19551950s NEWSREELS
NEWS STORIES: APRIL 1955
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LOWERED FLAG OF FAMED "MIGHTY MO".
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| 01:02:42 3.53 |
BATTLESHIP MISSOURI DOCKED.
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| 01:02:47 8.53 |
CU BIRD ON WIRE
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| 01:02:48 9.53 |
BOW OF BOAT, U.S. FLAG BLOWS IN WIND.
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| 01:02:52 13.53 |
SAILOR KNEELS ON DECK POINTS TO PLAQUE COMMEMORATING WWII SURRENDER OF JAPAN.
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| 01:02:58 19.53 |
MISSOURI IN TOKYO HARBOR, SEPTEMBER 1945. ADMIRAL NIMITZ & GENERAL MACARTHUR ON BOARD FOR OFFICIAL SURRENDER.
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| 01:03:09 30.53 |
HIGH SHOT, NAVAL BAND.
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| 01:03:10 31.53 |
FOREIGN MINISTER OF JAPAN DRESSED IN TUXEDO. BOWS HEAD IN RESPECT.
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| 01:03:15 36.53 |
SIGNING OF THE SURRENDER BY JAPAN. MACARTHUR WITNESSES SIGNING.
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| 01:03:22 43.53 |
JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVES STAND WATCHING
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| 01:03:23 44.53 |
GENERAL MACARTHUR SIGNS
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| 01:03:31 52.53 |
JAPANESE ENTOURAGE STANDS RIGIDLY. HUMBLED
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| 01:03:33 54.53 |
LOW ANGLE SHOT AMERICAN PLANES FLYING OVER BATTLESHIP MISSOURI.
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| 01:03:40 61.53 |
BATTLESHIP MISSOURI DOCKED.
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| 01:03:42 63.53 |
SAILOR BLOWS WHISTLE. OPENS CEREMONY.
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| 01:03:45 66.53 |
SHIP FROM BOW. FLAG LOWERED
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| 01:03:47 68.53 |
TWO SAILORS SALUTE
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| 01:03:49 70.53 |
CU SAILORS LOWERING AMERICAN FLAG.
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| 01:03:54 75.53 |
CU FOUR SETS OF HANDS SHAKING, PILE OF HANDS
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| 01:04:00 81.53 |
AVALANCHES STRIKE SWISS ALPINE RESORTS.
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| 01:04:05 86.53 |
POV FROM HELICOPTER, ALPS. SWISS VALLEYS COVERED IN SNOW FROM AVALANCHE.
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| 01:04:15 96.53 |
CU MEN IN HELICOPTER. RESCUERS.
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| 01:04:19 100.53 |
LANDSLIDE OF SNOW COVERS RAILROAD STATION & TRAIN
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| 01:04:24 105.53 |
PEOPLE SHOVELING SNOW WALL OF SNOW. DIGGING OUT.
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| 01:04:31 112.53 |
CU SPINNING PROPELLERS OF HELICOPTER
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| 01:04:32 113.53 |
MAROONED TRAVELERS RESCUED BY HELICOPTER. MAN WITH SUITCASE GETS IN. TAKES OFF WITH LUGGAGE TIED TO BOTTOM.
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| 01:04:45 126.53 |
FLOODS WRECK 40,000 HOMES IN AUSTRALIA.
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| 01:04:49 130.53 |
CU HUNTER RIVER ON RAMPAGE.
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| 01:04:54 135.53 |
MONTAGE OF FLOODING OVERFLOWING RIVER THROUGH NEW SOUTH WALES. WATER RAGING PAST HOUSES
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| 01:05:01 142.53 |
BRIDGE WITH HIGH WATER
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| 01:05:04 145.53 |
MONTAGE OF FLOOD WATERS & IT'S DAMAGE.
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| 01:05:16 157.53 |
PEOPLE RESCUED IN SMALL BOATS
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| 01:05:19 160.53 |
GAS STATION UNDER WATER. PUMPS.
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| 01:05:22 163.53 |
AERIAL OVER FARMLAND FLOODED UNDER WATER WAGONS TURNED OVER
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| 01:05:30 171.53 |
COW-ANIMAL STRUGGLES TO GET THROUGH WATER
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| 01:05:32 173.53 |
AERIAL OVER WRECKED HOMES DESTROYED BY FLOOD
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| 01:05:34 175.53 |
PEOPLE ON PORCH STRANDED. MAN THROWS ROPE TO TREE.
