1924-1944NEWSREELS
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CHORUS GIRLS. NEW YORK CITY. 8/27/26
TEACHING CHORUS GIRLS THE CHARLESTON ON ROOF OF SCHUBERT THEATRE. FERN LEROY TEACHING CHORUS GIRLS OF THE GAY PAREE SHOW, THE PROFESSIONAL CHARLESTON WHICH WAS CHANGED & MODIFIED. "ZIEGFELD FOLLIES GIRLS"? PRACTICE DANCE STEPS. REGULAR & SLOW MOTION. CU LEGS, SHOES, FEET. 1920s DANCE CRAZE. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 05 26 GIRLS DANCE IN KICKLINE. |
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RADIO BONFIRE. SOUTH OZONE PARK, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. 11/5/29.
BUILDING BONFIRE MADE OF RADIOS. ANTI-RADIO. ILLUSTRATES AMERICAN SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 06 00 MASSIVE PILE OF RADIOS. MEN PILE UP RADIOS |
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CHILDREN SITTING ON GROUND LISTENING TO OLD-FASHIONED RADIO WITH LARGE SOUND HORN. TUNING DIALS
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PRETEEN GIRLS DANCING IN FRONT OF PILE OF RADIOS. FLAPPER ERA DANCING CHARLESTON
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UNLOADING TRUCK OF OLD RADIOS, ADDING TO PILE
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BURNING PILE OF RADIOS. MASSIVE INFERNO OF RADIOS BURNING. GARBAGE
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DROUGHT DISASTER HITS MIDWEST. ARKANSAS. 8/7/34.
FIVE MILLION DOLLAR DROUGHT DISASTER. CU FARMERS SPEAKING ON CONDITIONS. HARDSHIP. AGRICULTURE. DROUGHT. NATURAL DISASTERS. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 13 16 DUSTBOWL. FARMS BURIED IN BLOWING SAND |
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RANCHERS CATTLE GOING THROUGH DUST BOWL.
CATTLE SEARCHING FOR WATER. |
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EMACIATED HORSES, REDUCED TO SKIN &
BONES. STARVING WORK HORSES |
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BRIDGE OVER DRYED-UP RIVERBEDS
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DEMENTED COW DIGS FOR WATER IN BEWILDERMENT IN DRY WATERING HOLE, KICKS UP DUST USUALLY DRINKS THERE. MOOS LOUDLY
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FARMER & SON IN OVERALLS
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CU QUINTESSENTIAL YOUNG FARMER WEARING STRAW HAT
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LONE FARMER WALKING THROUGH FILED OF STUNTED WHEAT
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STUNTED CORN FIELDS
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SERESCO ?SP., NEBRASKA. SMALL TOWN. GHOST TOWN. DESERTED STREETS. FARMER WALKS ACROSS DUSTY ROAD TO SHOPS
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MONTAGE CU'S FARMERS GIVING TESTIMONY
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| 00:15:01 899.5 |
BRIDGE OVER DRY RIVER BED
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RAVAGED FIELDS, DRY AND SEARED
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MONTAGE FARM HOUSES, BARNS, EQUIPMENT
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THIRSTY COW
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| 00:16:20 978.5 |
SHADOW OF WINDMILL ON DIRT GROUND
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CU WINDMILL WHEEL TURNING
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BUCKET BEING LIFTED FROM DRY WELL MECHANICALLY BY WINDMILL
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WATER FLOWS INTO BARREL FROM PIPE
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COW DRINKING FROM TROUGH
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POULTRY: CHICKENS, DUCKS, BABY CHICKS DRINKING WATER FROM MUD PUDDLE
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FARMER USING OLD-FASHIONED FARMING EQUIPMENT. SKINNY HORSES PULLING MACHINE CUTTING FIELDS OF WHEAT. CULTIVATING CROPS. REAPING. OLD WOODEN FARM EQUIPMENT. FARMING TECHNIQUES, PROCESS
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FARMER PITCHING HAY WITH PITCHFORK
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CATTLE COWS COMING OFF TRUCK TRANSPORTATION. SMALL CALF LED BY FARMER
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CATTLE BEING LED INTO TRUCK POV INSIDE TRUCK. CATTLE BEING TRANSPORTED.
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CATTLE BEING LED INTO CORRAL VIA CHUTE.
POKED WITH STICKS |
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CATTLE IN PEN. GATES SHUT BEHIND COWS.
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DRAMATIC LOW ANGLE MONTAGE FARMERS FACES LOOKING DOWN SOLEMN.
