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[Footage of trains, circa 1930s-1960s]
Film footage of trains, circa 1930s-1950s. The footage consists of short clips of various passenger and freight trains at unidentified locations. Visible railway names include Chicago & North Western, Soo Line, Northern Pacific, and Rock…

[Aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s]
Film footage of aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s. The footage contains several segments filmed at unidentified airfields showing various aircraft, mostly commercial airliners, parked, taxiing, and taking off. Airline…

[Northwest Airlines aircraft at unidentified airfield and aircraft crash site, circa 1950s]
Film footage of Northwest Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), and at aircraft crash site, circa 1950s. The footage is mostly comprised of scenes of NWA aircraft landing, taxiing, taking off, and…

[Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, circa 1950s]
Film footage of Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), circa 1950s. Douglas DC-2s and other aircraft are shown taxiing on the runway and taking off. The footage focuses predominantly…

[Commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s]
Film footage of commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s. The footage consists of brief clips of various aircraft parked or taxiing on a runway. In some scenes,…

Mr. Bill Lear and Mr. Tony Fox discuss corporate aircraft of the future [film footage]
Film footage of a segment titled "Mr. Bill Lear and Mr. Tony Fox discuss corporate aircraft of the future," comprised of an informal conversation between businessmen Fox and Lear, circa 1970s. Lear, the primary speaker, comments on the lack of fuel…

[Aerial views of Hawaii, circa 1948]
Film footage of aerial views of Hawaii, circa 1948. The footage is mostly comprised of aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing coastlines, cliffs, harbors, and islands, as well as shots of the city of Honolulu. No exterior shots of…

[Leisure activities and views of Churchill (Manitoba) and Saturday Cove (Maine), circa 1930s-1940s]
Film footage of leisure activities and views of Churchill (Manitoba) and Saturday Cove (Maine), circa 1930s-1940s. The first segment, filmed in and around Churchill, is comprised of aerial and on-the-ground shots of mountains, lakes, tundra, and…

[Aerial views of Alaskan landscape, circa 1930s-1940s]
Film footage depicting aerial views of the Alaskan landscape, circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with shots of a harbor, then transitions to aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing mountains, tundra, buildings, and clouds,…

[Various aircraft, predominantly military, at unidentified airfields, circa 1930s-1940s]
Film footage of various aircraft, predominantly military, at unidentified airfields, circa 1930s-1940s. The footage is comprised of several short scenes showing various aircraft on the flight line, taxiing, taking off, and in flight. The first…
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