YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - KING GUSTAV V BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRIDGE HOT AIR BALLOON RACE

here's Fame King Gustav v of Sweden and here through shrouded streets of Stockholm it's nineteen seven as Sweden's Oscar the second goes to rest a freshman King at 49 here's Gustav with Czar of Russia a sportsman and his nation's leading sports fan at over 50 he makes awards at 1912 Olympics here at outbreak of first world war he confers with plunk air he keeps Sweden out of that conflict and here in 1925 he and his Queen Victoria pay official visit to ancient Cathedral a king and queen signed their royal names for Sweden and posterity a great equestrian King Gustav reviews his troops on horseback though he's now nearly 70 in November 1925 he joins King Christian of Denmark and Sweden's prince Karl and Prince William on an expedition into the Scandinavian wilds in search of moose it's 16th of June 1928 and Gustav celebrates his 70th birthday with stamina and strength of a far far younger man a guiding influence in Sweden's application and development of modern life and modern living in May 1930 Gustav takes his royal family on visit to stock homes exhibition of applied art fairground buildings are similar to structures found everywhere in Gustav progressive suite at our in spirit and mind as well as in body dust of his leader among Europe's royalty here he's with Prince of Wales in the same year 1932 with his daughter Astrid who died as Belgian princes and here in 1934 Gustav entertains Prince Leopold who married his daughter Astrid and took her to her tragic and untimely death in Belgium it's now 1938 and 80 year old King Gustav trades fond and friendly memories with Swedish subject sewers old as he and here's the amazing monarch of Sweden at 81 tall and straight and sure in the saddle as he reviews his troops with the graceful agility of you and they will tell till the end of time how King Gustav v of Sweden played a wonderful and often winning game of tennis till he was 88 years old but as his last days neared the aging monarch succumb to a more quiet life it was not until he was nearly 90 that he began to slow and show his age the last years were mostly spent indoors reading and writing seeing visitors and following his newest interest the art of embroidery one of his last official colors was America's Eleanor Roosevelt and soon after these final films were made it became 1950 it is 1950 neared attend King Gustav died it lived for close to 100 years and ruled Sweden with kindness for nearly half a century [Music] it's September 24th 1930 and at Stone Harbor New Jersey young Bill and Jim are ready to test their homemade diving bell fashioned of roofing copper bit of window glass bicycle pump and length of hose total cost of contraption and equipment is just five dollars strangest fact of all is that the diving half of Jim and Bill doesn't drown I'll now the fish have seen everything including that magazine because it's probably last weeks instead of pumping tires the pumper tires and is plenty glad when bill wants to come up yes it's a homemade diving outfit but it works [Music] Tirpitz the terrible it's 1930 and here are last pictures of the bearded giant von Tirpitz hard-driving Admiral of the German Navy under the Kaiser during the First World War a naval genius master tactician he fortunately couldn't stop Allied Atlantic shipping at the 11th of May 1928 and here returning from vacation in Europe is Madame Frances Alda of New York's Metropolitan Opera Company Madame Alda who's trilling voice the passage of time has still after leading the nation's number-one dance band he figures he can do anything he's Paul Whiteman and its 24th of May 1929 and in New York City railroad yards the famed bandleader shows he can engineer train as well as an orchestra [Music] here's all that's left of two homes and two planes after fatal and frightening accident in Braintree Massachusetts it's the late 30s and to Naval Reserve planes crashed in midair the wreckage falling into residential section and crushing two homes it's miracle no one in homes is killed but actually no civilian is even hurt it's not that way with two pilots and their observers though all four are killed in crash it's 1924 and nearing Hollywood California Joseph Eliason approaches end of an enforced 400 mile walk he's been walking like this for 20 days and for those 20 days he hasn't taken one morsel of food that end of jaunt he tells admirers he hiked to lose weight if he looks sickly it's because he lost 40 pounds it's 1925 and here's superstructure of mammoth bridge being built over waters of Delaware River official documents are placed in cornerstone of roadway and then dignitaries of surrounding states help make the occasion a gala one here's governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania doing his little bit and this is the never-to-be-forgotten mayor Kendrick of Philadelphia bridge-builder Ralph majeski shows he can do anything his workers can do on 1st of July 1926 gigantic span across the Delaware is finished and for dedication ceremonies natives of all nearby states are on hand to get walk across bridge on opening day and hear several speeches here's the then senator edge addressing the crowd here our governor more mayor King of Camden and governor Pinchot back again governor mujer says this is an auspicious day for modern crossers of the Delaware the governor of Pennsylvania has something to say about that two daughters of highway commissioner Lewis break rope that opens the bridge and first over the magnificent span a great feat of Engineering our state officials and builders of the bridge and then the rush of people is on on the bridge inspecting every foot of the structure as they move along it's great day for the neighborhood and it was nothing like this when Washington crossed the Delaware [Music] it's 1921 and here's start of first balloon race in France since 1914 balloons line up and twill erease Gardens are racing for grand prize in first competition since outbreak of World War 1 homing pigeons spread news here's pioneer aviator Santos Dumont with him is council of all and off they go after the grand prize award in less Agana English entrant in race Harry Collins makes trip in basket of the Billikens it's sure sign piece has returned to Paris as famed racing balloons once more rise over France [Music] look out mountain lovely well maybe that should be a cow mountain lovelies anyway here in the early 1920s the prettiest lassies and handsomest lads in Tennessee show their best beachwear under the DeSoto falls on Lookout Mountain no they're not really just down to their long underwear closer look will prove that that's a bathing suit well anyway that's a rock she's lying on [Music] Billy and his bullwhip in Melbourne Australia Billy wait shows just how good an expert can get with a bullwhip and little practice this isn't practice though it's perfect and incidentally that whip of Billy's is 75 feet long here's one way to help a lady off with their coat Hudson River Highway is the late twenties and here's start of Albany to New York Boat Race for outboards and the water is plenty choppy Zucco's kit seems anxious to get downriver to the big city but here's a fellow in just as much of a hurry or maybe more so and here's the finish of the 133 mile race with racing driver Wilkinson bouncing the victory and breaking the record - yes it's the B one which is a 1 in this particular race [Applause]