News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

39/88

Date Released

9 Nov 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Swedish Navy on Guard
• 2. School for Dutch Airmen
• 3. French Colonial Troops for the Front Line
• 4. Food Minister Speaks on Rationing
• 5. No Shortage Here - Sugar Beet Industry
• 6. Storm Battered Liner
• 7. German Prisoners of War in Camp
• *US Navy Day
• *Italian Horse Race
• *The Cesarewitch
• *New York’s New Airport
• *Arrival of Flying Boat in Australia
• *Record Flight

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

Mayor La Guardia attends formal opening of the New York Municipal Airport at North Beach. The airport was built by unemployed men at a cost of nine million pounds and was built on the site which was once the city’s refuse dump.

Local distribution only

Dublin release only

Keywords

Politics and government; Aviation; Engineering

Length of story (in feet)

121

Story extras:

Film clip

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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