebuttal to criticisms leveled at him by well-known political debaters Father Coughlin and Senator Huey P. Long. 1935 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
FIRST WOMAN PILOT ON MAIL RUN Pilot Helen Richey is seen off on her first flight by an Assistant Postmaster General after receiving the first postal consignment ever flown by a woman. Passenger POV of Helen flying the plane. 1935 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
DOG TEAM DELIVERS MAIL IN MAINE A small plane drops off bags of mail in snowbound Minot, Maine where a team of huskies and two men then carry letters to outlying farmhouses where regular vehicles and planes can’t go. 1935 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
LONG ISLAND HOMES EVACUATED Furniture sits on Long Island City curbs as authorities evacuate 32 families from a block of buildings and houses found to be in danger of immediate collapse. At least one house has already caved in looking as if a bomb had struck it. 1935 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
RANGERS VS CANADIENS IN GAME & FIGHT The New York Rangers defeat the Canadiens in a game that turns into a free-for-all shoving match leaving several men down before everyone decides the fight is more interesting than the game. 1935 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
NAVAL ACADEMY GYMNASTIC FEATS Members of the Naval Academy gymnastic squad showed off their strength and agility as they performed impressive moves on the long horse, flying rings, scaling ropes and more. 1935 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
AFTERMATH OF HARLEM RIOTS Harlem, NY store owners begin the hard job of cleaning up after an angry mob riots over rumors that a young boy was beaten and killed by police. Police take agitators to the police station for questioning and possible charges. 1935 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
RED SHIRTS DRILL BEFORE PRESIDENT CARDENAS In Mexico, “Red Shirt” girls and boys march in review performing drills before President Lazaro Cardenas and other government officials. 1935 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
DISASTER OF THE SS NORMANDIE - 1935 TO 1942 The French ocean liner SS Normandie, once the toast of New York City as she arrives on her maiden voyage in 1935 comes to a grim end when the giant luxury ship catches fire and sinks in 1942. Salvage crews bring the giant ship up but the SS Normandie's days are over.
1940s - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
CAMERA GUN SHOOTS BAD GUYS TWO WAYS A camera gun shoots both bullets and film making identification of getaway criminals easier. A demonstration shows how the unusual gun works. 1935 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP