Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial, No. 29 - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Durham, N.H: Students of the State Agricultural College are the first to learn military trench digging under the superintendency of an army expert. San Diego, Cal: Private owners compel the United States Army Aviation Corps to seek new ...See moreDurham, N.H: Students of the State Agricultural College are the first to learn military trench digging under the superintendency of an army expert. San Diego, Cal: Private owners compel the United States Army Aviation Corps to seek new flying field and deprive aero department of its only aviation ground. New York: Colonel Roosevelt and General Leonard Wood are enthusiastically received at the flower show in Grand Central Palace. Los Angeles: The first pole of the new municipal electric distributing system is raised with impressive ceremonies. Beautiful Miss Lucretia Del Valle christens the pole with a bottle of pure water. New York: Elephants of a Broadway show are treated to a stroll through the exclusive shopping district of Fifth Avenue. Oakland, Cal: Finished soldiers are made of students at a local technical school. Harrisburg, Pa: Roadway difficulties are easily overcome by a giant tractor that goes through mud and over hills without effort. Hammonton, Cal: The largest gold dredger in the world is launched and begins its job of earning two thousand dollars a day delving for precious metal beneath the river beds of the Northwest. Uncle Sam's Border Patrol is strengthened by the addition of more troops, which are moved to advantageous positions on the southern boundary of the United States. Davis, Cal: Chickens are vaccinated at the State Farm here to prevent the spread of diphtheria and chicken pox among the feathered inhabitants of the farm. Harrisburg, Pa: The Buffalo International League baseball team completes its spring training and is ready for the start of the 1916 season. New York: The season's newest fashions include afternoon gowns, sport suits, riding habits and evening dress, the latest creations and importations. Croton, N.Y: Five billion gallons of water are wasted in one day in the overflow of a monster torrent at the Cornell dam when the melted snow of Croton watershed sweep into the pent-up lakes. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less