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Film footage taken in Manila, Philippines, and during a flight to Okinawa (Japan), circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with shots of unidentified neighborhoods and street scenes in Manila; some of the shots include children and adults. The footage…

Film footage taken during a flight from Japan to Shanghai (China), including travel footage in Shanghai, circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with aerial views of Mount Fuji taken from an unidentified airliner. The next segment is comprised of…

Film footage taken during flights over Japan and Shemya Island (Alaska), circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing houses, streets, and a shoreline; presumably these shots are of Kobe and…

Film footage taken during a flight over Alaska, circa 1930s-1940s. The segments feature aerial views taken from an unidentified aircraft, showing mountains, including Denali, coastlines, and other terrain. The footage also includes a shot of Nome,…

Film footage of an unidentified man and child playing with a dog in the snow, circa 1930s-1940s. No particular aircraft is visible in this footage. The footage is in color and is silent.

Film footage of dogsledding and boating activities and an airship flight, Pennsylvania and Maine, circa 1930s-1940s. The first segment contains shots of unidentified individuals dogsledding and posing for the camera outside a cabin. The footage then…

Film footage of the Wilmington-Catalina Airlines Douglas Dolphin aircraft, harbor activities, and beachside activities, California, circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with shots of a crowd near the waterfront, then transitions to a Douglas Dolphin…

Film footage of airport activities and aerial views, circa 1939. The footage is mostly comprised of shots taken at an unidentified airport and aerial views taken from aircraft in flight. The airport scenes show airliners taking off and landing,…

Film footage of the 1939 National Championship Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1939. The footage includes scenes of aerobatics, formation flying, parachute jumps, air races, officials, and spectators. Identified aircraft include: 00:03:45 - Monocoupe…

Film footage of the 1938 National Championship Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, an air show at Black Hills Airport in South Dakota, and miscellaneous in-flight and airport scenes, circa 1938. The first segment is of the 1938 National Championship Air…