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Woman sings US national anthem during celebration of 128th anniversary of 'Star Spangled Banner' at Ft McHenry in Baltimore, MD, during World War II
CU Lucy Monroe looking at camera singing US national anthem, large US flag hanging behind her
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Detection instruments used in the Byrd Arctic Expedition of 1926
Fur-mittened hand opens sliding door on bottom of the 'Josephine Ford' Fokker airplane, displays and adjusts the drift indicator instrument beneath, which was designed by explorer Richard E. Byrd / CU sun compass in fur-mittened hands /...
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British General Sir Alan Bourne inspects US Marines in Grosvenor Square, London
Two lines of US Marines in dress blues / CU two Marines / VS British Gen. Sir Alan Bourne inspects Marines / men marching in unison
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People loading trucks with household possessions during eruption of Mt. Vesuvius during World War II
CU two children sitting on side of street / CU small child / man leading donkey pulling cart piled high with household possessions down street / three shots of people loading trucks with household possessions / Note: exact day not known
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US Air Force personnel and Korean refugees evacuate Seoul during Korean War
Rear shot South Korean soldier looks down from hillside trench, holding rifle, as encampment stands below / CU soldier aims artillery gun from his position on a small hill overlooking the Imjin River; he is aiming at enemy position on...
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Chimpanzees performing at zoo in Detroit
Title: 'Michigan' superimposed over two chimpanzees riding scooters in opposite directions around man standing next to heating stove in room / three chimps sitting at table eating out of metal bowls / CU chimp biting on spoon / CU chimp...
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Railroad wrecked by US flood in 1930s
Two shots of railroad car on wrecked tracks beneath bridge / pan across wrecked tracks and rock debris / pile of broken concrete slabs next to railroad cars on wrecked tracks / wrecked tracks / CU wheels of railroad cars on badly tilted...
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Polish Gen. Edward Rydz-Smigly views French military might at Nancy during 1936 visit to France
CU propellers and cockpit of grounded military plane / WS plane on ground with propellers whirling / VS Polish Gen. Edward Rydz-Smigly looks up at plane, exits plane after viewing its interior / French military planes fly in formation...
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'Doolittle's Raiders' receive medals from Gen. Henry 'Hap' Arnold in Washington, DC
VS US Gen. Henry 'Hap' Arnold pins medal on USAAF airman as Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle and others look on / 2-shot Doolittle and Arnold / CU Distinguished Flying Cross medal pinned to shirt, hand turns medal over / airmen standing at...
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Men of the WWII 'Doolittle Raid' receive Distinguished Flying Cross medal in Washington, DC
VS Gen. Henry Arnold awards a military medal to a US airman during a medals ceremony at Bolling Field for airmen involved in the Doolittle Raid; Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle and another officer stand nearby; Arnold shakes the recipient's...
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UN Security Council in session
VS general views of United Nations Security Council in session / TILT UP from CU of 'Korea' nameplate to CU smiling, speaking delegate / VS general LS views of council in session
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Reporter interviews witness of Howard Unruh killing spree in Camden, NJ
Reporter on left and witness on right standing in front of microphone / CU witness speaking to camera / Note: exact day not known
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Mountaineer William Dodson on Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah National Park in 1937
Looking down hillside at shack with Blue Ridge Mountains in bg / shack with mountain behind it / MS long-time mountaineer William Dodson, with beard, holding rifle; the CCC will soon move him from his mountain home / CU hand holding gun,...
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1930s Red Army parade in Red Square in Moscow
CU Joseph Stalin raises hand in greeting as he stands on the tribune of Lenin's Mausoleum during military parade; another man stands behind him / tilt-down WS Red Army troops march in formation in Red Square, with the State HIstorial...
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Military officers on ship talking and communicating information during WW II
Military officer talking into maybe sound powered telephone handset, man next to him listening / MS officers talking while probably looking out on ocean / CU officer talking / ship on ocean / officers on ship, one wearing helmet with...
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Scenes of Algiers during World War II
View of Algiers from boat in harbor, Vichy France troop transport 'Sidi Bel Abbes' anchored at dock / two horses pulling bus down street / view of pier and artillery mounted on fortification / shot from moving boat as it moves across...
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Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin sit on porch of Soviet Embassy at Tehran Conference during World War II
CU US President Franklin Roosevelt sitting and posing for photo opportunity, Allied officers standing behind him, pan across to Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, pan back across Roosevelt to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
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Progressive senator Robert La Follette, Jr. speaks with anger in 1934
CU Wisconsin Senator Robert La Follette, Jr. angrily talking at camera (no audio) / Note: exact day not known
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Employee at US Mint in Philadelphia cleaning newly made coins in vat
Employee moves suspended cone-shaped metal basket full of coins over cone shaped vat / two shots of man releasing coins from basket into vat / man spins and tilts vat / CU vat full of coins spinning, hose pouring water into vat / wider...
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Flood in Johnstown, PA, and other events around world in 1936
Title: 'News Review Of 1936' superimposed over various shots of different events / partially submerged bridge in flood in Johnstown, PA / shot of fire / funeral casket of King George V of England being carried on caisson during his...
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Cargo ship unloading materiel during WWII Battle of Tarawa
VS sailor unrolls heavy cable from spool with amphibious vehicle in water beyond; CU of spool; men pulling on cable; man's hand on cable control / VS Landing Vehicle Tracked (LTV) being raised from below deck and moving over side / 37 mm...
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Elephants at Boston Zoo get a bath in 1929
Title card: 'Bathing Season Gets Big Start, Boston - Husky Beauties Insist on Hose and Sturdy Life Guards Heartily Agree' / MS man hoses down elephants at zoo, visitors watch behind iron fence / CU man hoses down elephants
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Sternwheeler steamboats race on Ohio River from Cincinnati
Title card: 'Steamboats Race On Ohio River - Cincinnati, O, Sternwheelers Tom Greene and Betsy Ann renew rivalry in 22 mile packet classic' / CU three steamboat whistles blowing / two steamboats racing side by side on river at Cincinnati...
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US Army recruits practice shooting rifles at Fort Dix, NJ, during Korean War
Recruits marching in formation towards camera / recruits marching in formation past camera / line of recruits at wide intervals walk with instructors onto assault range holding rifles / CU recruit holding rifle at ready position walks...