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Barrage balloons being inflated and raised.

Men near gas cylinders to inflate barrage balloon. Views of men inflating balloons and raising it using winch.

Date: 1941
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039359
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt speaks with women in forum discussion of the Woman's Centennial Congress at the Hotel Commodore in New York City.

Opening scene shows Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt being applauded as she takes her place at a speakers table during a forum discussion of the Women's Centennial Congress, at the Hotel Commodore in New York City. The woman introducing her states, among other things, "No one knows women in the United States better than she," and introduces her as the First Lady of the land, who will preside over our Round Table. Mrs. Roosevelt rises and speaks, emphasizing the goal of bringing about a civilized and peaceful world. She then begins to introduce delegates to the Round Table. Scene shifts to one woman speaking at the table where four others are also seated.

Date: 1940, November 26
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039441
New Yorkers, in lower Manhattan, celebrate Armistice ending World War I

Crowds fill streets celebrating Armistice ending World War 1. Street cars move through the crowds. Many people wave American flags. Mounted police maintain order. Crowd filling space in front of S.S. Kresge Company 5&10 cents Store. Large American flags hang from front of the Central Savings Bank, at 14th Street and 4th Avenue (Union Square). People gather around a large monument displaying many figures. A group of people realize they are being photographed and face the camera smiling. One man lifts up a small boy dressed in soldier uniform, holding a flag and saluting. Several men carry a wood slab with effigy of defeated Hun on it. Scene shifts to large open area, where crowd is gathered around a multistory copy of the Statue of Liberty. A group of women in white dresses (possibly nurses) stand in front of a seated Army brass band. Scene shifts back to Union Square, again with crowd around the large monument and American flags draped over windows of the Central Savings Bank. Trick photography creates ethereal image of statue of liberty in the scene. Next, lines of people with banners and flags move near area of trolley cars. Another group gathers near camera, as mounted policeman moves behind them. Trinity Church steeple can be seen in far background. Several men in blackface makeup carry a coffin containing detritus of war. View from building overlooking avenue filled with people. American flags fly from building window sills. A flag displaying "104" (104th Regiment?) and numerous stars, hangs from one window. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675039550
Transmission of a telephone call from San Francisco to Plymouth, England; early switchboard operators.

A film shows how voice travels over phones, and dramatizes the transmission of a telephone call from San Francisco to Plymouth, England. Functions of telephone system components, including generators, towers, transformers, technicians at circuits, wire lines and the aerial systems at Rocky Point in New York, Cupar in Scotland and Houlton in Maine. Shows switchboard activity at the London Trunk Exchange. Workers, mostly women telephone switchboard workers, answering and routing calls in telephone exchange.

Date: 1928
Duration: 16 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039602
Ohio Senator and Presidential candidate Warren Harding surrounded by people on boardwalk in Atlantic City.

Ohio Senator Warren Harding walks along the Boardwalk in Atlantic City New Jersey. Footage is dated 1920, likely during the run up to the 1920 presidential election in which Harding was elected President. He is interrupted by a young girl while taking a walk on the boardwalk. Then many children surround Mr. Harding to shake his hand and greet him.

Date: 1920
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039647
Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier as seen from a plane flying over Washington coast.

Plane flies over Washington coast and cloudy skies. Olympic Mountains in background. Islands and rocks on coast. Mount Rainier is seen above low hanging clouds.

Date: 1966, April
Duration: 2 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675039730