Flagpole sitting in the 1920s and 1930s

WS flagpole sitter Joe Powers sits on flagpole atop multistory building in Miami as palm trees stand in front / Powers stands atop flagpole on building, waves as he sets record of sitting for 16 days on the pole / montage flagpole sitter climbs down rope at an angle, walks with group of men; this is possibly Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly in New Jersey in 1934 / from Greatest Headlines of the Century series / Note: [exact dates not known]

WS flagpole sitter Joe Powers sits on flagpole atop multistory building in Miami as palm trees stand in front / Powers stands atop flagpole on building, waves as he sets record of sitting for 16 days on the pole / montage flagpole sitter climbs down rope at an angle, walks with group of men; this is possibly Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly in New Jersey in 1934 / from Greatest Headlines of the Century series / Note: [exact dates not known]
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Editorial #:
502230800
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
January 01, 1928
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:18:15
Location:
Miami, Florida, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG SD 720x576 25p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
ghoc_q-07_03.mov