USA: Cannons being fired in Boston, Massachusetts (1928)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Annual target practice of Boston coastal defences, good shots of cannons being fired Full Description: USA: Massachusetts: Boston: SLATE INFORMATION: INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL: BOSTON SAVED FROM ’FOE’ IN TEST OF BIG GUNS! Coast defense rifles blaze away in annual target practice Big gun being fired Coastal cannon at Boston coast defenses being fired / Cannon being loaded / Cannon firing SLATE INFORMATION: The chap on the platform who fires the rifle has a tough job More of cannons firing as part of Boston coastal artillery / Operator of aiming device for big gun / Cannon firing / Ejecting the shell from the cannon / Gunner pulling the lanyard or laniard to fire the gun Background: Annual target practice of Boston coastal defences, good shots of cannons being fired FILM ID: VLVA1VX42A32X1CG0991SMPDC3LDA To license this film, vi