Total Eclipse Of The Sun (1925)
No title paperwork reads Total eclipse of the sun. Pathe Gazette presents remarkable exclusive pictures. M, S of people standing around in what seems like twilight, it goes steadily darker until nothing can be seen, then gradually the light returns. Intertitle A Pathe news cameraman, flying a mile high, photographs the effect of the eclipse as its shadow deepens on the earth. Courtesy Air Base, Mitchel Field. M, S of the aeroplane s wing as it flies along, the ground below begins to go dark until there is only a little patch of light visible on the wing. Intertitle As daylight faded into twilight and darkness, the effects of the eclipse were M, S of chickens walking around. M, S of a bear in a cage washing itself, it lays down on its side as if to sleep, M, S as it scratches its back on the ground. M, S as people watch the eclipse through bits of cardboard with holes cut out of them. M, S of a man sat on the roof of a car doing the same, others stand near him. M, S of a
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