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Harriman Stake Won By Bronx In Opening of Trotter Meeting
High contrast, cinch marks and drop out spots on imagery Kinsella Gelding annexes the free-for-all as the orange county races start. Spectacular finish and fast time marks event.
Lindberghs, On Trip To Test New
High contrast some drop out dots on imagery Lone eagle inspects big ship before take-off, Mrs. Lindbergh's first air journey since birth of son.
All-girl Teams In Slug-fest As Niles Beats Oakland 27-4
High contrast, grainy, drop out dots on imagery Baby Ruths frolic on the diamond! Niles beats Oakland 27-4, as flapper ball players swat old horse hide. Baseball, teams, sports, professional, women league.
Rush Construction On First Elevated Automobile Highway
High contrast, drop out dots, shadow like imagery First section of new $14,000,000 west side el roadway expected to be ready in October. Steel highway a product of twentieth century.
Come Up to Colorado (cont'd)
Scenic vista shots, valleys. VS hiking, horseback riding, etc. Family posing by campfire at night. VS horseback riding, mountain lodge, camping, kids feeding chipmunks on wooden stairs. "Misty Trails" title card. VS family hiking near Glacier Gorge, Loch Vale; scenics; family hiking through deforested area; adults crossing stream via log bridge; at Jewell Lake; resting near small waterfall. Riding horses through hilly, rocky, deforested area. VS family on Loch Vale; scenics; dancing around the camp fire at night; moon behind clouds. Day shots of family hiking in forest and amidst some beautiful Sierra scenery. Odessa Lake is shown, and signs for Fern Lake and Brinwood. Lake Helene. Odessa Lake. Waterfall. Railroad station with locomotive pulling in. Title card still of man standing behind back-lit clouds.
Africa II - White Bearded Wildebeest
07:04:28 White bearded wildebeest and sunrise 07:08:36 White bearded wildebeest and calf
Africa II - Masai Giraffe
07:11:07 Masai giraffe 07:13:17 Masai giraffe skeleton
Africa II - Burchel's Zebras
07:13:49 Burchell's zebras at a waterhole dusting themselves 07:16:12 Burchel's zebras at a waterhole drinking
Opening Ceremonies - 1st National Bank
unidentified footage
Norman Ross at SAC
b&w 16mm neg - Strategic Air Command ?
Air Traffic Control
Episode 9 of a series apparently titled "Expedition Science." Produced by Ross McElroy Productions, Chicago
The Refugee
Preview Cassette #221964 Produced by Ross McElroy Productions, Chicago "A cinema verite film I did with an escapee from East Germany, in West Berlin, just after the erection of the Berlin Wall in 1961."
Hawks Beats Lindy West-east Flight
High contrast, not bad Crowds rush plane at curtiss airport as aviator completes 2,500-mile flight from los angeles at an average speed of 215 miles per hour, clipping 2 1/2 hours from record.
Throngs Celebrate 2497th Annivsary of Birth of Budda
Not bad imagery Devotees in solemn procession honor nativity of smiling god. One hundred priests conduct rites.
Shamrock V. Arrives After 26 Day Trip
High contrast, dark imagery Thousand-throated welcome greets crew of Lipton's british challenger as racing craft skims harbor waves under full sail with sailormen swarming the decks.
Mussolini Honor Royal Carbineers in Centenary
High contrast, not bad imagery High ranking statesmen and generals join the duce in slauting 'the faithful ones,' so called because this gay plumed corps is considered one of the finest in the italian army.
A Little Ferriswheel
High contrast, not bad on imagery 'Whoopee wheels newest craze! - home-made contraptions like a little Ferris Wheel give children something to look forward to.
Kayak Races
High contrast, not bad Canoe loops the loop! Expert paddler in aquatic acrobatics as feature of annual inter-city race. Early kayaking.
Oddities In Today's News
High contrast, not bad shadows on some imagery Ancient autos in speed battle! One-lung relics churn track in mad pace of 8 miles per hour.
Abandoned Buildings
ON PREVIEW TAPE # 214027 with BITC Scenes of slums/derelict buildings, shot for WBBM-TV news story, "Your Rights as a Citizen"
Abandoned Buildings - Outtakes
Preview Cassette 220911 Scenes of slums/derelict buildings, shot for WBBM-TV news story, "Your Rights as a Citizen." Handheld. Shots of alleyways (W. Walnut and W. Fulton blocks) on gray day w/puddles; garages are along the alley. Garbage cans or barrels, yet the alleys themselves have litter strewn on the ground. CU street sign for W. Fulton Blvd.
Israel - Highways and Roads
PREVIEW CASSETTE # 201848 Shots from moving cars, countryside and towns in Israel
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago - Xmas.
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 97559 IV 20:00:00 Scenes from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago ca. 1970, Christmas party and gift giving, as well as (apparently) interviews with patients. The blonde woman visiting with the children and handing out handmade crafts is probably Lee Phillip who hosted a daytime talk show on local Chicago Television.