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Independence Hall, Printing House building, Philadelphia City Hall and other landmarks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Landmarks in Philadelphia. The largest and finest Printing House near Independence Hall (520 Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S). Street cars and trucks move along the road. View of the City Hall. Traffic on Broad Street. Independence Hall and various views of traffic on busy streets.

Date: 1918
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052550
A motorcade of U.S. Generals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during World War 2

Returning Heroes Parade on June 4, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Generals Carl Spaatz and Omar Bradley sit on either side of Pennsylvania Governor Edward Martin, in an open jeep. Spectators stand at road sides. Large number of school children waving American flags. A policeman on a motorbike with the American flag escorts the motorcade. . Spaatz and Bradley pose with Governor Martin and Philadelphia Mayor, Bernard Samuels, for photographs. The Generals and the officials march on a street. The Generals stand, with Governor Martin, in an open jeep. People standing on railroad platform.

Date: 1945, June 4
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675057505
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol of Israel visits Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A film titled 'Prime Minister Eshkol visits the U.S.' shows Prime Minister of Israel on a visit of United States. Prime Minister Eshkol and others pay a visit to Independence Hall (520 Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A man shows the Liberty Bell to Eshkol.

Date: 1964
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038576
Pan American Highway Commission presents a commemorative plaque at the Pan American Union in Washington DC

Delegates of the Pan American Highway Commission present a gift after a month-long tour of the United States in 1924. Ceremony at the Pan American Union in Washington DC. Tablet is unveiled inscribed with the title 'Highway of Friendship', and presented as a gift to the Highway Education Board. The first line of the tablet reads, "Commemorative of the Official visit of the Pan American Highway Commission to the District of Columbia and the states of North Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey June 2 to July 3, 1924. The happiness and prosperity of the people of the United States have been greatly enhanced by your definite program of Highway education...." U.S. Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg accepts the tablet and speaks to those gathered.

Date: 1925
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030560
USS Philadelphia (CL-41) in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, recommissioned the Barroso (C-11) and transferred to the Brazilian Navy

A ceremony aboard the Light Cruiser, formerly the USS Philadelphia ( CL-41) in the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. A Brazilian official arrives at the Navy yard, by car and reviews an honor guard. U.S. and Brazilian sailors and officers in dress white uniforms stand at attention as the Official is welcomed aboard the ship. The deck is crowded with American and Brazilian Navy personnel and guests. Various protocols are followed and speeches given to effect the turnover and recommissioning of the ship, as the Brazilian Barroso (C-11). A Brazilian sailor hoists the Brazilian flag on the ship while a photographer takes pictures. A number of views of the Brazilian ship's company, including officers and crewmen. Brazilian Marines stand with rifles. U.S and Brazilian Naval officers socialize on the deck of the (now) Barroso.

Date: 1951
Duration: 4 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675044014
The United States Constitution created at the Philadelphia Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The history of the United States. 1783: Soldiers of the new republic after their victory in the American Revolutionary War. Soldiers on horseback meet new citizens. They watch as men carrying baggage walk away. A banner on a road separating two states reads 'New Hampshire Boundary'. A merchandiser demands money from two men to cross the border. Pictures of the land which farmers gave up because they could not pay back. Bankers inside a building. People on the streets. Delegates at the Philadelphia Convention in Pennsylvania. Pictures of people demanding new central government. Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the US, walks supported by two men to the convention building. Several people stand around and watch. General George Washington, the elected President of the convention. He delivers a speech. He states the need for unity, a sound financial system, war debts to be paid, trade to be encouraged, national government to protect rights and perform functions. The delegates speak at the convention. The convention in progress. President George Washington with Benjamin Franklin and a few men at a final private conference during which they decide the government should have clearly defined substantial powers. The Preamble to the United States Constitution created on 17 September 1787, read out at the convention. Benjamin Franklin gets up with the help of two men. George Washington signs the constitution. Benjamin Franklin with George Washington. The carving on George Washington's chair. George Washington, the first President of the United States. People greeting the President. Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of the Treasury, organizes a bank to receive taxes and import duties that pays off national debts.

Date: 1953
Duration: 8 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066550