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American GIs patrol streets of post-WWII Nuremberg
VS American soldiers run through ruins of Nuremberg / the men assist wounded comrades / jeeps drive through empty streets / men walk the streets and carry wounded men / street with spires of St. Lorenz Church / men walking on either side...
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USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," sits among more modern crafts in Boston Harbor
MLS looking up at mast on board the USS Constitution (aka "Old Ironsides") as crewmen wave and begin unfurling topsail / MS bow of Constitution of in left foreground, as US Navy destroyer USS Tarbell passes in background, "142" painted...
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Train-to-airplane radio communications
Title card: "Britain's fastest train 'talks' with rival plane in novel test. Famous 'Flying Scotsman' and huge passenger air liner use radio phone in run to Edinburgh" / Aerial view of a locomotive belching heavy smoke with a G-AAXC...
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During campaign tour, Pres. Franklin Roosevelt and James M. Cox speak from railcar
Franklin Roosevelt speaking from back platform of railcar, can see Eleanor Roosevelt behind him and men beside him including former Governor James M. Cox taking off hat / Cox speaking, heads of people gathered on ground in fg / Cox...
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt delivers campaign speech in Buffalo, NY
Side view Pres. Franklin Roosevelt at podium behind microphones speaking, people seated behind him, shoulders in fg; man turns head looking into camera / Roosevelt speaking, building in bg, back of man's head in fg; he turns / crowd in...
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Japanese delegation walks out of League of Nations meeting over dispute concerning Japanese involvement in Manchuria
Side angle shot Japanese diplomat Yosuke Matsuoka addresses a plenary meeting of the Special Assembly to the United Nations / Matsuoka and other delegates walk out of the session
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Newly appointed German Chancellor Adolf Hitler
Man posts an anti-Jew sign in German / uniformed men march on street, bearing similar signs / side view SOT Adolf Hitler speaks emphatically during speech to his followers, mentioning name of Paul von Hindenburg; spectators issue Nazi...
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt speaks to Rhode Island crowd about the economy and jobs, money, and old age security
MS President Franklin D. Roosevelt sitting in car outside the Rhode Island State House as he addresses crowd on economic recovery, police and secret service stand on far side of car. He says "You and I are used to venturing capitol to...
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Wrecked planes, ships, and smoldering aftermath of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Title card: "FIRST PICTURES OF PEARL HARBOR" / VS water-level shots of smoking wreckage of December 7 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor / VS hangar with smoking wreckage of US Navy long range patrol planes on ground in front, water in...
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Scenes of life in US city in the early 1930s
Shot of street with people on sidewalks and parked cars / people walking across land cleared for urban renewal / shot from moving vehicle of street vendors and shoppers along side of street / people walking cross street / two shots from...
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Shots of land cleared in US city for urban renewal
Ground level shot of cleared land with buildings on either side / overhead shot of cleared land through steel bars / streetcar stopped in cleared land and then rolling on, truck behind it, buildings in background / overhead shot of...
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Scenes of Communists boarding ship in NJ, bound for Ellis Island and deportation to the Soviet Union
Men carrying luggage walking along pier and getting onto boat; one man carries a guitar / men getting onto boat, policemen guarding them / boat steaming across NY City harbor / policemen standing on pier waving good-bye in mocking manner...
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American aviators and their flying families
Title card: "Flying Flashes - Ruth Nichols, girl speed flier, goes up in plane rebuilt for mystery hop" / SOT adult Ruth Nichols sitting on wing of plane Lifesaver discussing gas experiment / side of plane has list of her accomplishments...
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Cattle and horses parade at Iowa State Fair, 1919
LS high angle view of marching band parading on track of Iowa State Fairgrounds, parked cars by fence, tent and houses in bg / rows of parading cattle and horses led by owners, row of carriages on far side / cattle parading in fg with...
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Train collision in Boston near Back Bay train station
Title card: "Rail crash in city! Unusual collision wrecks train near Boston's Back Bay station" / men standing near railroad cars knocked off tracks, one car lying on its side / men standing near train engine attached to railroad cars...
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"Sling Shot Charlie" performs some sling shot stunts, shooting lightbulbs from son's head
Title card: "Sling-Shot Charlie! - Modern David of Reelfoot Lake, Tenn., uses son instead of Goliath" / MS man holding slingshot pours can of rocks on ground, his son wearing helmet and goggles stands in bkgd in front of side of building...
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Steamship approaches land from New York Harbor
Title card: "LET'S GO, AMERICA! World's biggest streamer towed over New York skyline by blimp" / WS steamship in New York Harbor / CU bow of ship cutting through water / AERIAL view of ship, steam billowing / MS low angle shot of side of...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Men and women in the Las Vegas Sands Hotel swimming pool playing craps, roulette, and slot machines in the 1950s
Various shots men and women in Las Vegas Sands Hotel swimming pool at tables playing craps and roulette, man walks around serving platter of food, women at side of pool play slot machines, people watch standing beside pool, Sands sign...
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Dynamite used to blow limestone cliff off of mountainside
MLS high angle view of men drilling hole in ground, extracting core samples / MS man drops dynamite into hole / MCU man connects wires attached to underground dynamite / MS man initiates detonator / LS side of mountain explodes as...
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Charles Lindbergh speaks upon receiving Wright Trophy; Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg presents
CU Charles Lindbergh, photographer in bg / looking down on Mayflower Room with guests seated at round tables and head table running length of room, curtain with stars in bg; people stand and applaud; Aero Club of Washington banquet / MS...
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Charles and Anne Lindbergh arrive in Leningrad, USSR
Title card: "News Flashes" / VS seaplane flying over bridge coming in for landing in Leningrad, landing on water / MS Charles and Anne Lindbergh in plane / he gets out of plane, Soviet officials there to greet / MS Lindbergh / Anne...
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Aimee McPherson speaks at station, urges listeners to help others
Title card: "Los Angeles Greets Aimee McPherson" / McPherson holding grandchild and bouquet stands with others on rear platform of railcar, greeting crowd all around / closer shot she speaks into microphones, photographer to side, other...
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Drivers competing in Redex Reliability Trial motorsport rally on roads in countryside of Australia
Title card: "Cinesound Review" with kangaroo / title: "Dangerous journey: Redex cars in never-never" superimposed over still photo of car driving down road / car driving down road and through creek / car driving down road past camera /...
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Drivers go through Mt. Isa and rest for night in Darwin during Redex Reliability Trial motorsport rally on roads in countryside of Australia
VS cars coming down road and being stopped at control point / shot from inside car through windshield of car driving down road ahead of it / shot from inside car through windshield as it drives through town of Mt Isa / group of competing...