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THE GREAT LAKES. 9/26
GREAT LAKES REGION INDUSTRIES. VIEW FROM BOAT IN LAKE SUPERIOR HARBOR. COAL INDUSTRY. MACKINAC, MICHIGAN (?). WHITE STAR STEAMSHIP LINES. BUILDING. DETROIT WATERFRONT. BETWEEN HURON & ERIE LIGHTSHIP. COMING INTO DETROIT. VOLSTEAD BUNGALOW. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 00 41 INDUSTRIAL DRAWBRIDGE GOING UP |
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HUGE CRANES SCOOPING UP DIRT OR COAL
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PASSING CLOSE BY GREAT LAKES TRANSIT CORPORATION BOAT WITH SMOKING STACK
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GRAIN ELEVATORS.
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PASSING CRUISE SHIP IN JACKSON PARK MUNICIPAL PIER.
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PASSING LARGE ROUND BUILDING
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SMALL LIGHTHOUSE GOING INTO LAKE MICHIGAN AT END OF JETTY
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CITYSCAPE OF DETROIT FROM HARBOR
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SOLITARY BUILDING-LIGHTHOUSE IN MIDDLE OF LAKE
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VIEW FROM CRUISE SHIP PASSING WHALEBACK BOAT, MANITOU LIGHTSHIP & DIFFERENT SHIPS & BOATS IN HARBOR
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| 01:10:59 617.73 |
SHOTS OF DETROIT HARBOR. PANORAMA OF DETROIT. PACKARD FACTORY VISIBLE. BATTLESHIP
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FREIGHTER LOADED WITH NEW AUTOMOBILES PASSES
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| 01:13:25 763.73 |
LAKE BOUND FERRIES.
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DETROIT CITY SKYLINE SEEN FROM HARBOR
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U.S. BOMBERS BLAST ROMMEL AT BRITISH BLITZ ACROSS AFRICA. AFRICA, LIBYA, NORTH AFRICA. 11/42
IN MEDITERRANEAN WAR THEATER. DESERT BATTLES. ALLIED SOLDIERS IN DESERT WARFARE. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 17 31 PAN ROYAL AIR FORCE PLANES TAKING OFF, LINED UP WITH DUST FLYING BEHIND. RAF AIRCRAFT IN FORMATION. |
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AERIAL VIEW OF ROMMEL'S TROOPS ON DESERT BELOW
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MOTORIZED VEHICLES. JEEPS TANKS
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ARTILLERY FIRE
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TROOPS ADVANCE UNDER FIRE, COMBAT
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| 01:18:05 1043.73 |
AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL BOMBERS IN AIR
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| 01:18:15 1053.73 |
ENEMY AIRPLANE BURNING & CRASHING.
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| 01:18:24 1062.73 |
BOMBS FALLING.
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| 01:18:52 1090.73 |
ARTILLERY FIRE ON DESERT.
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| 01:19:10 1108.73 |
FIELD HOSPITAL. CARRYING PEOPLE ON STRETCHER.
WOUNDED, ARM IN SLING |
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AERIAL BOMBARDMENT.
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SMOKE SCREEN.
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| 01:20:11 1169.73 |
ITALIAN WAR PRISONERS BEING LED. GROUP OF HUNDREDS OF PRISONERS
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| 01:20:27 1185.73 |
CU BRITISH GENERAL SIR BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY, COMMANDER 8TH ARMY IN EGYPT.
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DEAD AXIS SOLDIERS
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WAR HEROES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
FROM VOL. 25/23 AN ATLANTIC PORT. PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. 11/19/42 ARRIVAL OF USS BOISE FROM SOLOMON ISLANDS. GUNNERY OFFICER, COMMANDER B.K. CULVER & LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JOHN LAFFON WITH LIEUTENANT COMMANDER E.C. KENNEY. BOTH OFFICERS RECEIVED NAVY SERVICE MEDAL. SAILORS ON LOWER BRIDGE POINT TO JAPANESE FLAGS PAINTED TO PROVE THAT THEY SUNK 6 ENEMY SHIPS. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 21 19 ADMIRAL ERNEST JOSEPH KING, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS & CAPTAIN E.J. MORAN. |
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SAILORS WAVING SAILOR'S CAPS
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SAILORS READING NEWSPAPERS.
