The Swift Completion

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Title

The Swift Completion

Date Created (approximate)

1966

Summary

Version Number 1, prints 2A and 3A. Shows how railroads handle the United States mail service, including new Flexi-Van service on the New York Central Railroad, where truck bodies are loaded directly on to flat cars.

Narrator

Stark, Charles

Screenwriter

Moon, Jake

Producer (corporate)

FPS New York

Sponsor (corporate)

New York Central Railroad Company

Note

Version #1 Print 2A. 720x480 mp4 with timecode burn available.

Subject(s)

Railway mail cars
Railroads--Mail service
Postal service--Railroads
Railway mail service

Genre

industrial

Language

English

Type of resource

moving image

Extent

1 reel (400 ft.) : sd., col. ; 16mm. (00:12:48:00).

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Digitization Note

QuickTime Pro Res 4444HQ (2048x1556), 24fps. PCM audio, 48kHz, 24 bit.

Repository

Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library

Original Collection

Conrail photographs (Accession 1993.231)

Finding Aid

http://findingaids.hagley.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/1993_231.xml

Item Location

FC 01

Preferred Citation

[Description and dates], Hagley ID, Box/folder number, Conrail photographs (Accession 1993.231), Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE 19807

Access Condition

Access to this item is provided for educational and research purposes only. The user assumes responsibility for obtaining permission from the copyright holder to publish or distribute this image. If you would like more information, please contact askhagley@hagley.org

Hagley ID

FILM_1993231_FC01