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Construction workers build catwalk during construction of Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
Shot from moving boat of San Francisco Bay; sun reflects on water / WS the Golden Gate Bridge under construction / VS workers building catwalk with a crane moving sections of the catwalk to them / high angle shot men working on catwalk /...
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Restored buildings in Williamsburg, VA
Shot of exterior of Virginia State Capitol / indistinct shot / shot of exterior of Raleigh's Tavern / shot of exterior of Governor's Palace / African-American man in 18th Century livery walking along front of old store / side shot...
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John L. Lewis, President of United Mine Workers of America, at the American Federation of Labor convention in Atlantic City, NJ
Two shots of AFL president John L. Lewis standing at podium on stage with VP of United Mine Workers Philip Murray standing next to him, sound of audience chanting / close shot of man sitting in audience smiling and laughing / Note: exact...
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Descendants of Grant, Lincoln, Meade, and Lee at the 70th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg
MS men in overcoats standing in front of Lincoln bust at the Gettysburg National Cemetery are Ulysses S. Grant III, Robert Lincoln Beckwith, George E. Meade, and George G. Lee; the men have gathered at the cemetery for the 70th...
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Coventry, Connecticut honors founding father Nathan Hale
Title card: "Connecticut honors its son Nathan Hale! Coventry, birthplace of patriot unveils tablet to his memory" / Participants including a marching band and men in Revolutionary War military uniforms marching up a hill; they pass an...
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Rockettes perform dance routine on roof of Radio City Music Hall in NY City for US Navy sailors and officers
Title card: "Rockettes put kick in fleet visit - Music Hall dancers do famous number to welcome sailors" / two shots of Rockettes performing dance routine as sailors and officers watch / sailors and officers watching / close shot of...
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Businessman Samuel Insull, charged with fraud, on his way to jail in Chicago
Title card: "Insull in jail!" / shot of exterior of Cook County Jail where Samuel Insull will be imprisoned / close shot of Insull / Insull getting off train in train station, crowd on platform / two shots of Insull walking with...
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President Franklin Roosevelt passes through Panama Canal on the USS Houston, en route to Hawaii
Title card: "News Flashes!" / shot of USS Houston moving through Panama Canal towards camera / overhead shot of soldiers standing at attention on docks / Pres. Franklin Roosevelt on deck of ship with officers and officials as it sails...
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Cincinnati Reds play Pittsburgh Pirates in their home opener baseball game at Crosley Field in Cincinnati
Title card: "Play ball!" / players on field warming up / overhead shot of crowd / Reds manager Chuck Dressen standing next to large bouquet of flowers, man walks up to him and hands him suitcase / Dressen shakes hands with Pirates...
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King Alexander I of Yugoslavia arrives in Marseilles, France, on day of his assassination
Title card: "Special" / title card: "Assassination of King Alexander" / title card: "Editor's note: Here is the actual assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia caught in all its drama and horror by Pathe News, A highlight of...
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Kids and magician at White House Easter egg hunt hosted by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
Title card: "News Flashes" / people crowd south lawn, many children, fountain in fg, White House In bg / people on lawn, kids hunt Easter eggs, branches in fg, White House In bg / MS group shot children, girl in center holds basket; they...
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Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks at William Jennings Bryan statue unveiling
Veiled statue surrounded by seated audience on rainy day, audience stands / CU man with crowd and flags behind him / MS veil is dropped from statue / MS seated audience members with umbrellas from behind / MS statue / MS seated audience...
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National Chairman of American Red Cross Cary T. Grayson asks for help for Red Cross
Title card: "Grayson's plea for Red Cross, New National Chairman asks for your help in his first message" / close shot of retired admiral/national chairman of the American Red Cross Cary T. Grayson speaking to camera
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German dictator Adolf Hitler appears at rally of Hitler Youth in Berlin
Title page in German / two shots of Hitler riding in open car through lane in crowd gathered at the Lustgarten / crowd cheering, many holding flags
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University of Cincinnati beats Indiana University 7 - 0 in college football
Title card: "Bearcats Claw Hoosiers" / High angle shot Indiana kicks off to Ray Nolting on Cincinnati 5 yard line, he returns to UC 24 yard line / Nolting tackled making less than yard / Cincinnati's Havy passes from 45 yard line to...
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1935 American Legion parade and convention in St. Louis, Missouri
Title card: "Legion Lashes Reds! " over black then superimposed over parade / High angle shots American Legion parade, people march with American flags / MS officials link hands and hold back crowd / VS parade: marching, short train / CU...
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German dictator Adolf Hitler speaks at rally of Hitler Youth in Berlin
Adolf Hitler steps to podium on stage in Lustgarten to speak / two overhead shots of huge crowd / Hitler speaking / crowd listening / Hitler speaking / crowd listening / Hitler speaking / crowd listening / Hitler speaking / Hitler...
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Atlas missile final countdown and launch
Final countdown for Atlas missile carrying Aurora 7 and Scott Carpenter / lift off / view of launch pad and surrounding area from bottom of missile / satellites tracking missile / missile in flight
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World War II: Japanese ambassador to the US arrives at the US State Department
Title card: "Congress Declares War" / World War II / day of attack on Pearl Harbor / Kichisaburo Nomura, Japanese ambassador to the United States, and Saburo Kurusu, Japanese diplomat, walk up steps to building with two other men / sign...
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt presents explorer Lincoln Ellsworth with the Hubbard Medal
President Franklin Roosevelt, seated in office, presents explorer Lincoln Ellsworth with Hubbard Gold medal in honor of his work in the Arctic and Antarctic. Ellsworth is third from left. Also in shot from L to R Mary Ellsworth,...
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US Secretary of State Cordell Hull defends trade agreement at Congressional hearing
VS meeting of the US House Ways and Means Committee / CU SOTs US Secretary of State Cordell Hull, wearing pince nez, reading statement on international trade agreements / Note: film has nitrate deterioration
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Men at Swarthmore College perform research on cosmic rays with transmitter and cellophane balloon
MS group of men standing in field around elongated cellophane balloon in air, large pipes laying in bkgd / CU inflated balloon / VS man adjusts radio transmitter that sits in wire basket, basket broadcasts data on cosmic rays / two other...
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Death of noted US Senator Robert Taft in 1953
[GHOC Episode G-03] Greatest Headlines of the Century title sequence / Title card: "Senator Taft Dies" / [12/1938] VS US Sen. Robert Taft decars with mother Helen Taft at her DC house // US Capitol dome / VS Taft photo ops / Taft in...
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for spying for the USSR
[GHOC Episode O-09] Greatest Headlines of the Century title sequence / Title card: "Rosenbergs Executed" / Atomic bomb explosion / [March 1951] VS CU accused spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg / Rosenbergs walk arm-in-arm out of courthouse...