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Business magnate John D. Rockefeller, Sr. getting off train in wheelchair in Ormond Beach, FL
Train pulling in to platform / John D. Rockefeller, Sr. being removed from train in wheelchair, people standing around / Rockefeller being removed from wheelchair and put into car / car carrying Rockefeller driving away / Rockefeller in...
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt receives honorary law degree at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland
Title card: "ROOSEVELT SPENDS DAY WITH FRIENDS!" / MLS yacht afloat / MS rear view of men boarding yacht / MS President Franklin D. Roosevelt (standing with hidden brace) shakes hands with man as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Maryland...
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World War II: captured soldiers
World War II / French language / captured soldiers march with hands up / troops moving out, walking through civilian crowded streets of port city / wounded German soldiers boarding boat / soldiers boarding truck / Note: exact month/day...
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Chicago World's Fair under construction
An aerial view of Chicago World's Fair construction at the shores of Lake Michigan; several buildings under construction / With the skyline of Chicago seen in the distance, a worker in the foreground moves a sheet of corrugated metal /...
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Mahatma Gandhi among huge crowds
Title card: "Editor's Note: These pictures show the frail Hindu leader whose self-imposed hunger strike has stirred millions. Upon his actions hinges the peace of far-off India." / MS bare-chested Mohandas K. Gandhi walks quickly past...
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On Mother's Day, Mrs. John Henry Hammond welcomes Eleanor Roosevelt to home of Theodore Roosevelt
CU side view Mrs. John Henry Hammond (Emily Vanderbilt Sloane Hammond) stands near flag and speaks, SOT welcoming First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to Roosevelt House, home of former Pres. Theodore Roosevelt / CU Eleanor; SOT says she is very...
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Babe Ruth's first game with Boston Braves in their home opener baseball game in Boston with NY Giants
Title card: "The Babe's Day!" / officials walking across field in Braves Field / players of both teams walking across field / Braves' owner Emil Fuchs on left and Ford Frick, National League president, in stands posing for photo...
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Scenes from the first Birthday Balls for Pres. Franklin Roosevelt's birthday in Washington, DC and New York City, 1934
Title cards: "Roosevelt's happiest birthday" / Washington, DC: a pyramidal cake featuring the Presidential Seal stands on a table, with former First Lady Edith Wilson, second from Left, and current First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, second...
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Detroit Tigers play NY Giants in pre-season exhibition baseball game at Polo Grounds in NY City
Title card: "Detroit Tigers growl at Giant in Wind-up game!" / Giants manager Bill Terry on left shaking hands with Tigers manager Del Baker / Tigers player at plate striking out / Giants pitcher throwing pitch / two shots of Tigers...
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Penn Relays college track meet at Franklin Field in Philadelphia
Title "Fast Stepping Youth" superimposed over runners racing / overhead wide shot of infield and runners racing on track / crowd in stands / close shot of starter John McHugh telling runners to take their marks / runners in starting...
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John D. Rockefeller, Sr. arrives in Florida
News media and spectators awaiting arrival, by train, of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. / Rockefeller lifted, by chair, from train / Rockefeller inside car / car departs train station
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Soviet embassy in Washington, DC throws lavish party for 35th anniversary of the Russian Revolution
Title: "Washington -- Curtain Lifted for Party at Red Embassy" over black then superimposed over cake with hammer and sickle on it / MS EXT Soviet Embassy / MS Soviet flag flying on embassy / CU embassy plaque / high angle servers put...
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Supersonic research jet "Skyrocket" from Edwards Air Force Base in California flies at twice the speed of sound
Card: "Paramount News Issue No 31" / title "How it was done, flight at twice the speed of sound" superimposed over shot from plane of "Skyrocket" in flight / two shots of test pilot Scott Crossfield walking alongside Douglas D-588-2...
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Scenes from US election night, 1952: tallying votes; winner Eisenhower; defeated candidate Stevenson
Crowded room at Democratic headquarters in Washington, man on ladder and below to mark on big tally board, large sign reads Welcome Democrats in bg / crowd on floor, tally board in bg / crowded room, portrait of Stevenson next to board,...
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Japan's Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako visit Ueno Zoo
Title card: "Emperor of Japan Visits Zoo" / royal cars driving into zoo / Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako greeted by officials by bowing, car to side / group walking between cages / royals looking over high railing / CU tiger behind...
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Forest fires rage in Arkansas after weeks of drought in October of 1952
Title: "Out of Control! - Forest Fires Spread Ruin in South" superimposed over forest fire / aerials smoke from forest fire / VS raging forest fires / Pan flames burning forest floor / silhouettes of men fighting fires / VS raging fires...
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US Figure Skating Tournament in Philadelphia
Title "Jenkins, Albright retain figure skating crowns" superimposed over Olympic champion skater Hayes Alan Jenkins performing skating routine / two shots of Jenkins performing routine / crowd in stands applauding / three shots of...
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Korean War: Neutral Nations Command
Korean War / officers talking to civilian / photographers / officers of Indian custodial troops of the Neutral Nations Command arrive / handshakes / American helicopter lands / soldiers disembark helicopter / civilian boards helicopter /...
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The raft Lehi launches
Title: "Launch Raft for Strange Odyssey" superimposed over dock / large raft Lehi in dry dock with crew painting hull / photographers / CU DeVere Baker, captain / man with balloon used for desalinating water / raft being launched / map...
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Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives in New Delhi to take up office as new British Viceroy and future governor-general of India
Card: "Paramount News issue no 64" / title card: "Paramount News" / title card: "New Delhi - India's 'last' Viceroy" / Indian government officials standing on tarmac awaiting arrival of plane carrying Lord Louis Mountbatten / Mountbatten...
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Women model fashions of fur made from Norwegian hair seal
Title: "Fashion First - Norwegian Hair Seal in U.S. Debut" superimposed over (Harrison N.Y.) Tilt up girl models fur // Bronx, New York: VS seal being fed in Bronx Zoo // New York, NY: INT view of factory, VS seal pelts being examined /...
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On India's 5th Independence Day, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru speaks to crowd near the Jama Masjid Mosque in New Delhi
Title: "On 5th Independence Day…Nehru Bids India Follow Democracy's Way" / MS EXT Rashtrapati Bhavan or Government House / Lancer Guards holding flagpoles marching / MS Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (left) talking to two native...
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Battle in Northwest Indochina
Title superimposed on a person with a vast valley beyond: "Indo-China - Tense Action 30 miles from Red China" / A long line of Moroccan troops and civilians loaded with weapons snake though a valley and walk down a steep hill / VS a view...
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Dog Grooming
Title card: "Beauty Treatment - They Don't Mind Looking Like Dogs" / CU dog face / two toy poodles sit in doorway, run down stairs / VS woman bending over bath tub with Scottish terrier / dachshund squeezes through sliding door /...