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CU COWS IN CRAMPED CHUTE
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FARMER SITS ON FENCE
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CU OLD MAN FARMER SMOKING PIPE
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FARMERS OUTSIDE CORRAL
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FARMER CLIMBS UP & OVER WOODEN GATE
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YOUNG FARMER SMOKING PIPE
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FARMER GOING PAST TOWN HARDWARE STORE INTO MEAT MARKET
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DUSTBOWL LANDSCAPES
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HIGHWAY SIGNS. NEBRASKA ROUTE 6
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DEAD CORN CROP
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CU FEET WALKING THROUGH FIELDS
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STORE WITH SIGN READING "WE PAY CASH FOR CREAM". SHOP KEEPER WITH MILK TIN
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FARMER ENTERS EMPTY TOWN
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COWS, HORSES. FARM ANIMALS IN FIELD
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OLD FARMERS HANGING OUT IN FRONT OF STORE. THREE OLD TIMERS SITTING ON BENCH IN SMALL TOWN. SMOKING CIGARETTES & PIPES
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DOOR BLOWS OPEN ON DOOR IN GHOST TOWN
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DESERTED WOLSEY TRAIN STATION
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BLACKSMITH LEANS ON SHOP DOOR. NO CUSTOMERS
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SKNNY, STARVING, EMACIATED HORSES
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FARMER WALKS THROUGH DRIED-OUT CORN FIELD, GRABS DEAD PLANTS
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SKINNY HORSES WITH RIBS SHOWING
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FARMER LOOKS UP & AROUND
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DESERTED GRAIN BUILDING BY OVERGROWN TRAIN TRACKS
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PIANOS. NEW YORK CITY. 1929.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER. CONDUCTOR CONDUCTS AS FOUR COUPLES, 2 PEOPLE AT EACH OF 4 GRAND PIANOS, PLAY "THE 5TH (FIFTH) HUNGARIAN DANCE" BY BRAHMS. USC MUSIC. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 27 59 CU KATE NATHASON & HENRIETTA HALEM PLAY AT SAME PIANO. |
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CU HANDS PLAY PIANO.
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PAN MIXED COUPLES AS THEY PLAY.
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| 00:31:57 1915.5 |
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS BUILD MOUNTAIN ROAD. LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA. 2/13/34.
NEW DEAL PROJECT. CCC BUILDING ROAD TO CREATE ACCESS TO MOUNT WHITNEY, WHICH IS HIGHEST POINT IN AMERICA. SETTING OFF EXPLOSIVE CHARGES. ROAD CONSTRUCTION. CIVIL ENGINEERING. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 32 02 AERIAL SHOTS FLYING OVER THE SNOW- COVERED, HIGH SIERRA MOUNTIANS |
| 00:32:08 1926.5 |
MEN WORKING ALONG LENGTH OF MOUNTAINS, DRILLING, DIGGING, ETC.
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| 00:32:16 1934.5 |
LOADING EXPLOSIVES INTO HOLES IN ROCK.
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| 00:32:22 1940.5 |
MAN PUSHES DOWN ON TNT PLUNGER BOX
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| 00:32:25 1943.5 |
MOUNTAIN EXPLODING.
**CUT NEWSSTORIES.** |
| 00:32:42 1960.5 |
BABE RUTH'S 40TH BIRTHDAY PART. ST.
PETERSBURG, FLORIDA: SITTING AT LONG TABLE WITH MEN & WOMEN. BIRTHDAY CAKE. PEOPLE APPLAUD HIS LITTLE SPEECH, DOG BARKS. |
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ACROBATS PERFORMING IN CIRCUS. SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA:
THE FLYING GUDONAS (CONDOS?). STUNT, ACT. TRAPEZE. SOMERSAULT. |
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PAIR OF SKIERS SKI JUMPING. NORFOLK, CONNECTICUT:
THREE AT A TIME. FOUR HOLDING AMERICAN FLAGS AS THEY SKI DOWN. |
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CUBA REMEMBERS THE MAIN. HAVANA, CUBA:
XLS CROWD GATHERED IN PUBLIC AROUND HUGE MONUMENT WITH EAGLE RESTING ON TOP. PARADE. ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC SINKING. PRESIDENT OF CUBA. |
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CCC STORY CONTINUES: MORE BLASTING.
EXPLOSIONS. AERIAL VIEWS OF MOUNTAIN & WORKERS DOWN BELOW. |
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AMERICAN FLAG ON FLAG POLE AT BASE CAMP.
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WORKERS USING JACK-HAMMERS.
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LOVE CONQUERS ALL. ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON; NEW GUINEA. 4/20/43.
WEDDING CEREMONY IN JUNGLE. MILITARY DEPENDENTS, MILITARY WEDDING. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 37 18 IN NEW GUINEA, CHAPLAIN LT. COL RAY ATTERBURY PERFORMS PROXY MARRIAGE OF STAFF SERGEANT JOHN E. GRUNDHOFFER (CENTER). |
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IN WASHINGTON, BRIDE GRACE JENNA SIGNING WEDDING CERTIFICATE.
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SOLDIER SIGNING.
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FATHER PLACING WEDDING RING ON DAUGHTER'S FINGER.
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GROOM SHAKING HANDS.
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KISSING HUSBAND'S PICTURE.
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CIRCUS TENT FIRE. HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. 7/44.
