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 Resources : Video Zone : Historical Footage

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Historical Footage:
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Hindenburg Disaster Film
Herb Morrison, WLS Chicago radio reporter, and engineer Charlie Nehlsen captured the Hindenburg disaster on film.
   
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Apollo 15 Cover Cancellation Film
Historic footage of Apollo 15 commander Dave Scott canceling the Apollo 15 cover.
   
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Train Taking Up Mail Bag
Short, silent film demonstrating how "mail-on-the-fly" worked. The original film is in the collection of the Library of Congress.
   
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Collecting Mail
Short film from 1903 showing a letter carrier gathering mail from a street corner package box and Scheble-style mailbox.
   
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Street Mail Car
Short 1903 film showing a horse-drawn mail wagon receiving mail from an attached trolley mail car.
     
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Wagons Loading Mail
Short 1903 film of screen wagons being loaded with mail at a post office.
   
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Carriers Leaving Building
Short silent film depicting letter carriers in 1903 leaving a post office for the day's delivery.
   
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Rural Wagon Delivering Mail
Watch a short silent film depicting a 1903 rural letter carrier delivering mail.
   
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