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Modern Electric Transit
Series title:GE - The Electric AlternativeHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1937Item number (ISN):24538Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Accession:1986-0382Media:VideoPart:1 of 3Production date:1937Release date:1937Production company:General ElectricCountry of production:usCurrent distributor:Northland Home VideoDescription:The film introduces electrical vehicles for use in urban transit. The film compares these new vehicles to 'champions' in the field of sports, and shows footage of polo, track and field (Jesse Owens); baseball (Babe Ruth); football and horse racing. The film reviews the transportation systems in Salt Lake City and in Cleveland, where electrical vehicles are in use. These vehicles include trolleys, diesel-electric buses and electric subway cars. Footage is also included of progress in other fields of transportation, including shots of the Queen Mary and the Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and the new Douglas airplane.Language:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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