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SAILORS WAVING CAPS, LOOKING AT TALLY OF JAPANESE SHIPS THEY SUNK
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GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 10/16/42
BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM H. RUPERTUS DECORATED FOR HEROISM RECEIVES NAVY CROSS. PRESENTATION MADE BY ADMIRAL CHESTER WILLIAM NIMITZ, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF PACIFIC FLEET. PINS MEDALS ONTO MEN'S UNIFORMS. NAVY CROSSES AWARDED TO: GENERAL ALEXANDER ARCHER VANDEGRIFT, MARINE COMMANDER IN SOLOMONS; COLONEL MERRIT A. EDSON; COLONEL EVANS F. CARLSON; COLONEL EDWIN A. POLLOCK; MAJOR ROBERT E. GALER; MAJOR JOHN SMITH; CAPTAIN MARION E. CARL; SERGEANT MICHAEL LONGAZEL; PRIVATE RAYMOND D. PARKER; SERGEANT EARL J. MOWERY AND PRIVATE WILFRED A. HUNT. |
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SAN DIEGO NAVAL BASE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 11/21/42
30,000 SAILORS HONOR NAVY MEN WHO MADE THEIR RECORD IN THE AIR & NAVAL BATTLES OF THE SOLOMONS. VARIOUS SCENES 30,000 SOLDIERS AT MILITARY CEREMONY. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 22 16 MASS OF MILITARY MEN AT ATTENTION |
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FIRST AWARD MADE TO LIEUTENANT WILLIAM E. HALL BY ADMIRAL RALSTON S. HOLMES. CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR. SALUTING
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CU ENLISTED MEN SHOWING MEDALS. J.E. BLANK & S.E.
BAILEY RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS. |
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SEA OF SAILORS STANDING IN PERFECT FORMATION
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AROUND THE CLOCK BOMBING AROUND THE GLOBE
ITALY. 6/11/43 AIR WARFARE & BOMBARDMENT IN MEDITERRANEAN WAR THEATER. VARIOUS SCENES OF: PLANES FLYING OVERHEAD IN FORMATION. BOMBS FALLING AS SEEN FROM BOMB BAY DOOR. EXPLOSIONS, SMOKE FAR BELOW. MILITARY AIRPLANES DROPPING BOMBS. CLUSTERS OF BOMBS FALL. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY BOMBING HARBOR & OTHER TARGETS. BOMBING MISSION. BOMBS DROPPED FROM B-17s. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 24 06 HS AMERICAN BOMBER. |
| 01:24:09 1407.73 |
"BREWERY WAGON" PAINTED ON PLANE'S SIDE
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BOMBING STRATEGIC HARBOR
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ENGLAND; VEGESACK, GERMANY. 6/17/43
AIR WARFARE IN EUROPEAN THEATER. B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBERS CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL ON DAYLIGHT RAID. NAZI SUBMARINE BASE BOMBARDED. AIRPLANES DODGE ANTI-AIRCRAFT SHELLING. MASS SHOT BOMBERS. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 24 39 CU PILOT WITH OXYGEN MASK. |
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ANTI-AIRCRAFT EXPLOSIONS IN AIR, BIZARRE PUFFS OF SMOKE
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AIR BATTLE WITH NAZI FIGHTER PLANES
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CU MACHINE GUNNERS IN BOMBERS, TURRET GUNNERS
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ENEMY PLANE HIT
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PLANES WITH EXHAUST BEHIND THEM.
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PLANE LANDING, DAMAGED IN BATTLE.
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SOUTH PACIFIC. NEW GUINEA.
IN PACIFIC THEATER. NAMES & PICTURES PAINTED ON SIDE OF PLANES. BOMBER FUSELAGE SIDES PAINTED WITH NAMES ON THEM. PLANES WITH FACES ON THE FRONT, TEETH. BOMBER PAINTED LIKE TIGER. AIR WARFARE. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 25 45 BOMBS ON CART, READY TO BE LOADED |
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CU PLANES CALLED MOBY DICK, SEAFOOD MAMA & HELL'S ANGELS.
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MAN RUBS PAINTING LUCKY LADY.
