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Newsreels 1932 June 2
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keywords: annapolis naval academy, graduation day, secretary of the navy charles francis adams, italy, rome, celebration parade, trans-atlantic pilots, natural disaster, colorado river, flooding, floodwaters, coney island amusement park, orphans, human cannonball
Synopsis: Graduation Day 1932 At The U.S. Naval Academy, Rome Italy Host Confab Of Trans-Atlantic Pilots, Rome Italy Host Confab Of Trans-Atlantic Pilots, Colorado River Flood Puts Citizens And Property At Peril, Coney Island Host Orphans For A Day Of Fun...(read more)
- Date: 1932
- Duration: 00:04:55
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Italy
Graduation Day 1932 At The U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis MD. June Week is climaxed by the colorful and picturesque ceremony in Dahlgren Hall that brings to a close four years of strict preparation for careers with Uncle Sam’s sea force. Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams ends the formal commencement with the presentation of the sheepskins and the awarding of ensign commissions. Brisk and precise, the future admirals snap through the affair with marked gravity. Tradition unseats dignity at the close of the graduation as the hats of the seniors fly in all directions in the historic custom that is an integral part of the annual exercises at the United States Naval Academy.
Rome Italy Hosts Confab Of Trans-Atlantic Pilots
Rome Italy. A confetti and flower blizzard covers the bared heads of more than 50 pilots that have made non-stop transatlantic flights; the world’s first confab (gathering) of international airmen. Guests of Mussolini, the array of pioneer airmen is led by Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, partner of the pioneer flight from Newfoundland to Ireland. With characteristic enthusiasm, the great gathering is welcomed by throngs of excited citizens as they jam the public squares and streets. Among the aviators receiving the tumultuous greeting are Harold Gatty, George Haldeman, Albert Hegenberger, Dieudonne Coste, Maurice Bellonte, Hermann Kohl, and Wolfgang von Gronau.
Colorado River Flood Puts Citizens And Property At Peril
Yuma Arizona. Waters rapidly rising to dangerous flood conditions, inundating 25,000 acres of irrigated land in Arizona and in California, hazard the lives of inhabitants and brings the threat of ruin to property. Working desperately against the rushing stream the populace unite to combat the increasing threat of doom. CU Footage of steam shovel loading train cars with dirt to form levees. Heavy granite blocks are hauled from the mountain districts miles away and dumped on the levees in an effort to dam the charging river. There are exclusive pictures of an epochal battle by American ranchers against the flood waters of the Colorado River.
Coney Island Hosts Orphans For A Day Of Fun
Thousands of youngsters from 16 institutions flock to Coney Island amusement park for a dream holiday with thrilling rides and entertainment. Scenes of Cony Island amusement park 1932. Shows kids trying to mount and ride a donkey. POV (point of view) of rider on “shoot the chutes”, a Coney Island amusement ride. POV (point of view) of Coney Island roller coaster rider. HD stock footage of human cannonball stuntman shot out of cannon and landing in net. CU young boy eating a large ice cream cone.
