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Long Island New York USA 1940 stock footage and images

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Men stand near a Curtiss aircraft parked on a field in Long Island, New York.

The history of famous airplanes. A Curtiss airplane in Long Island, New York. The aircraft is parked on an airfield. Hangars in the background. Men stand near the airplane.

Location: Long Island New York USA
Date: 1928
Duration: 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070306
Dr. Albert Einstein's letter concerning atomic bomb to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt being typed in Long Island, New York.

A 1946 re-enactment showing Dr. Albert Einstein's letter to U.S. President being typed on August 2, 1939, in Long Island, New York. A typist types Einstein's letter concerning atomic bomb to U.S. President Roosevelt. The letter references recent work by doctors Fermi and Szilard on producing a nuclear chain reaction, and its possible use as a weapon in an atomic bomb. He urges that the administration be watchful and ready for quick action on the subject.

Location: Long Island New York USA
Date: 1939, August
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074404
Men watching the wreckage after the crash landing of a burning Thunderjet in an area in Long Island, New York.

Crash landing of a United States Air Force Republic F-84 Thunderjet aircraft in Long Island, New York. The jet pilot landed his burning Thunderjet in an area, saving the nearby residential area. Wrecked vehicles and equipment on the ground. Men watching the wreckage. A damaged house.

Location: Long Island New York USA
Date: 1954, August 5
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076493
Simulation of a jet crash in a residential area during the Third Annual Fire Chief Steel Conference in Long Island, New York.

The Third Annual Fire Chief Steel Conference in Long Island, New York. Simulation of a jet crash in a residential area. Emphasis on latest methods of coping with blazing jet fuel. Heavy columns of smoke rise up from the wrecked aircraft. The firemen douse the fire with fire hoses.

Location: Long Island New York USA
Date: 1957, May 30
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077120
People watch pigeons flying freely after they release them in Jackson Heights, Long Island, New York.

People release their homing birds in Jackson Heights, Long Island, New York. People gather at a place. They release their pigeons. The pigeons fly in the sky. People watch the pigeons. The pigeons fly over buildings and towers.

Location: Jackson Heights Long Island New York USA
Date: 1932, December 5
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062521
Airplane ride with cars swinging from long cables and people enjoy riding "The Whip" in Coney Island, New York.

Entertainment and amusement park rides in Coney Island, New York. Airplane ride featuring cars swinging from long cables. The cars (or planes) being swung around corners. "The Whip" ride in operation. People enjoy riding.

Location: Coney Island New York USA
Date: 1918
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071847
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