A Trip from Chicago

United States, 1967

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Episode of Series “21st Century”
Discusses ideas for advanced forms of public transport over varying distances of hundreds or thousands of miles. High-speed ground vehicles using rocket power and roller bearings, sealed tubes or air-cushion support, vertical takeoff aircraft, jets and rockets are discussed with their designers and prototypes are demonstrated. Reporter: Walter Cronkite.

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Credits

producer

Isaac Kleinerman

production company

CBS News

Duration

00:24:55:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1967

Appears in

21st Century

Group of items

21st Century

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323054

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - Design and construction

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Rockets (Aeronautics)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban transportation

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Future life

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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