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| 01:05:41 182.53 |
STRANDED PEOPLE SWIM IN FLOODS
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| 01:05:43 184.53 |
PLANE OVERHEAD
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| 01:05:45 186.53 |
STRANDED FAMILIES LOOK UP.
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| 01:05:48 189.53 |
RELIEF SUPPLIES DROPPED FROM HELICOPTER. ON PARACHUTES. ISOLATED CITY.
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| 01:05:57 198.53 |
DISPLACED FLOOD VICTIMS SIT IN BUS
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| 01:06:04 205.53 |
RAILROAD STATION UNDER WATER
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| 01:06:07 208.53 |
SEQUENCE OF DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY FLOOD.
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| 01:06:12 213.53 |
ELDER COUPLE STARES OUT AT WHATS LEFT OF THEIR PROPERTY
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| 01:06:20 221.53 |
NEW "FALCON" MISSILE HAS BUILT IN BRAIN.
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| 01:06:24 225.53 |
CU PAN ROCKET. MAN PUSHES IT.
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| 01:06:29 230.53 |
MEN HOOK ROCKET UNDER WING OF PLANE.
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| 01:06:35 236.53 |
U.S. AIR FORCE JET TAKES OFF,
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| 01:06:37 238.53 |
ARTIST SKETCH OF INTERCEPTOR CLOSING IN ON ENEMY AIR CRAFT & SHOOTING ROCKET.
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| 01:06:47 248.53 |
DEMONSTRATION OF MISSILE
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| 01:06:53 254.53 |
CU CONTROL PANELS. RADAR.
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| 01:06:54 255.53 |
POV LOOKING AT TARGET. RANGE.
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| 01:07:00 261.53 |
ROCKET STREAKING THROUGH AIR TOWARD TARGET. HITS.
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| 01:07:15 276.53 |
AIR TO AIR FALCON MISSILE DEMONSTRATION.
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| 01:07:27 288.53 |
HIT PLANE FALLS TOWARD GROUND
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| 01:07:45 306.53 |
OPERATION "TEAPOT" ATOM TEST.
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| 01:07:50 311.53 |
HIGH ANGLE SANDY YUCCA FLAT, NEVADA.
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| 01:07:55 316.53 |
TANKS IN DESERTED LANDSCAPE
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| 01:08:03 324.53 |
SERVICEMEN TAKE PLACES IN FORWARD TRENCHES AT PROVING GROUNDS. TAKING COVER
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| 01:08:21 342.53 |
HUGE 100 INCH CAMERA POSITIONED TOWARD BLAST TOWER.
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| 01:08:26 347.53 |
CONTROL BOOTH & TRUCK
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| 01:08:28 349.53 |
SOLDIER IN BOOTH
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| 01:08:30 351.53 |
ATOMIC BLAST MUSHROOM CLOUD RADIATION
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| 01:08:54 375.53 |
CU SOLDIERS UNDER COVER. SHIELDING FROM BLAST
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| 01:08:57 378.53 |
LONE SOLDIER IN TRENCH
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| 01:09:01 382.53 |
SEQUENCE OF SOLDIERS UNDER COVER FROM BLAST
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| 01:09:09 390.53 |
SOLDIERS LEAVE POSITIONS WALK ACROSS DESERT LANDSCAPE
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| 01:09:26 407.53 |
SOLDIERS DUST EACH OTHER OFF RADIATION FALLOUT.
BROOM. |
| 01:09:34 415.53 |
GEIGER COUNTER USED ON SOLDIERS CHECK FOR RADIOACTIVITY
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| 01:09:42 423.53 |
SOLDIERS MOVE AWAY FROM BLAST SITE.
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| 01:09:50 431.53 |
PEOPLES OF THE WORLD. CHILDREN OF THE ARCTIC.
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| 01:10:05 446.53 |
CHILDREN AT DESKS IN CLASSROOM. CHECKERED FLANNEL SHIRTS.
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| 01:10:06 447.53 |
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK ROLLS ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA.
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| 01:10:11 452.53 |
AIRMEN BUNDLED UP WALK AROUND IN BLIZZARD.
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| 01:10:17 458.53 |
DOG TRIES TO EAT IN FRIGID SNOWY BLIZZARD
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| 01:10:22 463.53 |
MONTAGE OF ACTIVITIES IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
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| 01:10:34 475.53 |
CU MAN FACE, FROZEN BEARD COVERED WITH SNOW.
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| 01:10:43 484.53 |
ESKIMO MAN LOOKS UP.
