View of the overhead crossing of the Pennsylvania and Jersey Central railroads at Elizabeth, New Jersey. The Philadelphia Express on the Jersey Central passes underneath at full speed, just before a train passes overhead on the Pennsylvania crossing. (Filmed by Edison Company, 1897)
Christian Endeavor excursion touring through the Yellowstone Park in horse-drawn coaches, under auspices of the Northern Pacific Railway. The first coach is very large, pulled by six horses. The tourists wave as they pass the camera. More coaches pass by, each drawn by a four-horse team. (Filmed by Edison Company, ca. July 19-25, 1897, Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; January 4,1899)
Test film with blue background, includes an instruction to 'Please adjust your sound level and focus picture properly before audience showing'
Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles, California to Honolulu, Hawaii. Yachts of all shapes and sizes take off from Los Angeles on a 3-week sail to Hawaii as the Transpacific Yacht Race starts. Yachts underway at sea for 2000 mile run, mountains in the background. Sailors on the yachts. The yachts at sea.
U.S. Air Force jets completes Atlantic Round Trip. U.S. Air Force aircraft lands after completion of a round trip circuit of two U.S. Air Force jet tankers Bravo and Alpha from New York to London. A man signals for landing. The pilot in the cockpit. Air Force personnel disembark the jet. Personnel are greeted by an officer.
Workers in a Studebaker automobile factory move a fully wooden crated new automobile on an overhead hoist. It is labeled "Studebaker Automobiles" on it's side. Views of crated cars bound for different destinations overseas. Seen are those headed to: Buenos Aires, Capetown, Melbourne, and Cairo. Next, a Studebaker sedan car is seen raising lots of dust as it races at high speed over a dirt road on Catalina Island, off the coast of California. The driver is trying to climb a 1500 foot hill over a distance of 3 miles, as fast as he can. His car is seen negotiating hairpin turns during the ascent and finally arriving at the summit.
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