Selig-Tribune, No. 71

Short1916
ShortNews

Washington, D.C: Sergeant John Kirk, U.S.A., organizes a one-man parade and marches down Pennsylvania avenue as he did 54 years before on his way to serve in the Civil War. San Francisco, Cal: Gasoline driven "go-devils," which will travel 100 miles on a gallon of gasoline, are now being used for parcel delivery service. San Antonio, Texas: Selig-Tribune cameraman, unable to get pictures of a real wedding occurring here, frames a reel wedding. Brooklyn, N.Y: The largest searchlight in the world is completed here and is given its trial test. Newark, N.J: Expert anglers meet here for the 9th annual international fly and bait casting tournament. On the River Somme, France: Scenes and incidents in connection with the "big push" of the English and French armies against the Kaiser's troops. Bar Harbor, Me: Andrew Carnegie, the steel king, reported as dangerously ill, comes ashore from his yacht "Surf" and says he "only feels tired." Buckley, B.C: The Ripley Expedition after a long search along the Driftwood River, find the fossil remains of a Dinosauria and a wealth of fossil beds.

Released
1916
Country
United States

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Release year: 1916

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Washington, D.C: Sergeant John Kirk, U.S.A., organizes a one-man parade and marches down Pennsylvania avenue as he did 54 years before on his way to serve in the Civil War. San Francisco, Cal: Gasoline driven "go-devils," which will travel 100 miles on a gallon of gasoline, are now being used for parcel delivery service. San Antonio, Texas: Selig-Tribune cameraman, unable to get pictures of a real wedding occurring here, frames a reel wedding. Brooklyn, N.Y: The largest searchlight in the world is completed here and is given its trial test. Newark, N.J: Expert anglers meet here for the 9th annual international fly and bait casting tournament. On the River Somme, France: Scenes and incidents in connection with the "big push" of the English and French armies against the Kaiser's troops. Bar Harbor, Me: Andrew Carnegie, the steel king, reported as dangerously ill, comes ashore from his yacht "Surf" and says he "only feels tired." Buckley, B.C: The Ripley Expedition after a long search along the Driftwood River, find the fossil remains of a Dinosauria and a wealth of fossil beds.

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Sound mix
Silent
Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
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