Videos tagged with "newsreel"

Newsreel: Light Tanks Show Their Prowess In Battle Maneuvers, 1938/11/02 [03:00]
Newsreel footage from November 2, 1938 (1) "Fort Meade, MD: Mechanical monsters of the 66th US Infantry (Light Tanks) sweep everything before them as they advance through smoke and shell fire to the attack. A thrilling sight, from daylight to dark, as the 'battle wagons' roll along." (2) Seabiscuit Wins match Race - "Pimlico, MD: The horse racing classic of the Century! War Admiral, the favorite, is beaten by three lengths as CS Howard's West Coast wonder horse takes the sensational match race that thrills 40000 fans." (some parts silent in this partial newsreel without narration) Production Company: Universal Studios Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
Tags: Light, Tanks, Show, Their, Prowess, In, Battle, Maneuvers, 1938/11/02, film, newsreel, newsreels, Fort, Meade, MD, Mechanical, monsters, 66th, United, States, US, Infantry, wagons, sports, Seabiscuit, horse, race, War, Admiral, racing, horses, Howard, Wes

Newsreel Horse-racing 1940s [07:40]
Famous horses featured: Stymie, Assault, Coaltown, Citation, Native Dancer, Swaps, Nashua, Dark Star. Note the seat of these old time jocks when they ride these races. They are sitting very aerodynamically low in the saddle when compared to the modern jockey's race seat.
Tags: Stymie, Assault, Citation, Native Dancer, Swaps, Nashua, Dark Star, horse racing, horseraces