Unissued / unused material. <br/> <br/>"Miss Grassona" - winner of the fattest woman competition, Italy. <br/> <br/>Low angle shot of classic statue, pan to very obese woman. LS of large lady walking towards scales. CU of scales, reading 213 kilos. Various shots fat woman trying to get into Fiat 500 car. Various shots of the woman trying to board tram. Boy playing with hula-hoop, fat woman enters picture. Boy hands hoop to her, she tries to get it over her, but it only just goes over her shoulders. Various shots fat woman swinging hoop on her arm. CU fat woman preparing to break loaf of bread in half, but changes her mind and eats a breadstick instead. <br/> <br/>Cataloguers' note: item seems very cruel by today's standards - certainly not politically correct!

Dietitian is measuring the hip of her male patient

CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST HOLDS NEWS CONFERENCE TO RELEASE ITS STUDY ON THE " HEALTH MENU " ITEMS FROM VARIOUS RESTURANTS INCLUDING FRIDAY'S, DENNY'S, EL TORITO, CHILI'S THE OLIVE GARDEN, CHI CHI- AND BIG BOY.

YMCA - MEN OF TOMORROW, RL. 3 PHILIPPINES

This black and white film is one of the episodes of "Yesterday's Newsreels", an early 1950s TV show made from the General Newsreel collection. It features nine segments of historic highlights. Wings of Commerce (:28). In 1919, John Alcock and Arthur Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight in a modified WW1 Vickers Vimy bomber. Others follow suit (:29-1:10). Children crowd around and watch a barnstorming exhibit (1:11-1:40). In Paris, open-cockpit passengers are flown to London in a De Havilland DH9B (1:41-2:12). In 1921, passengers board larger, enclosed planes, which then are able to carry baggage (2:13-2:40). On May 2, 1923, Lieutenants John MacReady and Oakley Kelly complete the first non-stop transcontinental flight across the U.S. (2:41-2:58). In 1927, Charles Lindbergh is shown with his Spirit of Saint Louis. (2:59-3:10). A group of boys holds model airplanes (3:11-3:24). Clarence Chamberlin, backed by Charles Levine, flies non-stop from New York to Berlin in a Bellanca monoplane (3:25-3:45). A Dornier Do X was a flying boat (3:46-4:26). 1937, the Pan American Airways Sikorsky S42 Clippers make flights to China. Shown aboard are people dining at tables and using a makeup vanity (4:27-4:55). An American Airlines and a Canadian airliner use jet power (4:56-5:26). Mrs. Atlas? 1929 (5:42). In Austria, a woman lies on the ground and various cars run over her (5:43-6:12). Lie Detector Frees Man 1922 (5:42). A man who spent 12 years in jail is freed after passing one of the first lie detector tests (5:43-6:45). Personalities (6:47). 1921, Teddy Roosevelt’s grandson rides a horse (7:52-7:14). 1920, actress Grace La Rue and Hale Hamilton are shown (7:15-7:35). 1946, financiers Thomas Lamont and Martin Egan return from Japan (7:36-7:53). Fireworks Explode (7:56). April 3, 1930, The Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explodes, killing and wounding people, and destroying houses and vehicles (7:57-8:57). Free Gas 1924 (9:00). At Turner Valley Alberta Canada, a man fills his container from a pool of refined gasoline and pours it into his gas tank using a funnel (9:02-9:34). The Big Bell 1930 (9:36). The 20-ton low C bell is hoisted into place at Riverside Memorial Church on Manhattan Island (9:38-10:25). Fashions of the Day 1936 (10:27). A group of women use vibrating belts, sit on a rolling machine, and using a wiggling machine at a fat reducing salon (10:29-11:06). Sports 1935 (11:08). Outboards race on July 14, 1935 at the Buffalo Launch Club Regatta (11:11-12:09). <p><p>We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Views from inside the B-29 "Bockscar" as it drops the "fat boy" atomic bomb on Nagasaki, on August 9, 1945. Photographed through the waist gunner's window. Bright sunny day with fair weather cumulus clouds. Static eliminators are seen on trailing edge of aircraft's wing. Mushroom cloud seen at various angles as the B-29 "Bockscar" (sometimes called "Bock's Car" or "Bocks Car") flies by. (World War II period). Location: Nagasaki Japan. Date: August 9, 1945.

MERLE HAGGARD performs FAT BOY RAG on Austin City Limits in 1985

Blessing the Animals day in Hereford, England and Day of the Beast in Hamburg, Germany, October 1955

LS of Williams Lake, stockyards, site of Caribou cattle show. Shots of steers parading in finals for Open Class, of Judge Russel Phillip checking animals. Shot of #185, Bill Stafford of Springhouse, British Columbia posing with his winning steer in Open Senior Class. Shot of First Nations boys from Saint Joseph's Mission School preparing their calves for showing in Junior Fat Stock competition. Several shots of boys and girls parading in junior division. Various shots of fifteen entries from Saint Joseph's competing, of boys and girls parading and competing in finals for junior championship. CU of #159, Martha Twan of Kersley, British Columbia with her Hereford steer, winner of Junior Championship and declared Grand Champion in Fat Stock Division. Shots of Martha Twan walking her steer past camera. Various shots of animals parading. Shot of Judge Joe Bulman at work. Several CUs of Grand Champion bull, Hereford belonging to Vernon Ellison, of Oyama.

