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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 1937
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MAY 6, 1937. EXPLOSION OF THE DIRIGIBLE HINDENBURG HINDENBURG CRASHES AT LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY.
BLIMP FLIES OVER NEW YORK CITY. BURNING WRECKAGE EXPLOSION. LANDING LINES DROPPED, EXPLOSION FROM THE SHIP'S REAR GONDOLA |
| 00:53:49 162.7 |
THE SHAG DANCE. DANCE MARATHON. DANCING CONTEST.
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| 00:54:16 189.7 |
THE LINDY HOP. 1930s DANCE CRAZES.
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| 00:54:39 212.7 |
STREAMLINE TRAIN. EXTERIOR & INTERIOR, LUXURY TRAIN,
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| 00:54:45 218.7 |
WOMAN SMOKING ON TRAIN, TUNING IN RADIO.
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WOMAN HANDED TELEPHONE FROM PORTER, TALKING ON TELEPHONE ON TRAIN CIRCA 1938. MR. & MRS.
AVERELL HARRIMAN. LUXURIOUS BAR, LOUNGE. PASSENGERS WRITING, READING, SMOKING & DRINKING |
| 00:55:15 248.7 |
WOMEN IN TROUSERS SITS ON TOP OF SEAT WAXING SKIS
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| 00:55:30 263.7 |
OPENING OF THE NEW YORK AUTOMOBILE SHOW.
AVANT-GARDE CAR, ROOF SEPARATES FROM REST OF CAR, BIZARRE TYPE OF CONVERTIBLE CAR. WHOLE SIDE OF CAR RISES INTO PLACE. |
| 00:55:47 280.7 |
WOMAN TRIES NEW GADGET. GEAR SHIFT ON STEERING POST.
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| 00:55:55 288.7 |
MONTAGE ULTRA-MODERN CARS.
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| 00:56:15 308.7 |
MS WOMAN SITS ON TOP OF CAR. WOMAN AS PROP
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| 00:56:18 311.7 |
SHEEPDOG IN CAR BETWEEN TWO WOMEN.
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| 00:56:41 334.7 |
SPANISH CIVIL WAR. SPANISH REFUGEES ON RESCUE SHIP. REACHES FRENCH PORT. SAVED BY BRITISH.
TRANSFERRED TO SMALLER SHIPS. |
| 00:57:04 357.7 |
SPANISH CIVIL WAR. WARFARE. FIRING ARTILLERY.
IRON RING OF BILBAO. FOREST ON FIRE. REBELS. |
| 00:57:40 393.7 |
SOLDIERS CROSSING NEWLY BUILT BRIDGE
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| 00:57:50 403.7 |
CU PAN BOYS IN GAS MASKS. YOUNG BOYS TRAINED FOR MILITARY GAS FIGHTING.
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| 00:58:16 429.7 |
FDR MAKES SPEECH ABOUT THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.
WARNS AGAINST DICTATORS. VIOLATIONS OF TREATIES. AMERICA HATES WAR. DEVASTATION & SUFFERING. WARFARE |
| 01:00:57 590.7 |
SHANGHAI FALLS TO THE JAPANESE. ATTACK ON BUILDINGS IN SHANGHAI CHINA. STREET BATTLES. CITY COMBAT. BOMBING FROM THE SKY.
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PEOPLE EVACUATING CITY WALK ACROSS RAILROAD BRIDGE. MAN LEADING OX ACROSS BRIDGE
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| 01:02:22 675.7 |
LOW ANGLE CHINESE FLAG.
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| 01:02:26 679.7 |
JAPANESE ATTACK. SUICIDE BATTALION.
