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Major Kepner and Captain Stevens stand in front of a diagram and and plan a flight in Washington, United States.

National Geographic Society sponsors a balloon flight in Washington, United States. Major William E. Kepner, an army pilot and ballooner and Captain Albert W. Stevens, U.S. Army Air Corps geographic expert stand in front of a diagram which shows a 26-story office building, the shape of the balloon at the time of the launch and after it has reached the 15 mile mark. Captain Stevens explains the diagram.

Date: 1934
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045247
B-10s in flight over Yosemite National Park and over a high mountain peak in California, United States.

Bombers soar over Yosemite National Park in California, United States. United States Army Air Corps B-10s in flight over the national park and over a high mountain peak.

Date: 1934
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045251
The launch of a Wright aircraft and bombs explode on the ground during the 31st anniversary celebration in North Carolina.

31st anniversary celebration of a Wright aircraft at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina. Several men push an early Wright aircraft. Mr. Orville Wright stands and smiles. Several men pull a rope which lifts a weight in a tower in order to launch the Wright aircraft. The aircraft is in the background. Several men push the Wright aircraft and turn it around near a launch track. Two men turn the propellers on an early Wright Pusher. The launch of the Wright aircraft. The aircraft in flight low over the ground. A tug tows a Sikorsky S-42 flying boat on a road. Water on either side of the road. Hangars and buildings in the background. The S-42 takes off from water surface. The copilot of the camera aircraft. Seven P3Y Catalina in a step-down formation. A Boeing 247 in flight. 306 and 600 lb bombs drop from United States Army Air Corps B-3As and explode on the ground. Bomb-pitted earth. A civilian inspects a bomb crater.

Date: 1934
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045252
A Trans Atlantic seaplane takes off from a water surface in preparation for ocean service at Port Washington, New York.

A Trans Atlantic seaplane in test flight for ocean hops at Port Washington, New York. The Yankee clipper takes off in preparation for ocean service. Crew members board the aircraft. The pilot operates controls seated in the cockpit. The seaplane takes off from the water surface. The aircraft flies over the New York city with The Imperial State building in the background.

Date: 1939, March
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043518
Fire fighters try to extinguish fire at the Old Star Casino in New York.

The Old Star Casino on fire in New York. Fire fighters try to extinguish the fire. One of the fire fighters gets onto a ladder. Smoke and debris all around.

Date: 1938, March 15
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043524
The United States Board of Tea Examiners, in New York, taste tea to decide on the quality of shipment from abroad.

The United States Board of Tea Examiners taste different varieties of tea in New York. A group of tea examiners seated around a round table taste different teas. They decide on the quality of shipment from abroad.

Date: 1938, March 15
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043525