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Newsreels: 1930 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1930 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1930. Our Public Domain Stock Footage newsreels cover every major world event, the not so major events, strides in technology, the lives of public figures, fads and trends. Newsreels 1930 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1930. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1930 (UE30041)
CAMERAMAN LEAPS WITH 20 FOR MASS PARACHUTE RECORD
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N.Y. – New world’s mark is set when score jump in quick succession from huge Curtiss Condor – Thousands out to watch men floating through the air – Universal photographer “shoots” pictures as he drops from the sky.
RECRUITS OF SWISS GUARD TAKE OATH TO PROTECT PAPAL FLAG
VATICAN CITY, ITALY – Soldiers commemorate anniversary of the historic defense of Leonine City in the Yard of the Belvedere – General staff of Vatican Army present at ceremony.
HORSES HURL CADETS INTO STREAM DURING DARING CAVALRY DASH
CHESTER, PA. – Pennsylvania Military College students race at madcap speed up and down hill and over embankments in thrilling maneuvers.
HAIL EVA BOOTH AT GOLDEN JUBILEE FETE OF SALVATION ARMY
NEW YORK CITY – Thousands from all parts of the world and from each state take part in the great pageant and in the dedication of the Memorial Auditorium and new Administration building – Leading women of the nation present.
DESERT TRIBES SAY FAREWELL AT END OF DOUMERGUE VISIT
CONSTANTINE, ALGERIA – Chiefs and veiled tribesmen speed the departing French President on his homeward voyage after magnificent ceremonies to celebrate their 100th year of allegiance.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
ESCALON, CAL. – “Tired business men,” of Lions Club play as chorus girls in annual frolic.
PORTLAND, ORE. – Has 2,460 spoons – Dr. Ella K. Dearborn boasts largest collection in the world.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Auto for $1 – Robert Dodge, 12, makes car out of junk, and it runs!
STEEL STEEDS BUCK RIDERS IN MOTORBIKE CLIMB UP MOUNTAIN
REDLANDS, CAL. – Season for racing up hill opens with scores of cyclists entering contests but there is many a spill in the tough going.
GOTHAM JAYWALKERS HARASS POLICE IN ENFORCEMENT DRIVE
NEW YORK CITY – New traffic plan to protect pedestrians goes into effect but “cops” have a hard time trying to force hurrying throngs to observe safety rules – Girls slip past despite signals as well as men – Many get tickets.
GALLANT FOX WINS AS LORD DERBY AND 60,000 SEE CLASSIC
LOUISVILLD, KY. – Crowds swarm over the track at Churchill Downs to hail Earl Sande as king of jockeys when he brings the son of Sir Galahad under the wire a length and three-quarters ahead of Gallant Knight in pouring rain, after a driving battle around the course with the finest thoroughbreds of the country. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1930 (UE30042)
SAN FRANCISCO WINS IN GORGEOUS ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF ROSES
SAN JOSE, CAL. – Beautiful floats representing various cities parade through the streets with the prettiest maidens acting as sponsors.
INSPECT ROCK SALT MINE 2,000 FT. DOWN FOR CAVE IN DANGER
STASSFURT, GERMANY – Unique underground pictures taken of network of tunnels that runs for miles – Germans dig deep into the earth for deposit.
STUDENT NURSES GET COVETED DIPLOMAS IN COLORFUL CEREMONY
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Graduates since 1894 attend the thirty-sixth annual commencement of the Presbyterian Hospital of the City of New York to see the 1930 class awarded its sheepskins.
MONGOLIANS WORSHIP HUGE SILKEN BUDDHA IN RARE MYSTIC RITES
KUMBUM, TIBET – Universal cameraman risks life to get the first pictures ever filmed of this holiest of high priest ceremonies – Types of human beings depicted that never have been seen before by the white race.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
NEW YORK CITY – Does non-stop toe dance down Broadway – Ballet girl skips for a mile through the traffic jam.
PARIS, FRANCE – Here’s a “fire-engine sedan” – Department tries out new combination auto, pump and hose cart.
NEW YORK CITY – Search for victims of building collapse – 3 killed, scores trapped in fall of 5-story steel skeleton.