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| 01:10:46 487.53 |
POV FLYING OVER REMOTE ESKIMO VILLAGE. BARTER ISLAND
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| 01:10:52 493.53 |
DOG SLED TEAM DRIVES THROUGH VILLAGE.
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| 01:10:58 499.53 |
MAN CHECKS SEAL SKINS HANGING ON LAUNDRY LINE
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| 01:11:06 507.53 |
CU ESKIMO MAN BARTER ISLAND.
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| 01:11:08 509.53 |
ESKIMO CHILDREN PLAY WITH PUPPIES NEAR IGLOO
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| 01:11:15 516.53 |
CU PAN ESKIMO VILLAGERS. FURRY HOODS.
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| 01:11:25 526.53 |
MAN BANGS SCHOOL BELL. CHILDREN FILE INTO SCHOOL HOUSE. ESKIMO CHILDREN IN SCHOOL ROOM.
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| 01:11:44 545.53 |
CU TEACHER AT BLACKBOARD. GEOGRAPHY LESSON. POINTS OUT VILLAGES LOCATION ON MAP WITH RULER
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| 01:11:51 552.53 |
CU ESKIMO CHILDREN AT DESKS. CIRCA 1955
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| 01:11:54 555.53 |
TEACHER GIVING ENGLISH LESSON. WORDS ON BLACKBOARD.
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| 01:12:01 562.53 |
CU KIDS MOUTHING RABBIT.
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| 01:12:06 567.53 |
ESKIMO KIDS AT PLAY. SLED RIDE. KIDS WAVE. CHILDREN PLAYING BALL, KICK BALL
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| 01:12:28 589.53 |
ESKIMO MAN PLAYS WITH ALASKAN MALAMUTE.
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| 01:12:33 594.53 |
CHILDREN TRAINING SLED DOGS.
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| 01:12:38 599.53 |
CU ESKIMO VILLAGE CHIEF.
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| 01:12:41 602.53 |
KIDS PULLED BY DOG SLED TEAM. ARCTIC SLED RIDE.
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| 01:12:50 611.53 |
MONTAGE OF BARREN ARCTIC LANDSCAPE
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| 01:13:04 625.53 |
DOG SLED RUNS ACROSS WHITE ARCTIC. HUNTING.
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| 01:13:22 643.53 |
ALASKAN HUNTER LOOKS THROUGH BINOCULARS. HUGE FURRY GLOVES.
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| 01:13:26 647.53 |
HERD OF ARCTIC ANIMALS CROSS LANDSCAPE
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| 01:13:34 655.53 |
HUNTER SPOTS THEM, GRABS RIFLE, WALKS TO HUNT. LEAVES DOG TEAM.
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| 01:13:47 668.53 |
MONTAGE ARCTIC LANDSCAPE. NATURE.
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| 01:13:55 676.53 |
NATURAL HISTORY. THE SHARK; AN AMAZING FILM STUDY.
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| 01:14:05 686.53 |
SINGLE FIN GLIDES THROUGH WATER.
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| 01:14:12 693.53 |
SHARK SKIMMING THROUGH WATER
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| 01:14:18 699.53 |
SURFERS NEAR SHORE. SWIMMERS
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| 01:14:35 716.53 |
SHARK HUNTERS SET OUT FROM AUSTRALIAN PORT LEISURE BOAT. THROWING BAIT-FISH INTO WATER
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| 01:14:44 725.53 |
MEN ON BACK OF BOAT SHARK ATTRACTED TO BAIT. FOLLOWS BOAT.
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| 01:14:58 739.53 |
FISHERMAN & SHARK BATTLE. MAN HOOKS SHARK ON LINE STRUGGLES. LEANS OVER BOAT, CU SHARK
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| 01:15:12 753.53 |
POV SHORELINE FROM BOAT.
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| 01:15:14 755.53 |
MAN & SHARK STRUGGLE
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| 01:15:27 768.53 |
CAPSIZED DINGHY, MAN OVERBOARD. SHARKS SWIM NEARBY
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| 01:15:44 785.53 |
WATER BIRD FLOATS NEXT TO LURKING SHARK
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| 01:15:53 794.53 |
SHARK FOLLOWING BAITED LINE, TURNS ON ITS BACK TO GET BAIT. SHARK'S LASHING TAIL
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| 01:16:28 829.53 |
SHARK BITING BOAT MAN POKES AT IT BEATS IT
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| 01:16:45 846.53 |
MAN ROPES SHARK, THRASHES VIOLENTLY
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| 01:16:53 854.53 |
LOW ANGLE MAN SHOOTING FILM
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| 01:16:55 856.53 |
CU TWO SHARKS ATTACKING EACH OTHER. SHARK FIGHT.