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TAKEOFF
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CU LANDING GEAR TIRE
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PLANE DROPPING BOMBS
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF BOMBING: EXPLOSIONS, SMOKE.
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BOMBER IN FLIGHT
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CU PROPELLER
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LANDING BY PLANE WITH DISABLED LANDING GEAR.
AIRPLANE CRASH LANDINGS, CREW SURVIVES. CLOUD OF DUST. PEOPLE RUN TOWARD IT. |
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PILOT SURVIVOR SMOKING CIGARETTE
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FIRST PICTURES: THE OCCUPATION OF PANTELLERIA BY THE ALLIES. ITALY. 6/11/43
AIR & AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE IN MEDITERRANEAN WAR THEATER. BRITISH WARSHIP CONVOY HIGHLIGHTS: 01 27 14 AERIAL OF ISLAND |
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PLANES FLYING OVERHEAD & DROPPING BOMBS.
GROUND EXPLOSIONS |
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COMBINED LANDING OPERATIONS BY TROOPS FROM U.S.
& GREAT BRITAIN. |
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GIs DISEMBARK SHIP.
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SOLDIERS WALK PAST RUINS & WRECKAGE OF ISLAND
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GERMAN JERRY JU-88 AIRPLANE FLIES OVERHEAD & DROPS SINGLE BOMB
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SMOLDERING BUILDINGS, CITY IN RUINS
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LONG LINE OF ITALIAN PRISONERS
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GIVE THUMBS UP & "V" FOR VICTORY, PEACE SIGN
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WILLIAM FOX. 1920s
MR. FOX & MEMBERS OF MIAMI ROTARY CLUB PLAY GOLF AND SEE A BEAUTY CONTEST. HIGH SOCIETY LEISURE. GOLF GAME SCENES INCLUDE MAN WITH CIGAR USING ONLY ONE HAND. ONE-HANDED GOLF GRIP. BLACK CADDIES. OUTDOOR SPORTS. CONTESTS. FASHIONS. SOCIAL CLUBS. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 28 47 CU PAN GROUP INCLUDING WILL HAYES, WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, JACK LOCH, FRANK B. STONHAM & W T DURBIN. |
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PAN SPECTATORS MEMBERS OF ROTARY CLUB. HUGE GROUP OF DIGNIFIED GENTLEMEN
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| 01:29:37 1735.73 |
CU WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN & MEN
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| 01:30:00 1758.73 |
BEAUTY CONTESTANTS EXITING BUILDING WEARING LATEST FASHIONS CIRCA 1920s
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MODELS RIDING IN WICKER GOLF CARTS BEING PUSHED BY BLACK MEN
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SEASIDE COUNTRY CLUB, BEACH FULL OF PEOPLE STANDING. BEACH CLUB, RESORT
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| 01:31:48 1866.73 |
YOUNG CHILDREN STANDING IN WADING POOL FOUNTAIN WATCHING MODELS PASS BY
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| 01:32:13 1891.73 |
CHILDREN MODELING RESORT WEAR, BATHING SUITS IN WADING POO. INTERCUTS PROUD PARENTS-SPECTATORS WATCHING FROM ARCHES
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| 01:32:35 1913.73 |
MODELS STANDING ON BEACH WEARING RESORT WEAR, MODEST BATHING SUITS
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| 01:32:46 1924.73 |
CU UNKNOWN MAN STANDING IN FRONT O SELZNICK NEWS MOVIE CAMERA.
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| 01:33:13 1951.73 |
SCENES OF WILLIAM FOX & OTHERS PLAYING GOLF
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LOTS OF SWIMMERS WADING IN OCEAN. CHILDREN SPLASHING, PLAYING IN WATER
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| 01:38:33 2271.73 |
LAYING OF CORNERSTONE OF NEW FOX THEATRE. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 6/16/28
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES MARK CORNERSTONE LAYING OF NEW FOX THEATRE. STONE RIGGED UP WITH ROPES, ETC. GRAND MASTER DANIELS LAYS THE STONE. TIME CAPSULE. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 38 41 BENEDICTION. PRAYER |
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MASONS LAY CEMENT. STONE LOWERED ONTO BRICKS
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| 01:40:02 2360.73 |
METAL BOX WITH THE RECORDS IS PUT INTO STONE THEN SEALED.
