Speed is the life blood of the newspaper - by train, telegraph, telephone or radio. Reporters are covering a story of an aeroplane stunt. The reporter takes a photo, its developed in the van they are driving, and then sent via wire to the office.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014516
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspapers
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Reporters and reporting
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telecommunication
Crafts & Visual Arts → Images, Photographic
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)