AFTERMATH OF FIRE. VARIOUS SCENES AT CIRCUS GROUNDS SHOWING FALLEN TENT POLES, BURNED BLEACHERS. DISASTER |
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DEMPSEY CLOWNS FOR CAMERA. STORK CLUB, NEW YORK CITY. 7/5/34
HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION JACK DEMPSEY BEING CONGRATULATED ON WIFE'S EXPECTED BABY BY COMEDIAN GEORGE JESSEL, MAX BAER, ABE LYMAN, GEORGE GIVOT & JACK PEARL. TOY STORK CARRYING BABY DISPLAY. OTHER BABIES LIE ON TOP OF BOXES, GIFTS. NEW FATHER. BOXING, SPORTS. HUMOR. *INCLUDES CUT NEWSREEL* HIGHLIGHTS: 00 39 40 CU MAX BAER. |
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JOINED BY GEORGE GIVOT & JACK PEARL
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JACK PEARL KISSES TOY BABY IN STORK'S MOUTH
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| 00:41:29 2487.5 |
DEMPSEY WITH GUS EDWARDS ACCEPTING CONTRACT ON BABY'S BEHALF TO JOIN HIS REVIEW IN 1950. DEMPSEY READS & SIGNS CONTRACT.
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JACK DEMPSEY DRESSED LIKE LITTLE BABY, CRYING. BIZARRE. FETISH
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GENE TUNNEY BRINGS BABY GIFT TO DEMPSEY
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MANY MEN BRINGING GIFTS IDENTIFIED BY FIRST NAMES, GUS, BILL, ABE LYMAN.
DEMPSEY PICKS UP NAKED TOY DOLL. |
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*CUT NEWSREEL*
MAX BAER GIVES HIS CONGRATULATIONS |
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GENE TUNNEY BRINGS LITTLE FIGHTING TRUNKS SO WHEN THEIR CHILDREN GROW UP IN 20 YEARS, THERE'LL BE ANOTHER "BATTLE OF THE CENTURY"
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| 00:47:08 2826.5 |
CU JACK DEMPSEY DRESSED LIKE BABY CRYING.
BIZARRE |
| 00:47:15 2833.5 |
U.S. ARMY EAGLES:
AIR FORCE BIPLANES FLYING OVER GRAND CANYON. TRAINING MANEUVERS, COLLECTING DATA FOR UPCOMING LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT TO ALASKA. SKIMMING CLIFFS FLYING IN FORMATION |
| 00:47:48 2866.5 |
NARRATED VERSION OF FARLEY & ICKES WATCHING PRINTING OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
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| 00:47:58 2876.5 |
CU STAMPS YOSEMITE PARK.
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| 00:48:06 2884.5 |
POSTMASTER FARLEY SPEAKING
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| 00:48:15 2893.5 |
TONS OF CHILDREN AT PASSAIC FALLS, NEW JERSEY DURING HEAT WAVE. SWIMMING IN RIVER.
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| 00:48:31 2909.5 |
TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMED REVERSED, KIDS JUMP BACK OUT OF WATER. JUMPING LIKE FISH. CAMERA TRICK
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| 00:48:50 2928.5 |
THOUSANDS OF SEA LIONS OFF ALASKAN COAST
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| 00:48:56 2934.5 |
CU SEAL BARKING, MOUTH WIDE OPEN. ANIMALS IN NATURAL HABITAT, PLAYING, COMMUNICATING.
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| 00:49:13 2951.5 |
BABY SEAL BARKING
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| 00:49:16 2954.5 |
SEALS GO INTO WATER, SWIMMING
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| 00:49:25 2963.5 |
SUN AND SURF CLUB, NEW YORK:
BOBBY SANFORD'S SHOW GIRLS DANCE. ATLANTIC CITY. ENTERTAINING ON THE BEACH, BOARDWALK IN BACKGROUND FILLED WITH PEOPLE. USC MUSIC. |
| 00:50:02 3000.5 |
BOBBY COMES OVER, GIRLS DOG PILE HIM IN SAND
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| 00:50:11 3009.5 |
SOUTHERNERS PAYING TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN FOSTER, WHO WROTE "MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME"
GOING INTO HOME, ON HILLSIDE LAWN, LARGE CROWD PAYS TRIBUTE BY SINGING SONG. |
| 00:50:56 3054.5 |
DUDE RANCH AMATURES RIDING BRONCOS AT LIVINGSTON. FALLING OFF BRONCOS.
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| 00:51:40 3098.5 |
THE MATHMATICAL DOG. LA CRUCES, NEW MEXICO. 5/23/29.
"BUSTER" THE ARITHMETIC DOG & HIS OWNER MRS. OLGA M. HOOKLAND. WOMAN IN GARDEN HOLDS UP MATHMATICAL FLASH CARDS WITH ARITHMETIC PROBLEMS ON IT & DOG BARKS OUT ANSWERS. STUPID PET TRICKS. ANIMAL ACT. COUNTING DOG DOES MATH. SOUND BYTE "SHARP & SNAPPY". HIGHLIGHTS: 00 58 13 CU WHITE BULL TERRIER MIX DOG BARKING |
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WOMAN TALKS TO DOG TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL HE IS BY HIS BARKING ANSWERS. FEEDS HIM TREATS.
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