Us Liners Subsidised (1939)

San Francisco, United States of America. Full titles read: “US LINERS SUBSIDISED“ L/S’s of several very large merchant ships of the Dollar Steamship Line. The commentator says that the ships are being renovated and ownership transferred to the Maritime Commission and the government of the United States of America. L/S’s of the flagship President Coolidge leaving the dock. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.