AMELI A EARHART SETS OFF ON LAST FLIGHT Amelia Earhart tunes up her plane then she and navigator Fred Noonan take off from Oakland, California on the first leg of a round the world flight. The journey will end with their mysterious disappearance.
1937 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
VANDERBILT & "RANGER" SET SAIL Harold S. Vanderbilt and his crew take the yacht "Ranger" out for a test sail before taking on the American Cup race. Wonderful aerial over the Ranger as it cuts through the waters near Newport, Rhode Island. 1937 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
BOVINE HOLLYWOOD CONTEST In a different kind of Hollywood contest cows are the stars in a contest that crowns the top bovine queen of the milkmen or "Mrs. Average Bossy."
1937 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
1937 GENZANO DI ROMA'S FLOWER FAIR (INFIORATA) The traditional carpet of flowers is laid down on the street of Via Livia in Genzano di Roma, Italy during the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi. Incredibly intricate designs are created using flower petals in the town's famous flower fair (Infiorata).
1937 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
NYC ROCKETTES SET SAIL FOR FRANCE Rockettes from Radio City Music Hall in New York City set sail for France and an International Dance Festival where 46 of the best dancers will perform at the Paris Exposition.
1937 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
FROM CHINA TO CHICAGO IN AN IRON LUNG Frederick B. Snite Jr. makes the dangerous journey from Peiping, China where he was struck down with infantile paralysis to Chicago, Illinois for treatment of the disease that would kill him if it were not for the iron lung he resides in. 1937 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
FIRST AMERICAN CUP RACE & OCEAN CRUISERS Harold S. Vanderbilt and his yacht "Ranger" win the first race in the American Cup defeating British rival Thomas Sopwith and "Endeavour II" in an exciting race. Elsewhere ocean cruisers compete in their own international race using engine power rather than wind to compete.
1937 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
RANGER WINS SECOND AMERICAN CUP RACE Harold S. Vanderbilt and "Ranger" win the second race of the American Cup handing another defeat to "Endeavour II" and her crew.
1937 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
ARMY AIR CORPS MANEUVERS Members of the Army Air Corps suit up then put on a fantastic airshow of maneuvers with bombers and pursuit planes at Selfridge Field near Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Aerials and Pilot POVs make one feel like you're flying too.
1937 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
ARMY AIR CORPS TEST FLYING FORTRESS The Army Air Corps at Langley Field, Virginia take their new Boeing bomber out for a test flight. The enormous machine is dubbed the "Flying Fortress" because it's powered with four 850 horse power motors.
1937 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP