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This archive preserves and makes permanently accessible exclusively digital government information presented in official U.S. Federal agency Web sites. Iterations of sites are captured periodically to reflect Federal government sites' evolution, and to enable users to access publications and information that are no longer accessible from the sites' current versions.
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Panama-Pacific International Exposition: Opening day celebrations / crowds at the entrances / pan of Exposition proper / parades on Market Street and Van Ness Avenue / Tower of Jewels / Fountain of Energy / other buildings / day for night shots / submarines / Fun Zone at night / nighttime illumination of buildings showing use of fog machines and special lights / Uncle Sam's submarines. No audio. (13 minutes)
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The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 20,000 documents. The collection is organized into series which include incoming and outgoing correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches, and notes and printed material. Most of the 20,000 items are from the 1850s through Lincoln's presidential years, 1860-65. In its online presentation, the Abraham Lincoln Papers comprises approximately 61,000 images and...
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"From the "Marie Kondo of paper" comes a simple and accessible guide to paper management"--
Paper. We keep it on the kitchen counter, stash it in drawers, and store file cabinets full of documents that we never even look at. Studies show that 85 percent of the paper in our lives can be tossed-- but which 85 percent? And how do we organize and manage the 15 percent that remains? Woodruff delivers a step-by-step guide for what to shred, what to save,...
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Digital Collections Website offers papers of Alexander Hamilton (ca. 1757-1804), first treasury secretary of the United States. The Collection consists of his personal and public correspondence, drafts of his writings and speeches, which includes events in the lives of his family and legal papers from 1777 until Hamilton's death in 1804.
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Consists of approximately 12,000 items housed in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, captured in some 72,000 digital images, including correspondence, personal notes, drafts of letters and legislation, an autobiography, legal and financial documents, and miscellaneous manuscripts. Highlights include a copy of Thomas Jefferson's notes from the Continental Congress of 1776, including Jefferson's copy of the Declaration of Independence as amended...
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A French colony since 1847, Algeria stepped up efforts to gain independence as soon as World War II was over. On November 1, 1954, Algerian rebels belonging to the National Liberation Front (FLN) converged on French military posts and government buildings, provoking an eight-year war that left more than 1 million people dead. The war ended with the Treaty of Evian, which granted Algeria its autonomy.
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In the 1950s, IBM received several large government contracts from the Department of Defense to install its new key punch computer system as a part of new missile and defense systems. These contracts allowed the company to invest in new technology that would allow it to become the dominant U.S. computer company throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Copyright The WPA Film Library.
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Through the late 18th and early 19th centuries, physical education was slowly recognized as a crucial part of school curriculum in the United States. By 1921 over 25 states had physical education laws requiring daily exercise for students. Most U.S. schools also hold recess periods, allowing children to play outside under the supervision of teachers. Copyright The WPA Film Library.
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This video traces the history of U.S. air power from its official beginning in 1907. It highlights the early days of aviation, the overwhelming might of airpower in World War II and the Korean War, establishment of the Air Force as a separate service in 1947, and the vital role airpower played in Vietnam. It also shows the increasing use of transports to airlift food and medicine to disaster victims, as well as troops and equipment. Lastly, the video...
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The task of successfully sending human beings into space orbit presented a series of challenges. Scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) developed a series of tests for rats, chimpanzees, and other animals to determine what effect space flight might have on the human body. Copyright The WPA Film Library.