FENSKE WINS THE "MILE" AGAIN Chuck Fenske repeats his recent triumphs over Glenn Cunningham in the mile race at the A.A.U. championships. Other events of the meet are shown.
Date: February 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP Length: 00:01:03:00, No Audio
"LONG SHOT" WINS HORSE RACE "Sweepida," a 33-to-l shot, runs away with the coveted Santa Anita Derby, leaving the favorites far behind. A victory that left turf fans breathless!
Date: February 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP Length: 00:01:14:00, No Audio
WWII PLANES- FLIGHT TESTS Test flights of new war planes. The Army's new consolidated bomber- a four-motored giant with a wing span of 110 feet. And the Air Corps' newest observation plane- a tiny craft with special wing flaps, can fly almost straight up and then "hover" in the air.
Date: February 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP Length: 00:01:03:00, No Audio
CIRCUS FIRE AFTERMATH The smoking ruins of the Cole Brothers' Circus winter quarters in Rochester, Indiana, where hundreds of animals were trapped in their cages and burned to death.
Date: February 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP Length: 00:00:29:00, No Audio
FLAMES OF WAR IN HELSINKI In Finland, Russian bombers leave a trail of fire-gutted homes in their wake, as well as the remains of the planes that were shot down.
Date: February 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP Length: 00:00:46:00, No Audio
VENEZUELAN EMBASSY OPENED The beautiful new embassy on Massachusetts Ave. in Washington DC is host on its opening day to Colonel Medina, Venezuelan army and navy chief, visiting the U.S. Ambassador Escalante and his family.
Date: February 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Film: 16P Length: 00:00:37:00, No Audio
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