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City residents and Native American families using early automobiles in the United States.

Growth of suburban and rural areas outside of cities caused by inter-development of the automobile and the public road system (1897-1927). An African American family emerges from a two story apartment building. Men, women and children seated outside. African American woman and children get into a parked automobile (circa 1925 Ford Model T Touring). African American man uses the hand crank in front of the engine to start the car. They drive away. Next scene shows a car parked beside a group of Native American Indian women and children, who are outside a tent; possibly on an Indian Reservation. Next scene is a busy highway packed with cars during a traffic jam. Final scene shows municipal electricians in an electric service truck with a tall, elevated rig on board allowing them access to electricity wiring. Men stand aloft on the rig while the truck moves between light poles, and the men perform some work on an electric pole.

Date: 1927
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031464
Trucks and vans used as fire engines, delivery vans, transportation for troops, water and milk tankers in the United States.

Growth of suburban areas caused by inter-development of the automobile and the public road system (1897-1927). Trucks used to save time and for long hauls. Horse carriages carry goods. A fire engine leaves the fire station. A delivery van delivers baked goods. A water tanker moves alongside a car. A delivery truck for horses. Troops transported in trucks. Truckloads of soldiers driven in the countryside. A truck at a gas station. Simpson's milk tankers on their way.

Date: 1927
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031465
Buses used for public transportation in the United States.

Growth of suburban areas caused by inter-development of the automobile and the public road system (1897-1927). Buses carry heavy loads and serve as a means for mass transport. Double-decker buses among the traffic. Cars pass by. Trams on the street. People climb into a bus at a city depot.

Date: 1927
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031466
Inter-city buses operate in regular schedules between convenient city depots in the United States.

Growth of suburban areas caused by inter-development of the automobile and the public road system (1897-1927). The Union Bus Terminal on a busy street. People seated in the bus. A bus driven on the road. Buses and cars on a street.

Date: 1927
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031467
Developed roads link the city to the suburbs and the countryside in the United States.

Growth of suburban areas caused by inter-development of the automobile and the public road system (1897-1927). Development of the American highway. A vintage car and a bus move along developed roads in the suburbs and the countryside. Vehicles on a city street. Developed roads in the city. Cars pass over a covered man hole on the road.

Date: 1927
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031468
U.S. tank destroyer crews slide under barbed wires and learn the techniques of street fighting while undergoing a training.

A training of tank destroyer crews in the U.S. during World War II. Trainee soldiers train in front of their supervisors. Trainee soldiers in water. They train under fire and crawl under barbed wires. They are in front of a house while learning the techniques of street fighting. A soldier crouches behind a wall. Another comes out of a door with a pistol in his hand. The trainees operating M3 Gun Motor Carriage half tracks armed with 75mm M1897A4 Guns. They fire their guns at targets including tanks and buildings, creating explosions.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033545