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French Kite Aerial Photography Unit, WWI
Enormous camera-baring kites were deployed by the French Army in order gather intelligence over German-held territory. This is rare silent footage of the ground crew launching one early in the war.
French Fashion: 1900 – 1967
The evolution of women’s fashion through the years spanning 1900 to the mid 1960s is presented in a light-hearted and colorful manner as three lovely models stand side by side and try on the fashions from each decade.
Franz Reichelt – Falls From the Eiffel Tower
Franz Reichelt (1879 – 1912), an Australian tailor, had been experimenting with a new form of parachute, jumped from the first platform of the Eiffel Tower, 180 feet from the ground. The parachute did not open and Reichelt fell like a stone. His body was a shapeless mass when the police picked it up.February 4, 1912
Fourth Officer Joseph Boxall Interviewed
This is an interview with Fourth Officer Joseph Boxall from a 1962 audio recording.
Flappers
A nice slide show of both color and black & white flapper pics set to a well-preserved recording of “Let’s Misbehave” by Cole Porter.
Fife and Drum
A nice clip featuring Union Civil War fife and drum reenactors performing a classic piece of American military music from the time.
FDR Inaugurated!
“The First Sound Pictures Ever Shown of a Presidential Inauguration. The Brilliant Ceremonies marking The Induction of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the 32nd President of the United States. Striking close-up views of President-elect Roosevelt’s arrival at the White House to take President Hoover to the Capitol for the Inaugural ceremony, and the historic ride of the celebrated pair down Pennsylvania Avenue, with a Congressional escort, as cheering thousands, massed on the sidewalks, hail the event…. Also, interesting scenes are shown of the record-breaking method by which these Universal Newspaper Newsreel sound pictures of the Inauguration were rushed from Washington to the screen via the country’s fastest air transport, to establish an all-time record for newsreel service.”
Father Duffy of the Fighting 69th
Father Francis Duffy was the Catholic Priest who served as the regimental chaplain for the 165 Infantry of the 69th Regiment, 42nd Division. In this clip we see his Times Square statue and hear some of the thoughts from his 1920 memoir.