00:00:00:00 NO FONT-GENERIC at :00 boy eats ice cream bar / at :26 girl eats hamburger / at :39 woman eats french fries / at :41 end (0:00)/

Interview

Technicolor cartoon - The Wizard of Oz - no sound track - parade of characters - fat policeman rides bicycle w/ flat tire - drum major - drummer marches - birds drum - musical instruments - saxophone - boy rides stork and plays the bill like a horn - clown in polka dot costume bounces on horn bulb - hobby horses draw oz carriage w/ girl waves - confetti flies through air - tin man marches through confetti - scarecrow and confetti - dog and confetti - comic dogs march and sniff ground through confetti - party celebration - police men jump up and down

Fat boys in swim trunks. A boy is weighed. His body fat is measured and his blood pressure is determined.

VARIOUS VIEWS BALL SHAPED "FAT-BOY" SLOWLY RISING TO TOP OF 100 FOOT TOWER. CU "FAT-MAN"

boy harasses girl on street, girl hits boy w/ chalk sock: SEXISM; boy collides w/ boy, they fall to ground; CU boy picks fight w/ boy; CU boy feels his nose; exterior schoolhouse; CU black kid licks lips; boy w/ mule: CU black kid eats; mule pulls boys on playground ride; banana out of basket; CU two black kids eat bananas; CU kid bites other kid's candy; CU kid puts pepper on candy: CU fat kid eats candy, makes face, spits; fat kid tries to give candy to dog; bully takes candy from fat kid

Beach Scenes. <br/> <br/>Location of events unknown. <br/> <br/>Teenagers having fun at the seaside (or could be lake). People wearing old-fashioned dark bathing suits; frolicking in shallow water. Both children & adults. A bunch of people go running through the water past camera. Group of kids stand in water playing a game w/ a beach ball. One girl does dance movements. Another group playing leapfrog. Boys stampede through water; some boys see camera and grin self-consciously. Leapfroggers jump over fat man; then 1 guy pushes his behind & he falls into water. A car comes driving through water; pan on car as some boys jump on the back; climb onto roof. <br/> <br/>Group pose: crowd of young people; some holding others up on their shoulders. Next several boys hold the fat man up above them. Pan down as they let him go & he falls down. Boys build a human tower (ring of boys on bottom; 3 boys stand on their shoulders & 1 boy stands on top of them). <br/> <br/>Kids pushing & splashing. Group riding horses through the shallow water. Next; dance party on beach: same fat man conducts boys' small band w/ saxophone; clarinet; drums; banjo; etc. Young couples dance on beach. CUs conductor; musicians. More shots of dancers. Girls pose in 2 rows. <br/> <br/>Fun; teenagers; summer; playing; holiday; social dance; games.

teen-agers use fitness equipment

Carveth Wells narrates this brief vintage travelogue, "Panama Interior". This film dates from 1941 and was produced by Bell & Howell as part of a series of Filmosound Lecture Films. Carveth Wells was a British adventure travel writer and television personality in the mid-20th century. It takes viewers to Panama and the Panama Canal. The film opens with footage of the canal (:33) and a close shot of the locks (:41). One of the Great War ships awaits passage through the lock which will send it 55 feet over the continental divide (:51). The SS Paula appears; used for the Grace Line South American Services (1:10). A view from the airplane captures the waters below (1:23). The filmmakers visit the San Blas people located on the San Blas Islands (1:32). Two of the San Blas natives ride a canoe with the travelers (1:43). Native huts line the water (1:51). The camera zooms in on the faces of the young women of the tribe (1:56) with thick septum piercing's hanging from their noses. One of the travelers notes the short stature of the women of the tribe (2:12). One of the girls shows off the patterns of her dress (2:20). Totems carved by the San Blas people of those passed (2:32) appear with young boys of the tribe below. Some of the tribe’s primitive tools are noted. The saw mill is used to extract sugar cane juice (2:43). A fiery iguana swings its tail (2:54). A tarantula and two scorpions battle (3:13). A woman in white lets two tarantulas climb over her (3:39). She holds a fat poison toad (3:47). The vampire bat (3:51) is handled with thick gloves for protection from sharp teeth (3:56). The fer-de-lance appears (4:05) as one of the deadliest and most poisonous snakes in the world (4:05). The plumed basilisk is a traditionally fast running lizard (4:38). The plume lizard runs over water (4:44). A snake trails after it (4:50). A man attempts to capture the snake with its bare hands (5:05) as he is bit twice. The camera moves over dense jungle footage (5:17). The filmmakers hunt for wildlife (5:21) aboard a canoe. The collard peccary plucks at grass (5:40). It is known to be one of the most vicious fighters in the jungle. A raccoon pokes it’s head out (5:54) for a fight with live crabs. An anteater (6:08) appears. The silky anteater hoists itself up a narrow tree (6:19). It plays with a woman’s hand (6:34). A cluster of derby’s wooly opossums dangle from her hand (6:45). The lethargic sloth crawls across the ground (7:32). The two-toe cousin travels across a bamboo stick (8:15). A young ocelot appears here (8:31). A monkey spins before the camera (8:38). One combs a young woman’s hair (8:45). The explorers head back to their Sikorsky S-43 (8:54). The film begins to conclude with aerial shots of Panama and waters below as they take off for a return trip home (9:08). This film was released by Bell & Howell Filmosound Library (9:28). <p><p>Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below.<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL performs FAT BOY RAG on Austin City Limits in 1992

Cape May, NJ baby parade