Description:
"The Wreck of the Argo Merchant" documentary. Oil spill.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/30/1976
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Description:
Footage of the Bunker Hill Monument against a blue sky. Children play on the surrounding grass slope. Pans to adjacent columned building with US and Massachusetts State flags. Footage of the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") in Charlestown Navy Yard. “Welcome aboard” sign; masts without sails; shipmates with striped shirts. Early US flag with 15 stars hangs from bowsprit. Visitors ascend gangplank. National Park Service booth with attendant. Boston Naval Shipyard plaque. Aft view of ship.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/02/1976
Description:
Interview with Coast Guard Captain Brewer on preparations for Operation Sail, the bicentennial parade of tall ships on 7/10/76, and arrival of Queen Elizabeth on the royal yacht Britannia the next day. Young people packed on upper deck of Boston Harbor tour boat. Hazy view of Logan Airport across water.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/16/1976
Description:
Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship seen from East Boston. Aboard the luxury liner (no passengers). Pool on deck, shuffleboard. British flag. Interview with Cunard Lines representative on history of ship and cruise business. Inside passenger cabin. Porthole windows. Ballroom, bandstand, bust of queen. Profile from bow.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/02/1976
Description:
Small bits of drop out throughout. USS Constitution (Old Ironsides). Two red tugboats and a Coast Guard boat nearby. Gangplank hoisted and dropped. Helicopter hovers over harbor. Onlookers line dock. Ship moves away from wharf under escort for turnaround.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/17/1976
