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Nevada United States 1936 stock footage and images

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A beauty contest watched by a crowd and captured by camera-man in coastal United States.

Contestants of a bathing beauty contest arrive on ramp, perform and retire. The contest is in a coastal beach area. The crowd around the ramp cheers. Contestants wear bathing suits. They also wear tag with a number on it. A motion picture camera-man under an umbrella covers the event. Authorities pose for a photograph. Contestant number 19, 22 and 13 appear on stage. All contestants align near the ramp for a round. Motion picture camera man using hand cranked camera. A man stands with contestant numbers 19, 22 and 13. The contestants arrive on ramp from one end, perform and retire from the other end.

Date: 1926
Duration: 3 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023953
Mining methods in the United States.

A worker with a drill in a mine. Rill stopping is displayed in the mine. Blasted ore runs over an inclined plane-a chute. Workers move ore loaded trolleys in a shaft station

Date: 1927
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023954
A pumping station pumps out 2400 gallons per minute from half mile deep mine in United States

A pumping station in a half mile deep mine. It pumps out 2400 gallons per minute. Pumping machinery at the station. Blades of a fan move. Stairs near the fans.

Date: 1927
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023955
Training and commissioning of parachute riggers in United States.

Planes move in air. Riggers dive from plane. Many parachutes in sky. Riggers land on ground. An Army personnel watches riggers landing. Training session of paratroopers. Paratroopers doing push-ups under supervision. Paratroopers run on a road during training. They jump off from a 34 feet mock tower alone and then in a group of seven. The paratroopers are tied with safety ropes during these jumps. In the next part, paratroopers are trained to jump from a 250 feet tower. Next they jump from plane at a height of 1250 feet. It is then, the men qualify as paratroopers. Paratroopers receive wings during graduation ceremony and are assigned air-borne division. Two officials check documents. Arexy, Company Commander interviews Parker, a paratrooper.

Date: 1967
Duration: 3 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023959
Parachute riggers trained to assemble parachute under instructor's guidance in United States.

Selected paratroopers are addressed by Director prior to their training as riggers. Director's speech includes brief summary of their 3 months training. Riggers are trained to lay out parachute without tangles. Parker, a rigger under training tries to lay parachute but cannot remove tangles. An instructor comes to help him and guides him to lay parachute properly. Riggers practice laying parachutes. Next, the Instructor guides them to pack parachutes. Parker along with other riggers pack parachute. All riggers are given parachutes. They lay and pack parachutes

Date: 1967
Duration: 4 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023960
Parachute riggers trained to maintain parachute under instructor's guidance in United States.

Airplane in air. Riggers with their parachutes. They jump from the plane and open their parachute. Riggers land on ground. A rigger removes his parachute after landing. Riggers sitting in maintenance shed. An instructor guides them to operate sewing machine through a model. A light duty sewing machine is used to patch canopy of parachute. A part of parachute canopy patched is displayed. Parker, a rigger operates a heavy duty sewing machine to repair harness of the parachute. Suspension lines are sown on a zigzag sewing machine. Hook is attached on a parachute on a hook and eye attachment sewing machine. The rib-cord is reinforced on a bar tacking machine. Holes are darned in the parachute canopy on a darning machine. Riggers darn holes with hands. They also replace hooks and harness assemblies. Parker works in the maintenance shed on a table. He checks canopy and notes on a pad. He also checks the suspension lines and harness assembly.

Date: 1967
Duration: 3 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023961