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Morristown New Jersey USA 1957 stock footage and images

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African American tennis star, Althea Gibson, wins Wimbledon, defeating Darlene Hard, 6-3, 6-2, on July 6, 1957.

Tennis star Althea Gibson, from New York City, USA, is seen in the final seconds of her contest with Darlene Hard, in the Ladies' singles final at Wimbledon, England,on July 6, 1957. She is the first African American to win at Wimbleton. After shaking hands with Hard, she is seen receiving the ladies' Wimbledon tropy "Rosewater Dish," from Queen Elizabeth, II. Althea Gibson displays the sterling silver salver, as she poses next to Darlene Hard.

Date: 1957, July 6
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069555
Various scenes of daily life in Springfield, New Jersey during WW2

Opening title "The Old Home Town". A young woman opens the front door of a house with a Service Flag in the window during World War 2. Service Flag displayed in house window showing one star, meaning 1 person in the household is serving in the military. Camera pans inside living room, displaying photographs of relatives serving in the military. Woman writes a letter to her son. Hand writing out letter with pen. View of the First National Bank of Springfield on Main Street, Springfield New Jersey. Woman buying ticket at movie theater box office. Movie theater displays sign that reads “Buy War Bonds and Stamps Here”. A woman enters Hoffman Drugstore Luncheonette with her child. High School students drink soda while sitting at drugstore counter while soda clerk fills soda from soda fountain. View of downtown Springfield, New Jersey. Women out shopping and eating ice cream in downtown Springfield, New Jersey. Children exit the James Caldwell Elementary School at 36 Caldwell Pl, Springfield Township, NJ 07081 and line up in front of the police crossing guard. Mailman walking down residential street and delivering mail to a woman at a house. Smiling woman closes door with Service Flag displayed. Woman shares letter with neighbor. Women read a V-Mail from abroad. Paperboy riding bike throws evening newspaper to porch. Man gets newspaper from porch. Man reads newspaper while sitting in living chair. Wife and daughter read from behind the man reading newspaper. The family reads the newspaper together. A Lions Club Honor Roll signage containing every person fighting abroad in Springfield, New Jersey. View of Springfield Township military Honor Roll. A Lions Club member adds a star beside the name Howard Lott, a soldier who died fighting in the Mediterranean. Two Lions Club members look mournfully at sign. A “Handy-Man Association” meets together near the Lions Club Honor Roll signage. Old man sawing wood while wife watches. Old man fixes bureau drawer. Man cleans window while on ladder. Old man climbs ladder to remove window screen. Woman gives doorknob to a man and he re-attaches it to a door. Man paints a porch while a woman sweeps. Townspeople enter the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, New Jersey (37 Church Mall, Springfield Township, NJ 07081, United States). Townspeople attend church service. Pastor delivering his sermon. Women lower their heads in prayer during church service. View of bell tower of the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, New Jersey.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078497
Bold Ruler wins the handicap race at Camden, New Jersey.

Handicap horse race at Camden, New Jersey. Top ranking three year old horses race on turf at Garden State. Bold Ruler takes a led by reaching the winning post first. Huge crowd gathered to watch the handicap race.

Date: 1957, November 11
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043390
Civilian contractor uses a war surplus Sherman tank to demolish an old frame house in New Jersey.

Spectators gather to watch a civilian building contractor use a war surplus Sherman tank to demolish an old house in New Jersey. (Narrator incorrectly identifies the tank as an M47 Patton.) The tank demolishes the old frame house in three sweeps. Rubble of the wrecked house seen.

Date: 1957
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040876
People watch as American boxer Thomas "Hurricane" Jackson prepares for a match in New Jersey, United States.

American boxers Thomas "Hurricane" Jackson and Floyd Patterson prepare for a heavyweight championship. Thomas Jackson trains in New Jersey, United States. He wears a mask. Jackson practices in a ring. People watch him. Patterson practices for the match. People watch.

Date: 1957, July 12
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070400
Unmast and take-off operations of an airship at U.S. Navy air station in New Jersey

Unmast and take-off operations of a U.S. Navy N-Class Blimp at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. Ground handling officer directs the airship while unmasting. Pilot gets the take- off signal. Tractor drivers carry away the mast from the take off zone. Nose handling lines are connected to mules (utility vehicles). Nose is unmasted from the mast. Mules release the handling lines. The airship gets airborne.

Date: 1957
Duration: 3 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029798