“BRAW LADDIES” MEET IN OPENING GAMES OF CLAN ATHLETES
BRAEMAR, SCOTLAND – Highlanders gather for annual games – Muscular youths toss the historic “caber” through the air – Experts demonstrate the hammer throw and other sports.
“DEVIL DANCER” DIVES THROUGH HOOP WITH ONLY INCH TO SPARE
MADRAS, INDIA – This is the genuine “black bottom” of the Orient, but the Hindus call it by another name – You’ve got to be slender to get away with it.
PLANE HOOKS ON TO AIRSHIP IN REVIEW OF FLEET BY PRESIDENT
HAMPTON ROADS, VA. – Hoover watches thrilling maneuvers of airplanes and warships – Flying craft takes off from carriers and is picked up at full speed by the Los Angeles. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1930 (UE30043)
“COLONIAL GUARDS” ESCORT LAFAYETTE’S KIN HERRE ON VISIT
NEW YORK CITY – Monticello troops of Virginia meet the descendants of the great French warrior and statesman who fought for America during the Revolution.
SWOONS AS HE DROPS 25,000 FEET TO NEW PARACHUTE RECORD
LANCASTER, CAL. – Bert White unconscious twenty-eight minutes in highest altitude jump ever attempted – Life saved by automatic cord attached to plane which opened the huge “umbrella.”
HERO CREW BRINGS IN RAMMED TANKER AFTER OCEAN CRASH
ROSEBANK, N.Y. – Captain John Barrows just wouldn’t let his ship go down – Brings her to port despite twenty-foot hole smashed in the bow.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
ROME, ITALY – Carves huge statue – Signor La Spina, 82, fashions enormous head of Garibaldi.
SAN JOSE, CAL. – City’s tots parade – Prize babies are feature of festival week.
SEATTLE, WASH. – College boy nearly drowns in icy water at annual U. of W. Junior Day initiations.
HOT DOGS BARK IS HEARD AGAIN WHEN FAMED RESORT OPENS
CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. – Big crowd attends despite chilly weather – New novelties and thrills devised for amusement of grown-ups and children for 1930 season.
SIKHS VOTE SUPPORT FOR GANDHI CAUSE AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
LAHORE, INDIA – President Sardar Khark Singh rides on a huge elephant at the head of a grand procession through the city streets – Volunteers from all parts of Punjab march and are showered by flowers thrown from the housetops.
DARING GIRLS DEFY GRAVITY IN THRILLING DKYSCRAPER FEATS
NEW YORK CITY – Frolic on steel structure of unfinished building forty-three stories high – Laugh at stunts that make the spectators gasp for breath.
ARMY BLIMP DRAGS AQUAPLANE RIDERS IN NEW SPEED THRILL
OFF LANGLEY FIELD, VA. – Dirigible pulls daredevils over the water at lightning pace – Keep balance on boards with great difficulty. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1930 (UE30044)
GUSTAV OPENS FAIR IN FIRST PUBLIC ACT SINCE QUEEN’S DEATH
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Royalty attends exhibition to inaugurate applied art of the ultra-modernistic – 80,000 present at ceremonies opened with the blare of trumpets and the unfurling of flags.
POLICE SEEK SOCIETY VICTIMS IN $1,300,000 GEM LOOT ROUNDUP
NEW YORK CITY – Detectives find plunder of the greatest band of international jewel robbers in history and make several arrests after capturing costly prize.
LAURA INGALLS LOOPS PLANE 980 TIMES FOR NEW WORLD RECORD
MUSKOGEE, OKLA. – Girl pilot stays in the air doing her stunt for three hours until finally forced down by darkness – Plucky performer nearly triples her own mark in flight at the dedication of Hatbox Field.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
BALTIMORE, MD. – Hold monster military field mass – Gov. Ritchie and huge throng at Ascension Day services.
NEW YORK CITY – Start jaywalking – Public School teaches children how to avoid traffic dangers.
ANNBANK, SCOTLAND – From mine to palace of James Brown, once a poor collier, goes to Edinburgh as Lord High Commissioner.
TOLEDO, OHIO – Canine wizards perform – Trained dogs do marvelous tricks in special exhibition.
