Twenty-Five Years Ago
Twenty-Five Years Ago
A quarter of a century ago King Edward VIII gave up his throne for the woman he loved --- Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson. King Edward VIII inspecting troops. DO NOT USE Still photo of Wallis Simpson. Two policemen standing outside no. 10 door. Downing street? He was succeeded by his brother who had a daughter who became Queen Elizabeth. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth getting out of car. Princess Elizabeth grabs hold of Princess Margaret s hand. Crowd lined street. King, Queen, and Princesses shake officials hand. The San Francisco-Oakland Bridge was opened. A wonder of its day --- it's still the longest single span bridge today. Great shot of bridge. Mass traffic jam of cars. Opening of bridge, with fire iron cutter, cutting through chain link. Attendant giving change, we see change belt as car passes through type of toll booth. POV or tracking shot from bridge. Nice footage. The predecessor to today's wire photo system, the transmission of pictures over regular telephone lines was demonstrated. Man talking on old telephone, puts ear piece on record turn-table type device. Picture is held in the middle and is turned on. It transmits a duplicate picture to the machine attached on the other end of the line. Exact copy. Early fax machine.