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US military veteran Dale Sprout in his homestead house
US Army Air Forces veteran Dale Sprout holds up a scene indicator as he sits in the living room of his homestead house / Sprout leans over from his armchair, which features antimacassars, and turns on the radio; he removes a pack of...
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Diorama illustrates role of dam in California's Central Valley Project
VS CU working diorama of a dam in CA's Central Valley Project, which will control water flow in the state; blinking lights illustrate irrigation points and water flow and stations; trickle of water represents streams; areas represent...
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Former President Herbert Hoover in 1934
CU Former President Herbert Hoover speaking outdoors (no audio) / Note: exact day not known
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Eastman high speed motion picture camera tutorial captures hummingbird in flight
Title cards: 'One Second in the Life of a Hummingbird', 'As seen by the High Speed Motion Picture Camera at the N. Y. Zoological Park', 'by Henry M. Lester' / Typed narrative: 'The flight of a hummingbird, the envy of aeronautical...
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Prizes given at 4th Annual Exhibition of Press Photographers Association in NY City
Title card: 'Press Pix - Prizes Given for Best News Photos' / in gallery in Empire State Building, two women and man look at photographs on wall / Al Smith, former governor of New York, on left standing with man looking at photograph /...
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Charles Lindbergh and 'The Spirit of St. Louis'
CU aviator Charles Lindbergh / rear shot 'The Spirit of St. Louis' takes off / Note: exact month/day not known
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Female gymnasts perform on rings and do rhythmic gymnastics routine on field in Italian arena
Women on field holding flags, flag in front may be Yugoslavian with French flag next to it; behind them first, second and third place winning athletes standing on platforms, empty stands in bg / CU woman in profile / women sitting on...
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President of American Federation of Labor William Green speaking in Washington, DC, about shorter workweek
CU AFL President William Green before speaking / two shots of Green sitting at desk speaking to camera / Note: exact day not known
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US Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1930s
CU Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, standing outdoors; he is not wearing eyeglasses or pince-nez / Note: exact day not known; documentation incomplete
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One of 20 children of Marquis family, largest farm family in Quebec, weaving wool on farm during World War II
Marquis girl (late-teenager) sitting on porch weaving wool on loom, three younger Marquis children watching / CU girl's hands weaving, moving shuttle / shot through loom of girl weaving / Note: exact day not known
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Contest to determine handsomest lifeguard in Miami Beach
Title: 'Florida' superimposed over line of lifeguards walking on beach past table with female judges sitting at it, crowd of people standing in background watching / closer view of female judges / closer view of lifeguards walking in...
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Diorama of a dam in California's Central Valley water project
VS CU working diorama of a dam in CA's Central Valley Project, which will control water flow in the state; blinking lights illustrate irrigation points and water flow and stations; trickle of water represents streams / VS diorama / hand...
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Eastman high speed motion picture camera captures hummingbird in slow motion
CU slo-mo hummingbird flies near feeder at New York Zoological Park, then flies off camera / End card: 'The End'
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Eastman high speed motion picture camera captures hummingbird in flight
Typed narrative: 'What you have just seen happened actually in ONE SECOND. You have been watching it for some 185 seconds.' / Typed narrative: 'High-speed motion picture photography calls for illumination of unusual intensity.' / Typed...
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US General Ernest Harmon, Commanding General XXII US Corps, touring Berlin after end of World War II
Shot of Brandenburg Gate / Ernest Harmon and other US officers getting out of car in front of Gate / Harmon on left and other officers walking along sidewalk / Harmon and officers walk along sidewalk, Brandenburg Gate in background /...
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Miners taking break while working in salt mine in Nova Scotia as part of war effort during World War II
CU miner sitting down and smoking cigarette takes off hard hat and brushes salt off clothes / CU miner rolling his own cigarette and lighting it with match / CU miner twirling ends of his mustache / CU miner adjusting light on hard hat /...
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US Pacific fleet submarines stored in Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Bow of SS-309 Aspro in line of subs at dock / sterns of several subs moored together at dock / pan bows of subs with numbers: SS-374 Loggerhead, SS-307 Tilefish, SS-264 Pargo, SS-377 Menhaden / bows of same subs / sailors on deck of one...
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Automobile industrialist Henry Ford
CU Henry Ford, wearing fedora which casts shadow on his eyes / Note: exact year not known; documentation incomplete
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Propeller and rudder of Motorboard designed by Hollywood inventor Joe Gilpin
CU rotating propeller and moving rudder on Motorboard, a motorized surfboard / Note: exact day not known
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Kids and adults in Sri Lanka perform traditional Kandyan dance
MWS children and adults dressed in traditional costumes play drums and tambourines, dance and sing as an elephant stands in the background / VS kids performing / CU drum as kids play them / WS adults stand on either side as kids dance...
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World Cup Sticker Albums Spark Fever For The Games Before Tournament Begins
CU, people trading Panini World Cup Soccer stickers during an event at the Soccer Locker of Miami on June 01, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Fans of World Cup Soccer are in a rush to fill their Panini albums with all 640 stickers, which include...
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World Cup Sticker Albums Spark Fever For The Games Before Tournament Begins
CU, people trading Panini World Cup Soccer stickers during an event at the Soccer Locker of Miami on June 01, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Fans of World Cup Soccer are in a rush to fill their Panini albums with all 640 stickers, which include...
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Ebola Case Management Facility ELWA 3 In Monrovia
CU, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) rapidly expands their Ebola Case Management Facility at ELWA 3 in Monrovia, Liberia. The center currently has 120 beds. They expect to add a further 160 in the coming days and an additional wing with...
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Ebola Case Management Facility ELWA 3 In Monrovia
CU, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) rapidly expands their Ebola Case Management Facility at ELWA 3 in Monrovia, Liberia. The center currently has 120 beds. They expect to add a further 160 in the coming days and an additional wing with...