MODEL PLANES MAKE AMAZING FLIGHTS AT WEST COAST MEET
OAKLAND, CAL. – Young America shows its expertness in building air craft which are scaled in proportion to real flying ships – They are constructed with marvelous exact skill and sail through the air with surprising accuracy.
DUNCAN MARCHES TO BAY FRONT FOR SALT TO SEND TO GANDHI
NEW YORK CITY – Brother of the late Isadora, the high priest of Grecian dress reform, scoops up water from the briny seas at the Battery from which he says he will make up a saline substance as a gesture of sympathy for the National Civil Disobedience leader of India.
200,000 IN FRENZY AS MUSSOLINI SAYS, “WE’RE READY FOR ALL”
FLORENCE, ITALY – II Duce arouses throngs to wild enthusiasm by speech in which he declares that right means nothing unless it is backed by a mighty army and navy. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1930 (UE30046)
UNCLE SAM GETS 403 “FUTURE ADMIRALS” AT MIDDY GRADUATION
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Senior class cadets win diplomas which make them ensigns. Great demonstration after sheepskins are awarded.
50,000 JEWS PROTEST IMMIGRATION BAN IN PALESTINE BY BRITISH
NEW YORK CITY – Hold gigantic parade in demonstration against English Government’s suspension of right to go to the Holy Land.
NIPPONESE FANS GIVE BOY BASEBALL STARS BIG OPENING “BANZAI”
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – American National game first played in the land of cherry blossoms forty years ago by university students and has recently been taken up by youngsters. Mayor Tamura throws out the first ball of the season.
DRESS AS TROOPS OF 13 ORIGINAL STATES IN MARCH OF “ANCIENTS”
BOSTON, MASS. – Governor Allen reviews artillery in colorful military costume parade.
$12,000,000 IN WORLD WAR – SUBMARINES GO TO THE JUNK YARD
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – It takes just two weeks to destroy what it took months to make. Huge fifty ton crane lifts off top coverings which weigh-thirty tons.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
NEW YORK CITY – Well, boys, they’re here! Two youths bravely start short pants fad in Gotham.
MUNICH, GERMANY – Half lion, half tiger! Freak jungle cats are exhibited in city zoo.
NEW YORK CITY – Lies on bed of spikes. Dr. Talira Dey, East Indian mystic, is also a human pincushion.
CELEBRATE EMBRACE OF CHRISTIANITY BY INDIANS 75 YEARS AGO
ST. IGNATIUS, MONT. – Diamond jubilee held in shadow of mighty Mission range with the pomp of Jesuit ceremony and the pageantry of the Redman.
PREDICT CHILD GOLF WONDER, 3, WILL BE SECOND BOBBY JONES
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. – Little Bobby Rostburg has his own bag and clubs to suit his size. Drives 100 yards and shoots thirty balls one after the other without missing a shot.
SAVE CITIES FROM FLOODS THAT SWEEP SOUTHERN VILLAGES
ENTERPRISE, LA. – Red River breaks through its levee and spreads over wide area. Natives work day and night to stem the waters and protect homes. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1930 (UE30047)
CAROL, ACCLAIMED AS KING, SPEEDS IN AIR TO RUMANIA’S THRONE
PARIS, FRANCE – Prodigal Prince returns to Bucharest after five-year exile. Rumanian Cabinet resigns when Carol ascends throne which he once renounced.
“BOYS IN GRAY” MARCH AGAIN AT REUNION OF CONFEDERATE VETS
BILOXI, MISS. – General L. W. Stephens, new commander-in-chief, reviews parade of veterans. Survivors of the famous Forrest Cavalry add splendor to the occasion.
ONE DIES WHEN GIANT AIR LINER, WITH 15, PLUNGES INTO BAY
BOSTON, MASS. – Engine fails and tri-motored plane crashes in shallow water. Harbor craft speed to wreck and rescuers release imprisoned passengers from partly submerged plane.
GOLD STAR MOTHERS VISIT LAST RESTING PLACE OF HERO SONS
SURESNES, FRANCE – Bereaved women bravely control their emotions during the solemn ceremonies at the graves of their soldier sons.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
FRANKFORT, GERMANY – Bicycle climbs tree! Albert Kutt gives startling test of weird invention.
