Friday, June 12, 2015

News of the Week June 5, 1915 -- June 12, 2015


The 05-June-1915 Motography featured "News of the Week as Shown in Films," with items from current newsreels. Last week I mistakenly posted the photos from the 12-June-1915 Motography
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2015/06/news-of-week-june-5-1915-june-5-2015.html


"Bluejackets from fleet parade in N. Y. before President Wilson.  Copyright 1915 by Universal Animated Weekly."  The Navy's Atlantic fleet visited New York to take part in a review before President Wilson.
"Replacing locomotive on its tracks after a wreck in the yards of Central Railroad of New Jersey.  Copyright 1915 by Pathe News."  The locomotive is called a Camelback or a Mother Hubbard. 


"A vast crowd see Harry Payne Whitney's Regret win the Kentucky Derby.  Copyright 1915 by Pathe News."  Regret won the 41st Kentucky Derby on 08-May-1915. 

"Burying Lusitania's unidentified dead, at Queenstown, Ireland.  Copyright 1915 Hearst-Selig News Pictorial."  After the Lusitania sank, many of its dead were buried at Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland. 


"Sailors of Atlantic fleet march in review at New York. Copyright 1915 Hearst-Selig News Pictorial."  The Navy's Atlantic fleet visited New York to take part in a review before President Wilson.  See the Universal version above. 

"Ten thousand school children frolic and dance in Central Park, N. Y.  Copyright 1915 by Universal Animated Weekly."  Schools used to celebrate May Day.  I don't hear about it nowadays. 

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