Description: Silent footage of the L Street Brownies, one the oldest "polar bear" club in the US, during one of their annual New Year's swims. Shots of older men in swim trunks on a snowy beach in front of the L Street Bathhouse (Curley Community Center) running into the water. Men line up on the beach, throw snow at each other, and splash in the water. Some close-ups of the men. Also couple shots of someone sledding down a hill that looks to be in a different location. Picture is very dark with high contrast at times.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/29/1974
Description: Short look back at the Vietnam War on the 20th Anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Footage of a celebration of the Invasion of Normany, stock footage from the Vietnam War, and of Lyndon B. Johnson. Reporter summarizes the Gulf of Tonkin incident, and questions it's validity. Reporter voice-over throughout. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/02/1984
Description: A mix of sound and silent footage of several labor union leaders endorsing Richard Nixon for president. Reel begins with silent b-roll footage of a man indoors at a podium speaking to a seated crowd with some shots of people in the audience. Followed by sound footage of parts of different Labor leaders' speeches. One speaker introduces himself as the New England Labor Coordinator for the reelection of President Nixon. Another speaker focuses on the idea that labor and the average working man usually vote for the democrat, but the Democratic party is moving away from their core values and people should vote for the man not the party. Speakers take questions from the audience.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/20/1972
Description: Footage of a woman being sworn in by Governor Sargent mixed with shots of the audience. The woman and Sargent shake hands and the audience claps. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1972
Description: Reporter and female pilot talking on a bridge. Over the shoulder shot of the reporter conducting the interview. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/20/1977
Description: Interview with a female pilot about her job and her opinion of the women's movement. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/20/1977
Description: Frederick Langone press conference on Supreme Court case about the authority of a federal judge. Albert "Dapper" O'Neil sits next to Langone. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/28/1976
Description: Footage of a train on the tracks. Pull out of the Lechmere sign at the station to a train arriving. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/03/1976
Description: Review of the liberation of Paris in 1944 during World War II. Stock footage from WWII with reporter voice-over explaining the history of the event. Footage of the 40th Anniversary celebrations in Paris. Reporter voice-over throughout. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/27/1984
Description: Story #943. Story about the international 24 hour pilot strike over hijacking concerns, and how this strike has affected travel at Logan Airport. Footage includes interviews with pilots, reporter voice over, b-roll of flight attendants updating cancellation boards, empty seating areas, closed check-in counters, parked planes, people boarding planes and checking into flights with carriers that are still operating. Interviews with pilots from Eastern airline (who joined the strike) about the issue behind the strike, personal hijacking stories, public perception, and why pilots from all of the airlines did not join the strike. Edited story followed by cuts. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/19/1972
Description: Overview of the crash of Delta flight 723 July 31, 1973 as the plane was landing at Logan airport. All 89 passengers were killed in the crash. Footage includes b-roll from Logan airport, shots of a Delta plane, interview with a man who heard the crash, bodies lined up in a building, men walking around the plane wreckage, funeral service during which a woman is given a flag, airplanes taking off, very quick cuts of wreckage and the aftermath of the plane crash, body being wheeled away on a stretcher, firemen dousing the wreckage , ambulances arriving at the hospital, a military funeral. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/31/1973
Description: Plane takes off from Logan Airport. Man speaking about the planning process for Logan Airport. Footage from a meeting on the Logan Airport plan. Shots of the Logan runways. Mix of sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1976
Description: Story #9771. Story about plans to build a new runways at Logan Airport, the "Logan Masterplan," and objections from the community with noise and environmental concerns. Footage includes b-roll of press conference, close up shots of runway plans, planes taking off and landing, construction equipment and workers, press conference with concerned citizens and a press conference with governor King about a court order that halted construction, environmental impact studies, and how to continue with the project. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/27/1974
Description: Police cars with flashing lights on the scene. Closeup on car wreckage. Police making a report. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/22/1973
Description: Press conference about land use and an open space plan. Mix of sound and silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Talking about space left vacant in cities and towns and development thereof."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/25/1976
Description: Hearing on a subway crash that occurred on 2/6/1973. Silent b-roll of the meeting, statements by different people at the hearing about how employees handled the crash. Silent b-roll of firemen rescuing a woman on a stretcher. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/13/1973
Description: Footage of the artist and others by the mural and close up shots of the mural. Wild sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: ""T" unveils a 24' x 4' mural done by a teacher and it will hang at the Beaconsfield station..."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/26/1976
Description: Students and faculty process in the MIT commencement ceremony. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/28/1976
Description: Silent footage of police and fire trucks in front of a building, men talking, a firefighter taking a hose off the truck, students walking through clouded halls, a room covered in ash, and people getting into an ambulance.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/18/1975
Description: This is silent footage of a building.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/21/1978