HOME MOVIES: 1920s

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1920s

Format: 16mm

Description: Shot in the late 1920s or early 30s, this 16mm home movie consists of several sections. In the first, believe to show part of the 1929 Powder Puff Derby women's air race, an airport is seen with various numbered aircraft. These include Travelair biplane, and what appears to be Pancho Barnes' Travelair Model R Mystery Ship (:13 seconds) taxiing and then taking off. The biplane at 1:15 is marked NC4615, apparently a Waco GXE. At 1:30, a Ford Trimotor is seen at the airport and takes off in a plume of smoke. Shortly afterwards the film shows home movies of a family and the forest, horse riding and jumping, and a fox hunt. At 3:50, probably shot in the 1940s, a seaplane is seen landing on the Hudson River. The pilot then takes us on a flight over the Hudson River, where you will see the cruiser USS Columbus (7:26), the wharves of New York City, and more. You will see "Columbus" written on the side of the ship, which may indicate that this footage was shot in 1945 after V-E Day, when American warships returned from the war with their names painted on the side. At 8:12 the Statue of Liberty is seen, and the skyline at 8:47. At 9:50 the aircraft carrier USS Croatan is seen, as well as a submarine

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