Summary

YESTERDAY'S NEWSREELS

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: YESTERDAY'S NEWSREELS
File Number: VTM-78BE Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Newsreel
Year: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1914 - 1938
Subjects: Aerials
Description: 00:01:06:00 B W 1926, 1950 New York City's 300th BIRTHDAY, 1926: a drawing of the Colonial-era New York City "skyline" 1926 New York City skyline drawing of Bowling Green in 1826 Bowling Green, 1926 a 19th century drawing or photograph of site of the Flatiron building the Flatiron building in 1926 people dressed in 19th century fashions pose for group portrait 4 young men pose for group portrait, wear raked bowler hats chivalrous man acts as coachman driver of high-wheeled horse-drawn carriage carrying three smiling women neon-lit Broadway night scenes, near Times Square, 1926 1950 New York City skyline, POV AV. 00:02:57:00 B W 1920s DR BREWSTER'S ARMOR, 1920s: man assists inventor Guy Brewster in putting on his helmet and body suit of bullet-proof armor he closes slaps over his eyes, CU armor is tested as Brewster stands before a firing squad, the men shoot at Brewster, twice, to no effect Brewster makes a salute Brewster proves the suit's flexibility by running and enthusiastically tossing a grenade - hilarious! Very funny wacky invention. 00:03:31:00 B W 1920s BUILDING BRIDGE AROUND BRIDGE, 1920s: construction site on the Chicago River at the Wells Street Bridge, as a new bridge is built around the old one, VS El train goes over bridge team of engineers, MS. (This is the same as VTM-72N @ 00:08:37) 00:04:20:00 B W 1921 PERSONALITIES, 1921: Charlie Chaplin walks down gangplank, greeted by crowd in Southampton, England, VS Mildred Harris, wearing wedding dress, in a scene from the film "Borrowed Clothes" Marshal Ferdinand Foch and General John Pershing, MS. 00:05:38:00 B W 1927 ST LOUIS TWISTER!, 1927: people walk on street amid piles of rubble and ruined houses and buildings in aftermath of tornado a block of multi-level row houses with front facade ripped clean off by the tornado, people still inside in rooms open to the air. 00:06:44:00 B W 1915 GIBSON GIRL FIRE DEPARTMENT, 1915: a bevy of high school girls runs out of schoolhouse, rolls large spindles of firehose, unravels the firehose and attempts to extinguish small fire, VS. [fire drill]. 00:07:24:00 B W 1920 SALVAGE SHIPS SUNK AT SCAPA FLOW, 1920: sunken war ships off the coast of England are raised to be salvaged for scrap metal, VS rusty hulls in the water man in old-fashioned diving suit and air helmet climbs out of the water carrying a tuba, water is spilled out of tuba and man puts lips to it and plays, could read as treasure hunting. 00:08:13:00 B W 1930 AVIATION, 1930: Lieutenant Barnaby in glider airplane attached to underside of the dirigible "Los Angeles," glider detaches in mid-air glider flies glider lands on snow-covered airfield. [Aerial stunt]. 00:09:12:00 B W 1928 FASHIONS OF THE DAY, 1928: no fashions here - chiropractor men in white lab coats feel the backs of a row of smiling women in bathing suits, searching for the "...most perfectly shaped spinal column." The women parade in front of the doctors do various back bends calisthenics in unison trophies are given to the contest winner and runner-up. A silly, sort of sexist "ideal woman" contest. 00:10:25:00 B W 1929, 1926 SPORTS: 1929: Dog Team Derby from Berlin, New Hampshire to Boston, Massachusetts, VS this dog sled race team of huskies rests in the snow during break winner Edward Clark crosses the finish line 1926: the Thanksgiving Handicap horse race, VS, at Tijuana Race Track in California "Cherry Tree" wins. 00:13:39:00 B W 1920, 1922 JACKIE COOGAN, "THE KID": 1920: Coogan, CU Coogan with adults, VS Coogan takes photograph of ostriches Coogan and man hand-feed ostriches Coogan held in arms of his father as train in BG pulls out of station 1922: Coogan and his father donate pile of clothing to Armenian relief service Coogan, his father and Los Angeles Mayor Cryer stand before crowd of Boy Scouts for "Near East" relief campaign Jackie, CU. 00:16:07:00 B W 1929 DOPE SMUGGLERS ARRESTED, 1929: at US Customs station in Blaine, Washington, customs agents dismantle a car looking for hidden drugs. 00:17:04:00 B W 1930s KISSING THE BLARNEY STONE, early 1930s: at Blarney Castle in Ireland, a woman bends over backwards and kisses the Blarney Stone, VS. 00:18:26:00 B W 1920s PERSONALITIES: 1928: aviator Clarence Chamberlin, MS 1920: stage actress Elsie Janis gets into and takes a ride in a fancy motorcycle sidecar in Paris, Eiffel Tower in BG 1923: Ed Wynn maladroitly stumbles down the slope as he makes attempt to ski after sliding to a stop he sits up and lights a cigar. 00:20:00:00 B W 1920s ASPHALT PLANT BURNS, late 1920s: the Barker Asphalt Factory in Perth Amboy, New Jersey engulfed in large fire, VS. 00:20:43:00 B W 1922 CUTTING PLENTY OF ICE, 1922: on the Charles River near Walton, Massachusetts, buzz saws cut sections of ice from the frozen river's surface men with poles push and slide the ice blocks through sluice on the river to conveyor slide at nearby icehouse. Good shots of this unusual, obsolete practice. 