Ground view of the new Federal Post Office Building in Philadelphia on the day of its dedication,May 25, 1935. Aerial view of the top of the building as a Kellett autogyro lands on the roof. Post office officials and others stand in a line back from landing area. More aerial views of the building and environs. On the roof, the pilot initiates autogyro mail service from Camden New Jersey, by delivering a mail pouch to Postmaster General, James A. Farley, who is surrounded by other officials. Again, more views of the building and environment. The autogyro making a steep ascent from the rooftop.
Kellett K-3 autogiro equipped with optional coupe canopy, takes off from a field. Aerial views of it flying over rural countryside. It descends and lands on the road at a seaport, where it taxis past dockworkers and several large steamships berthed at the port, before taking off again.
Paper print. Early illusory motion picture, from turn of 20th century. Depicts a man pedalling a flying machine above scenes of New York City. Bridges of New York City are recognizable in the images below the man, including the Brooklyn Bridge. The man and machine appear to fall down at end of scene.
Paper print. Early motion picture from turn of 20th century. A dramatization depicts: Men and women stand on a path as a policeman apprehends a man. Buildings in the background. A woman materializes in a room with two men. A man and a woman seated in a room. He points at the clock which shows time is past midnight. A policeman enters the room and arrests their daughter. The mother pleads with the policeman. Outside, two masked men place a ladder against the house and run away. A policeman sees the ladder and looks up. Inside the house the man starts to turn out the light when a woman jumps up and he and she both point pistols at each other but realize their mistake. Outside, police hold two escaped convicts in striped prison garb, as several women and a man look on.
Paper print. Early motion picture from turn of 20th century. Dramatized Roman era scenes. Actors in period costume. Scenes of: Royalty holding court; royalty drinking; Soldiers brandishing swords; battle scenes; banishments; dead and dying soldiers; women attending; funeral
Paper print. Turn of 20th century motion picture Dramatization depicts: actors in traditional costumes of Native American Indians, stand in front of tepees on ground. Indian braves attack someone in forest. Heavy foliage in the background. Raiders abduct victim on horseback. Indian tribe dances war dance. Indian woman in anguish over dead body.
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