Speed Graphic Film and Video
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I have been shooting film and video for many years. Planes, trains and automobiles, but mostly trains. Started in 1968. Got my first movie camera in 1969. Switched from film to VHS in 1988, to Hi8 in 1991, to digital in 2001, and to HD in 2011. High-quality stereo sound since 1989. Shooting with a tripod since 1970. Handheld video makes me queasy. In 2017, I began downloading and editing historical films, with a particular focus on trains, ships and planes, as well as on New York City. I take unedited, often incomplete or out-of-order film clips and attempt to form a coherent narrative out them. I supplement the editing with historical research and additional visual materials. Sometimes I narrate the films, sometimes I put the results of my research into the descriptions. These videos have proven to be popular. And by the way, I review all comments on my videos. Anything disparaging, insulting or political will never see the light of day. This channel is for fun.

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Speed Graphic Film and Video · 4.5K views · 6 years ago

Wheel House and Engine Room, New York Harbor, 1930
Speed Graphic Film and Video · 11K views · 6 years ago

In The Yards, Richmond Virginia, 1929
Speed Graphic Film and Video · 18K views · 8 years ago

Baldwin Steam Locomotives Being Loaded for Export, 1929
Speed Graphic Film and Video · 146K views · 8 years ago

Stopping at the North Platte Canteen, August 1945
Speed Graphic Film and Video · 2.4K views · 2 years ago

Boston & Maine T1 Berkshires In The Yard and On The High Iron
Speed Graphic Film and Video · 234K views · 8 years ago

2102 in the Rain, May 23 2026
Speed Graphic Film and Video · 38K views · 4 months ago

The New York Central in "Rhapsody of the Rails" (1933)
Speed Graphic Film and Video · 55K views · 7 years ago