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First Mail Delivery by Aeroplane
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Captain Paul W. Beck [himself]

Powers Picture Plays production; distributed by Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company. / Released 17 October 1911; in a split-reel with Headline Acrobats (1911) and Yarn of a Baby’s Shirt (1911). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was shot at Aeroplane Postal Station 1, aviation field at Nassau Boulevard, Long Island, New York.

Documentary.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A topical picture showing the first letter and the first mail pouch ever carried in an airship as a regular government carrier. A U.S. post office was officially opened at each end of the course at Garden City. L.I., N.Y. Souvenir postcards were sent to their home addresses by the spectators. These were collected and canceled in the regular way, after which they were taken to the aeroplane by a U.S. letter carrier. The aviator, Captain Beck. U.S.A., strapped the pouch to the machine and started on his way. The cards were delivered and the owners will no doubt prize them as souvenirs. The flights are well taken and clearly shown.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Transportation: Airplanes - USA: New York: Long Island

Listing updated: 10 November 2022.

References: Leyda-Before pp. 82, 136 : Website-IMDb.

 
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