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Stanley Hiller demonstrates his "Hiller Copter" and Filene's Dept. stores deliver cigarettes with a helicopter in the U.S.

Hiller's coaxial bladed helicopter is demonstrated and helicopter delivers cigarettes to veterans in the U.S. Berkeley, California: "Hiller Copter" on ground. It is coaxial bladed helicopter, a ship which has rigid blades and no tail rotor. Stanley Hiller, 19 year old inventor demonstrates his coaxial bladed helicopter at University of California at Berkeley football stadium. Next scene is Boston, Massachusetts: Filene's Department stores deliver cartons of cigarettes to patients at the Veteran's Hospital with an ultra modern helicopter. The Helicopter takes off and lands at Veteran's Hospital in West Roxbury. Cigarettes are distributed to veterans.

Date: 1944, August 31
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071445
Stunt performers show how to land a plane on top of a car without being piloted in Virginia.

Stunt performers show stunts in Virginia. Stunt performer standing atop an aircraft as it is in flight. Spectators watch the stunt. Stunt performer shows aerial stunts. The aircraft flies low. It lands on top of a car and takes off from it without being piloted. Stunt performers show the same stunt. Men adjust position of barricade. Aircraft taxis on ground and passes through barricade.

Date: 1950, June 12
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071453
Alewives (fishes) in the river, move in wooden trough and caught for cannery in Maine.

Alewives caught for cannery in Maine. View of river. Wooden bridge on river. Alewives (fishes) in the river. Hut at bank of river. Fishes move in wooden trough. Fishes who move right, fishermen catch them. Pile of fishes, caught by fishermen.

Date: 1957, June 3
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071463
Niagara Falls in Winter

The American Falls (at Niagara Falls) as viewed from the U.S. side, during December, 1896. Ice covers the entire area. Spectators stand on a viewing platform. (Filmed by Edison Company)

Date: 1896, December
Duration: 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071521
Policemen riders fill a horse-drawn Police Patrol Wagon

Police are seen climbing aboard a horse-drawn police wagon. It appears to carry as many as a dozen of them as it drives away. (Filmed by Edison Company, 1897)

Date: 1897
Duration: 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071522
Four girls have a pillow fight. Various written statements by Edison concerning origin and restrictions on use of the film.

View of letter signed by Thomas A. Edison, dated September 30, 1902, concerning restrictions on use of the film. Line at top of letter reads: "Patented March 14, 1893." The film shows four Girls, in white night dresses, engaged in a pillow fight. One of the pillows tears and feathers fly everywhere. A single frame inserted at time code 00:14/ 00:30 reads: "Copyright 1897 by Thomas A. Edison."

Date: 1893, March
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071525