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Fitchburg Massachusetts USA 1931 stock footage and images

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Ellsworth Vines defeats George Lott in National Title tennis match at Forest Hills, New York.

Nineteen year old, Henry Ellsworth Vines, of Pasadena California and opponent George Lott, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, battle for 1931 National Tennis Championship at Forest Hills, New York on September 12, 1931, in the 51st U.S. Men's Singles Tennis championship match. They are seen entering the stadium before a capacity crowd, and shaking hands before the match. Views of several strokes and exchanges during the match. At the end, both players meet at the net,shake hands, and walk off the court together. Vines beats Lott (79 63 97 75). Vines poses with trophy.

Date: 1931, September 12
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030764
Views of the Empire State Building in New York City, including views during construction and after 1945 plane crash.

The Empire State Building in New York City. Views of the Empire State Building in 1970. Views of the Empire State Building under construction in 1930 and 1931. A blimp passing near the Empire State building in the 1930s. People gathered in front of the Empire State Building for its grand opening in May 1931. Next scene shows the 79th floor of the Empire State Building engulfed in flames after a B-25 aircraft crashed into the building in 1945. Views of the fire from the ground an from the 79th floor areas as firemen extinguish flames. Final scene is street levels views of the Empire State building from a moving vehicle, again in 1970.

Date: 1970
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023508
Navy wins the Adams Cup after defeating teams from Harvard and Pennsylvania in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Navy team wins Adams cup in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Teams from Navy, Pennsylvania, Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology row boats at Charles river in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Teams compete for the Adams Cup. Motor boats also underway at the river. Navy wins the race to capture the Adams Cup

Date: 1936, May 20
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058809
Tourist couple in 1940s visits Massachusetts landmarks including Boston and Longfellow's Wayside Inn

A tourist bus moves along a wooded road in Boston, Massachusetts. View of steeple of Old North Church (2nd steeple). Tourist couple walks on sidewalk beside street in Boston, passing the Paul Revere House at 19 North Square. A group of young boys stops them on the sidewalk and hastily recites portions of the story of Paul Revere to the couple. The boys then hold out their hands asking for a money tip for having told the story. A church near a town square. Closeup view of the Minute Man statue in Concord Massachusetts. View of Longfellows Wayside Inn and the historic area near it in Sudbury Massachusetts.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Spanish
Clip: 65675050315
U.S. Navy ZPG-2 airship in flight over Plymouth, Massachusetts.

U.S. Navy ZPG-2 in flight over Plymouth, Massachusetts. ZPG-2 airship flies over water. Pilot of airship at the controls. Pilot moves wheel of airship. ZPG-2 as seen from other airship. Aerial view of shoreline of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Landing site for pilgrims shows a monument erected on shore. These ASW (Anti Submarine Warfare) airships are likely based at South Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Date: 1957, July
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061600
Education projects being constructed and developed by WPA workers to build better cities in Massachusetts, United States.

Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects to build better cities in Massachusetts, United States. Nurses visit homes. A nurse instructs a mother about taking care of babies and feeding them. She bathes the baby. Young men and women stand in a queue to continue their education, program being conducted by National Youth Administration during the Great Depression. Point of view from moving boat approaching fishing dock areas at port in Gloucester, Massachusetts. A hatchery at Gloucester, Massachusetts for catching and breeding fish. Braille plates for Braille written works and braille maps being created by craftsmen. Braille mapping at the Perkins Institute for the blind at Watertown. Close-up view of braille works being proofread by visually impaired men and women. Children take free music lessons. They learn to play piano and a vocal instrument. Shows nursery school activities: Children eat food, play at jungle gym and wash hands. Children prepare to go to sleep.

Date: 1937
Duration: 3 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045140