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| 01:17:15 876.53 |
SHARK FISHING BOAT RETURNS TO DOCK. MEN ON BOARD WAVE. CU LOAD OF SHARKS TOWED ON BACK OF BOAT
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| 01:17:33 894.53 |
AMERICAN HERITAGE, A COLONY LIVES ON.
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| 01:17:46 907.53 |
POV DRIVING DOWN RESIDENTIAL ROAD, COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA. CIRCA 1955. 1950s CARS
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| 01:18:11 932.53 |
HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE DRIVEN BY MAN DRESSED IN COLONIAL PERIOD CLOTHES. DRIVES TOURISTS
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| 01:18:28 949.53 |
AERIAL OVER WILLIAMSBURG. PANS COLONIAL BUILDINGS HOMES SHOPS.
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| 01:18:38 959.53 |
COSTUMED TROOPS MARCH OUT TO SOUND CANNON. MAN LIGHTS CHARGE
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| 01:18:54 975.53 |
LOW ANGLE UNION JACK FLAG.
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| 01:18:56 977.53 |
HORSE DRAWN TOUR OF COLONY.
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| 01:19:03 984.53 |
POV WALKING DOWN PATH ON CAMPUS WILLIAM & MARY, ZOOMS IN ON STATUE. WREN BUILDING, OLDEST ACADEMIC BUILDING IN U.S.
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| 01:19:18 999.53 |
LOW ANGLE WEATHER VANE. 1693.
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| 01:19:25 1006.53 |
CRAFTSMAN IN 18TH CENTURY DRESS STANDS IN FRONT OF BARBER & PERUKE (WIG) MAKER. SMOKES PIPE WEARS PERUKE-WIG.
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| 01:19:40 1021.53 |
INSIDE BARBER SHOP. PERUKER MAKES WIG. GOATS HAIR.
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| 01:19:54 1035.53 |
LOW SHOT, GOLDEN BALL ON JEWELRY STORE.
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| 01:19:57 1038.53 |
INSIDE JEWELRY STORE, CIRCA 1770s. ANTIQUE CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, SILVERSMITH, CANDLESTICKS. MAN BANGS SILVER
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| 01:20:29 1070.53 |
PANS TO MILLINERY SHOP NEXT DOOR. FASHIONS. WOMAN IN COLONIAL DRESS WALKS INTO SHOP, TRIES ON BONNETS-
HATS. |
| 01:20:54 1095.53 |
PRINTING OFFICE. MAN INKING PRESS, PRINTING PRESS.
BOOK BINDER. TONS OF BOOKS. |
| 01:21:27 1128.53 |
RALEIGH TAVERN BAKERY. FIREPLACE OVEN. BAKING. CHEFS HATS. KNEADING DOUGH. LONG HANDLED PADDLE LIFTS LOAVES INTO OVEN.
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| 01:21:55 1156.53 |
CU MAN TURNS HOURGLASS TO TIME BREAD. COLONIAL COOKING TOOLS-UTENSILS HANG ON WALL.
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| 01:22:11 1172.53 |
BLACK WOMAN IN COLONIAL DRESS WALKS INTO CANDLE-
MAKING BUILDING. MELTS WAX OVER OPEN FIRE. POURS INTO FORMS. TAKES OUT, DIPS INTO HOT WATER, SLIPS CANDLES OUT OF MOLDS. |
| 01:22:54 1215.53 |
AERIAL OVER CAPITOL.
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| 01:22:59 1220.53 |
UNION JACK FLIES ON TOP.
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| 01:23:02 1223.53 |
INSIDE HALL OF HOUSE OF BURGESSES. MAN LIGHTS CANDLES IN CANDELABRA ABOVE TABLE
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| 01:23:27 1248.53 |
POV FLYING OVER GOVERNOR'S PALACE.
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| 01:23:33 1254.53 |
POV WALKING TOWARD FRONT ENTRANCE
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| 01:23:41 1262.53 |
CU DETAIL ON ENTRANCE, UNICORN. CROWN,
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| 01:23:48 1269.53 |
COLONIAL GUIDE WALKS TO BUILDING, OPENS DOOR, INSIDE TOUR OF PALACE. HUGE PAINTINGS ELABORATE
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