00:21:35:00 B W 1920 WOODEN "MAN-O-WAR," 1920: on Michigan Boulevard in Chicago, people ride on wooden horses which move along by a simple rocking motion traffic and onlookers in BG. Good shots of funny toy. 00:22:15:00 B W 1930s AVIATION, early 1930s: aviator Smith Blaine stands with friends in front of airplane Blaine purposely crashes his low-flying biplane, MS men rush over to the plane crash wreck and help the uninjured Blaine out. [Daredevil stunt, flying stunt]. 00:23:12:00 B W 1920s FASHIONS OF THE DAY, early 1920s: women dance, badly, in an audition on night club stage, VS Earl Carroll stands up at table in club, people clap. 00:24:25:00 B W 1928 SPORTS, 1928: track and field events at the Los Angeles Coliseum: Lee Barnes pole vaults, VS, one shot in slow-motion runner Charlie Paddock takes the Olympic oath, MS Frank Wyckoff beats Paddock by a nose in sprint race, slow-motion shot as he crosses the finish line Wyckoff, MS. 00:26:00:00 B W 1910s - 1940s THE HOPE FOR PEACE: 1919 Versailles Conference scenes, VS various important statesmen, but very poor shots the "Big 4," Wilson, Clemenceau, Orlando, George, WS the Palace of Nations under construction in Geneva, WS first Secy-General of the League of Nations Sir Eric Drummond, MS 1920: delegates to the first meeting of the League of Nations arrive, heads obscured by frame line Paul Hymans at podium, MS 1931: Japanese invasion of Manchuria, VS Japan's delegate to the League, Josuke Matsuoka walks out of League assembly after disagreement 1936: Mussolini, MS Italian tanks in Ethiopia Haile Selassie at the podium at the League of Nations Hitler speaks, MS 1939: Hitler and Nazi soldiers cross the Germany-Czechoslovakia border the empty assembly hall of the League of Nations roadway of Golden Gate Bridge, POV top of tower 1945: President Truman and Edward Stetinnius sign the United Nations charter and shake hands in San Francisco. 00:31:17:00 B W 1929 FREEDOM FOR POPE PIUS XI, 1929: Pope greets crowd from balcony around time of the Lateran Treaty signing the grounds of the Papal summer palace Castel Gandolfo, VS. 00:32:12:00 B W 1924 PERSONALITIES, 1924: Anna Olsen and Secy of the Treasury under President Wilson, William McAdoo, in Minnesota, MS tennis player Suzanne Lenglen, MS, CU Al Jolson wears derby hat and monocle, CU. 00:33:26:00 B W 1937 MANILA RAVAGED BY FIRE, 1937: village of thatch roof huts on fire group of men carry house on their shoulders away from danger. 00:34:22:00 B W 1938 KING ZOG'S SISTERS, 1938: the three Albanian women sit on couch while on visit to New York City, all wear veils. 00:35:07:00 B W 1928 AVIATION, 1928: autogyro (helicopter) flown by Juan De La Cierva in flight from London to Paris. 00:35:46:00 B W 1921 FASHIONS OF THE DAY, 1921: women model evening wear, VS. 00:36:59:00 B W 1920 SPORTS, 1920: 17 year old Lou Gehrig, CU Gehrig plays in baseball game on Wrigley Field for his New York High School of Commerce team against the Lane Technical School team from Chicago, VS. 00:38:27:00 B W 1917 - 1920 WOMAN WINS THE RIGHT TO VOTE, 1917 - 1920: suffragettes on protest march in Washington, DC line of identically-clad suffragettes wave their flags, MS Vice President signs the 19th Amendment into law, MS Governor Laudon of Illinois signs ratification of the 19th Amendment, MS women file in and out of registration place and polling place voting woman drops her ballot in box Alice Paul, MS Suffragettes in victory march in Boston pass by Governor Calvin Coolidge Frederick Gillett unveils statue of Susan B Anthony, MS. 00:41:05:00 B W 1929 THE GREAT ZIEGFELD, 1929: Florenz Ziegfeld seated at desk "presents" Grace Moore, MS and CU, standing beside him, very beautiful and svelte smiling Ziegfeld girl CAM ogles her body, TD Florenz's VO: "I've often been asked why I have more blondes than brunettes in my show. The truth is there are more beautiful blondes in the world than brunettes." Very sexist, objectifying. 00:42:00:00 B W 1931 AVIATION, 1931: the International Schneider Cup races in England: aviator Stainford (sp?) in low-flying seaplane over the coast sets new air speed record of 404 mph Stainford, MS. 00:42:52:00 B W 1928 PERSONALITIES, 1928: Ben Turpin with his wife, being silly, VS Turpin with Roxy (SL Rothafel), MS Turpin cross-eyed, CU Helen Keller with Mrs Calvin Coolidge, MS, Keller places her hand over Coolidge's mouth John Philip Sousa, VS, unenthusiastically and impassively directs conducts the Marine Band Sousa shakes hands with his successor as director of the marching Band, Taylor Branson. 00:44:37:00 B W 1938 WORST HURRICANE IN EAST COAST HISTORY, 1938: damage scenes on Long Island (Westport vicinity) in aftermath of hurricane, VS: damaged houses, roads, bridge, shoreline, boats and ships ship aground, POV AV flooded suburban streets damaged buildings and fires in New London, Connecticut, POV AV. 00:46:17:00 B W 1914 FASHIONS OF THE DAY, 1914: women model various dresses and ensembles, VS. 00:47:46:00 B W 1917 US BUYS VIRGIN ISLANDS, 1917: plantation workers on farm field on island of St Thomas, VS woman bears bucket of drinking water on her head. 00:48:39:00 B W 1929, 1933 SPORTS: 1929: a foot race on race track at Harvard, VS Paavo Nurmi, the "Flying Finn" wins Nurmi, MS 1933: at Lake Placid, the Stevens brothers ride bobsled, VS the Stevens brothers, MS
}