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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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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first profiles the exploits of Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias, a woman considered the greatest female athlete of her time. The second segment on the Prohibition Era contains footage of Charleston dancers, famous speakeasy operator "Texas" Guinan, singer Al Jolson, President Warren G. Harding playing a tuba, President Calvin Coolidge wearing a Native...
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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first reviews the incident of the accidental sinking of the USS S-51 submarine in 1925 off the coast of Rhode Island. The second segment goes back in time to the 1926 "Scopes Monkey Trial" in Tennessee. Archival footage of the trial features defense lawyer Clarence Darrow, Congressman and Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, and the defendant John Scopes....
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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first is an overview of some of the more violent storms that have struck the nation since 1926. The next feature story explores women's fashions, with footage of fashion shows from 1910 up through the '20s. The last segment profiles the prohibition years with a focus on the gunplay and violence that occurred at the time, providing footage of gangsters, speakeasies,...
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After North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, the United States and other European countries participated in a "UN Policing Action" in Korea. On September 15, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur decided to make an amphibious assault on the Korean city Inchon. He chose the site because of its proximity to both Seoul and the Kimpo airfield, the only hard-surface runway in Korea. After the successful landing MacArthur secured Seoul and...
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Until the middle of the 19th century, development in urban centers was limited by the scope of how far residents were willing to walk to travel to their jobs or local businesses. The development of elevated trains, subways, and early automobiles allowed cities to spread out like never before, and it resulted in a boom in the population of urban centers.
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A 1950s television spot advertises "Datemate cards" which a young woman could fill out and distribute when on dates. The card contained questions about essential personal information - name, height, weight - and other details a potential suitor might be curious about, but afraid to ask. Ads like this one meant to capitalize on new audiences made reachable by television's ever-widening popularity.
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The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "alphabet soup" agencies, created early in his first administration as part of the New Deal. From 1933 until 1942, the CCC provided thousands of unemployed young men with jobs, which were difficult to find during the Great Depression. CCC workers were sent around the country to work on projects such as developing national parks, planting trees, and building dams. They...