Cameraman Neil Sullivan and soundman Ken Allison of Fox Movietone News in Memphis back in November of 1928. A few weeks later they would make their way down to St. Petersburg, Florida where some of the local residents apparently became pioneers of a long line of people dropping f-bombs into the mikes of unwitting news crews.

Oh, the “4,500 pounds of paraphernalia” mentioned in the article? That was the weight of the REO Speedwagon seen behind the pair plus the equipment racks inside. It’s like trying to impress someone with the weight of a live truck…