CHICAGO, ILL. – Breaks 100-yard record. Frank Wykoff, U. of S.C., sets :09.4 mark at National Championships.
NEW YORK CITY – Soap sculptors compete. Odd carvings from all over U.S. are sent to exhibition.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Lowly dogs in prize meet. Annual “mutt” show brings host of entries.
SLIDE MILE-A-MINUTE DOWN 100 FOOT CHUTE IN NEW WATER THRILL
LAKE CHARLES, LA. – Make way for the big splash. It takes plenty of nerve to keep from flinching when “Old Man Water” comes up to meet you at a sixty-mile an hour clip.
COOLIDGES GIVE UP $32.50 A MONTH HOME FOR ESTATE DE LUXE
NORTHAMPTON, MASS. – Ex-president Calvin Coolidge purchases a “modest little” sixteen room mansion surrounded by nine acres of land. The Beeches, his new estate is proudly perched on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River.
GALLANT FOX BEATS WHICHONE AND WINS THE $8,340 BELMONT
BELMONT PARK, N.Y. – Earl Sande, famous jockey, despite bandaged face due to auto crash, rides the son of Sir Gallahad III to victory over favorite in mile-and-a-half test, setting a new record of 2:31.6. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1930 (UE30048)
SCHMELING WINS ON FOUL BY SHARKEY IN WORLD TITLE BOUT
NEW YORK CITY – German battler jubilant over acquisition of world’s championship.
KING GEORGE SCORNS ILLNESS TO REVIEW BIG BIRTHDAY PARADE
LONDON, ENGLAND – Monarch watches birthday celebration parade from Buckingham Palace as Prince of Wales takes the salute during the elaborate Trooping of the Colour ceremony.
“ENTERPRISE” BEATS RIVAL CUP DEFENDERS IN FIRST RACE TRIALS
GLEN COVE, N.Y. – Harold Vanderbilt’s giant sloop takes early lead and maintains advantage in swift race.
GIANT TANKS FLATTEN WHOLE BUILDING IN VIVID SHAM BATTLE
FORT LEWIS, WASH. – Army tanks in war problem advance through smoke screen and destroy old buildings with supposed machine guns hidden in them.
BOBBY JONES VICTOR IN BRITISH AMATEUR AFTER CLOSE FINISH
ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND – After a stirring uphill struggle with his teammate George Voigt in the semi-finals, our own “Bobby” flashed a super brand of golf to triumph over Roger Wethered.
DR. PRESTES, BRAZIL’S NEW PRESIDENT, HERE; GREETED BY HOOVER
N.Y. AND WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect of Brazil officially returns visit to his country made by President Hoover.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
BALTIMORE, MD. – Court frees statue chiseler – Edmond Fontaine escapes sentence for correcting word on Poe Memorial.
RICHMOND, CAL. – Fire-dog is almost human – Goggles, mascot, performs startling feats with amazing cleverness.
OAKLAND, CAL. – Health officers ban kissing – City starts crusade against promiscuous osculation.
GIRL ATHLETES STATE MONSTER MASS DRILL AT MAGYAR FESTIVAL
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Thousands drill as one in marvelous exhibition of precision and rhythmical grace.
FIREMEN COMPETE IN EXCITING CONTESTS AT ANNUAL MEET
LONG BEACH, N.Y. – With chain lightning speed, ladders are coupled and powerful streams of water pour forth from hose lines held by the smoke-eaters.
SEC’Y OF WAR GIVES 241 CADETS DIPLOMAS AT BRILLIANT CEREMONY
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Graduates of other years witness the awarding of commissions as officers in the U.S. Army – Twenty cadets proudly admit that they intend to marry immediately. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1930 (UE30049)
OCEAN AFIRE AFTER SINKING OF TANKER BY STEAMER FAIRFAX
BOSTON, MASS. – The Pinthis, lying at the bottom of the sea, 100 feet down, belches forth gasoline which bursts into flames when it reaches the surface of the water.
SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE DRAFTED TO RE-PLANT RICE RUINED BY ‘QUAKE
ISEHARA, JAPAN – Both boys and girls are taught to work in the fields, cultivating the national food for the fatherland.