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| 01:02:35 688.7 |
CAMERAMAN IN WINDOW FILMING BOMBING
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| 01:02:38 691.7 |
JAPANESE SUICIDE BATTALION. BULLET FIRE IN WAREHOUSE WINDOWS. SOLDIERS ESCAPING
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| 01:03:48 761.7 |
CHINESE REFUGEES. BABIES IN BASKETS. OLD PEOPLE CROSSING BRIDGE. WOUNDED MAN IN RICKSHAW
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| 01:04:28 801.7 |
CITY ON FIRE. CHAPAY. FIREMEN TRYING TO STOP FIRE FROM SPREADING. BLAZING RUINS. RISING SUN FLAG.
CITY IN RUINS. |
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JAPANESE SOLDIERS SWARM AHEAD.
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| 01:06:16 909.7 |
AMERICAN EMBASSY. AMBASSADOR SUPERVISING DIGGING FOXHOLES. NANKING CITY.
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| 01:07:10 963.7 |
AMELIA EARHART OUT TO CIRCLE THE EARTH.
CU EARHART, MS EARHART IN COCKPIT, PLANE TAKES OFF. PLANE PASSING OVER SUSPENSION BRIDGE. |
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MARY PICKFORD MARRIES BUDDY ROGERS.
CUTTING WEDDING CAKE. KISSES RELATIVES. PAPARAZZI SNAP PHOTOGRAPHS. GARDEN CEREMONY |
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SHIRLEY TEMPLE WITH MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES PRESENTS HER WITH A GOLD GREETING CARD.
FIRST TRIP ON NEW STREET CAR. SHIRLEY TEMPLE AS A STREETCAR CONDUCTOR. TROLLEY. SHE TAKES FARES. ALL ABOARD! BIG TOWN TRANSPORTATION. |
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CROWNING NEW KING GEORGE VI. CORONATION,
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| 01:10:44 1177.7 |
LONDON. ROYAL PARADE. QUEEN WITH TWO PRINCESSES.
YEOMEN. SPECTATORS WITH PERISCOPES. |
| 01:11:12 1205.7 |
MARCH OF THE TROOPS, PAGEANT OF THE EMPIRE.
POMP & CEREMONIES. ROYAL COACH |
| 01:11:35 1228.7 |
FROM THE MARBLE ARCH, VIEWING PROGRESS OF THE ROYAL COACH THROUGH HYDE PARK. PROCESSION THROUGH THE CITY
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| 01:11:55 1248.7 |
ARRIVAL OF PROCESSION AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
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| 01:12:20 1273.7 |
ON THE BALCONY. THREE GENERATIONS OF ROYALTY.
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MEADOWBROOK, LONG ISLAND. NINE OLD MEN AGAINST COLONEL TEDDY ROOSEVELT ALL-STARS. CHARITY SOFTBALL GAME. LOWELL THOMAS, BABE RUTH, LEW LEHR, JOHN GOLD THEATRICAL PRODUCER. DALE CARNEGIE. RUBE GOLDBERG, CARTOONIST. CROWD SHOT, MOVIETONE NEWSMEN PLAY BALL. SIR HUBERT WILKINS,
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CELEBRITY CHARITY BASEBALL GAME. BABE RUTH PITCHES TO LOWELL THOMAS. LOWELL STRETCHES A SINGLE OUT TO A DOUBLE. FRANK PARKER AS BASE COACH STRETCHES HIS ARMS STOPPING LOWELL AT SECOND
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LEW LEHR AT BAT, GETS A SINGLE
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CU JOHN GOLD SPEAKING INTO MICROPHONE (MOS)
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DALE CARNEGIE AT BAT
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MAJOR EDWARD BOWES ?SP AT BAT FOR CHARITY
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RUBE GOLDBERG AT BAT FOR CHARITY BASEBALL GAME
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HUGE FAT POLICEMAN RUNNING TO FIRST BASE
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GRANTLAND RICE, SPORTSWRITER HITS, RUNS TO FIRST
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THE GUYS JUMP ON FAT POLICEMAN AT SECOND BASE
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BABE RUTH AT BAT, STRIKES OUT. LOOKS LIKE HE HURT HIMSELF
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TAPE ENDS
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