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| 01:40:39 2397.73 |
HIGH ANGLE SHOT SHOWING CROWD & GENERAL VIEW OF CEREMONY AT UNFINISHED BUILDING
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PAN FROM EMPTY LOT CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH BUILDING SUPPLIES, LUMBER, ETC TO CROWD AS IT LEAVES CEREMONY
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VIEWS OF PARADE OF MEN WEARING FEZ. SHRINERS, FEW SPECTATORS ON SIDEWALK
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SIGN OUTSIDE SITE. INCLUDES: YA ARAB TEMPLE.
A.A.O.N.M.S. SHRINE MOSQUE & AUDITORIUM. LEASED TO FOX FILM CO. |
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BROCKTON FAIR. BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS. 10/4/29
CARNIVAL BARKERS GET BUSY CALLING IN THE CROWD AT BROCKTON FAIR. HUMAN ODDITY. DEFORMITY. FREAKS. CURIOSITIES AND WONDERS. BARKER'S STAND. PALACE OF WONDERS. FUN ON THE FARM. ONE MAN JAZZ BAND. LESTER ROBERTS. "LINDY'S HOP" ON SIGN IN BKGD. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 42 47 GENERAL VIEW OF FAIRWAY. POV WALKING DOWN CENTER OF FAIR, BOOTHS, FAIR GOERS, BARKERS, CARNIVAL ART |
| 01:44:50 2648.73 |
"HUBERT'S MUSEUM" SIDESHOW TENT:
MUSICIANS PLAYING "SNAKE CHARMER" MUSIC. "WAX MAN" MIME PRETENDING TO BE MADE OF WAX, STANDING VERY STILL. MOVES LIKE ROBOT, STATUE. FALLS OVER BARKER CALLS PEOPLE TO COME INTO TENT. CROWDS OF PEOPLE WATCHING. |
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BARKER TELLS OF ORIENTAL DANCERS. BELLY DANCER GIVES TASTE OF DANCING. EXOTIC DANCER.
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BARKER IN FRONT OF HERBERT'S MUSEUM CALLING PEOPLE INSIDE. MAN AT SIDE WITH LONG STRING OF TICKETS.
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PINHEAD ON DISPLAY AT BOOTH, TALKS WITH MAN
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HUGE FAT OBESE WOMEN JOIN PINHEAD AT SIDESHOW. EXOTIC MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC. FAT LADY
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CU OLD MAN "FARMER" BARKER SELLING TICKETS. TICKET SELLER
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GAME BOOTH. MIDWAY BARKER. GET THE RIGHT NUMBER, WIN VICTORIAN LAMP. HOLDS UP LAMP PRIZE. TRY YOUR LUCK
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CU BARKER AT COUNTY FAIR WITH FREAK ANIMALS, "ALIVE HEN"
SHOUTING CHICKENS WITH NO FEET, COW WITH CAMEL HUMPS (DON'T SEE FREAK ANIMALS) |
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. 6/10/29
UNIDENTIFIED OLDER MAN DESCRIBES THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF A HIVE & COMB HONEY, QUEEN EXTRUDER, BROOD CHAMBER. STANDING AMONG MAN-MADE HIVES OF DIFFERENT TYPES. BEEKEEPER. HIGHLIGHTS: 01 56 04 CU PULLS OUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF PIECES OF HONEYCOMB COVERED IN BEES |
| 01:57:20 3398.73 |
CU POINTS OUT BEES ON HIVE. POINTING OUT QUEEN BEE.
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| 01:58:03 3441.73 |
SWARM OF BEES ENTERING NEW HIVE.
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| 01:59:11 3509.73 |
BEES COMPLETELY COVER MAN'S HAND WHILE HE HOLDS QUEEN IN HIS PALM.
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| 02:00:03 3561.73 |
ECU MICROPHONE. MAN PUTS BEE-COVERED HAND NEAR MICROPHONE TO HEAR BUZZING
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| 02:00:37 3595.73 |
MAN HOLDING QUEEN WHILE BEES SWARM AROUND LOOKING FOR QUEEN. WEARS BEEKEEPER'S HAT WITH NET
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