WAGON TRAIN ATTACK ENACTED BY ARMY TO HONOR OREGON TRAIL
GOVERNORS ISLAND, N.Y. – Covered caravan is surrounded by circling Indians – Men, women and children are saved from the tomahawk and scalping knife by the arrival of the U.S. Cavalry – Spectacle represents the battle of Red Buttes in the days of the pioneers.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
WINDERMERE, ENGLAND – Launch death ship! Accident, following day, kills Sir Henry Segrave after making world mark of 119.6 miles per hour.
JACKSON HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Carries dogs by airplane – Mrs. Frank Flegel files with prize Boston bulls to be in time for show.
LATOUR CREEK, IDAHO – Win long-sawing crown from Australia – Higbee brothers saw 18-in. log in 10 2/5 seconds.
SPEYER, GERMANY – Free drinks! Anonymous benefactor wills annual distribution of Rhine wine gratis to all comers.
COLORFUL RACES ADD BIZARRE TOUCH TO ADVENTIST CONCLAVE
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. – Quadrennial convention of world conference of Seventh Day believers held in Civic Auditorium with attendants from every part of the globe, including Burmese, Aztec, Chinese, Indian and Abyssinian.
BOY SCOUTS RECEIVE FLAGS FROM D.A.R. IN PATRIOTIC ASSEMBLY
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Presentation of parade-size emblem to each of thirty troops organized during the past year is a part of the Flag Day ceremonies at Independence Hall.
BLENHEIM, 18-1 SHOT, WINS ENGLISH DERBY IN THRILLING FINISH
EPSOM DOWNS, ENGLAND – His Highness, the Prince Aga Khan leaps into the track to acknowledge the cheers of the crowds as his horse wins his first victory in the great classic, defeating his better fancied stable mate, Rustom Pasha. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1930 (UE30050)
SHIPS RUSH TO BEAT NEW RATES AS SMOOT-HAWLEY BILL PASSES
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Millions of dollars of imported commodities hurried into port to escape the higher duty required by the new tariff law.
NIPPON FLYER STARTS ROUND-WORLD FLIGHT MID COLORFUL RITES
VAN NUYS, CAL. – Japanese girls form a cordon of honor to guard airplane in which an American educated Oriental starts Eastward to circle the globe – Thousands cheer youthful aviator as he begins his long voyage.
STEEPLECHASE RIDER SPILLED IN MEET OF EASTERN HORSE CLUB
BROOKLINE, MASS. – Dorothy Neyhart’s Iollan, a bay gelding, with W. Hunt in the saddle, wins the 11th running of the Camblet Memorial – Many are thrown in the two-day races, which are attended by high society folk.
ROUGH SEAS AND GALE HAMPER TINY YACHTS IN GOLDEN GATE RACE
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. – Robert White, 17-year old skipper, wins in his Skylark – Boat crews forced to ride the sides in bucking a 35-mile wind to keep from tipping over.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
VALLEY STREAM, N.Y, - Helicopter flaps in vain! Oil leak prevents maiden flight of queer Curtiss-Bleecker device.
PARIS, FRANCE – Skis through streets – Robert Hartung doesn’t need snow to indulge in his favorite sport.
NAPLES, ITALY – Vesuvius active again – Treacherous volcano in violent eruption exactly a year after last great disaster.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – Old Grade parade – Harvard Class Day ends in confetti rough-house.
MARIONETTE EXPERT DEMONSTRATES NEW STRIDES IN OLD ART
CHICAGO, ILL. – Revival of famous form of amusement received with great applause – Puppets perform in unique dances.
RECORD-BREAKING TRANS-U.S. FLIGHT ENDS IN CRASH
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Brock and Schlee, in completing their round trip from coast to coast, overshoot the field – Their big monoplane hits a fence and tips over on one wing, narrowly escaping serious disaster.
CITY ROARS WELCOME AS ADMIRAL BYRD RETURNS IN TRIUMPH
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Wife’s kisses greet explorer who is a three-time hero – City welcomes Antarctic conqueror – Marine parade up the Bay, with Los Angeles and planes in aerial escort, precede ticker tape blizzard and cheers of thousands on the way to City Hall tribute. |
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