WATCHING THE WEATHER ABOVE Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Shows Weather Bureau forecasting operations. Reel 1, weather kites, with meteorographs attached, are raised above the weather station at Royal Center, Ind. Temperature, humidity, etc., are studied at various altitudes. Includes shots of mail planes, Navy seaplanes, and the dirigibles Shenandoah and Los Angeles (ZR-3) in flight. Reel 2 diagrams the network of weather stations. Dirigibles take off from Scott Field, Ill. Includes aerial views of St. Louis and Washington, D.C.

Collection

Records of the Extension Service

Series

Motion Picture Films