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Vintage electric streetcar, electric truck, and electric motorized carts in the United States

An early electric streetcar parked in train yard. Edison batteries are seen installed under the streetcar. Vintage electric streetcar underway. An L. Bamberger & Co. (also known as Bamberger’s) Department Store electric delivery van drives to a building. An electric luggage car stops in front of a train carriage. A man driving a motorized electric cart and carrying boxes of sugar next to an “American Sugar” train car. A man operates an electric motorized cart carrying a crate marked, "General Electric Co. inside a warehouse. A warehouse employee drives an electric motorized vehicle pulling carts filled with barrels.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1926
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080173
Early electric lighting and electric locomotive in the mining industry

Photo of a miner digging and words above him read “Provide safe lighting and economical hauling for mining operations”. A young miner shows off his uniform and lighting headgear powered by an Edison battery. Battery powered electric locomotive pulling ore carts emerges from mine tunnel.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1926
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080174
Edison batteries used for lighting railway cars, train track signals and switching in the United States

Railway car with lighting powered by Edison batteries (also known as nickel-iron battery or NiFe battery) in the United States. A man opens the compartment under a train that contains Edison batteries, also known as storage batteries. He pulls out one of the storage batteries inside the compartment. Lights inside the train car. Train signal moving. A switch tower in a train junction. Engineers operate control in tower to change switch direction. Railroad switch moving. Locomotive and train moving down track.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1926
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080176
Animated diagrams show how energy is stored and discharged in Edison storage batteries

How Edison batteries function. The are also known as nickel-iron battery or NiFe batteries. An animated diagram shows how nickel iron alkaline storage batteries such as Edison batteries store and generate energy. The diagram shows the battery, generator, switch, motor, and a light bulb. An early nickel-iron Edison battery in wooden box. A later version of the nickel-iron battery invented by Thomas A. Edison in 1909. Pie chart showing the market share of Edison batteries over other portable batteries in 1926. Photograph of German-born American mathematician and electrical engineer Dr. Charles Proteus Steinmetz, "The Wizard of Schenectady". Slate bearing a commentary on from Dr. Steinmetz claiming "complete reversibility" of the Edison battery reaction. Diagram shows the reversible cycle of a portable battery. Animation in the diagram shows how energy is stored in the battery- the oxygen contained in the negative plate is forced to the positive plate by the charging current. The animation demonstrates the discharge of the battery. Plates from used Edison batteries show little decay after years of use.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1926
Duration: 3 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080177
Ambassador Henry F. Grady is interviewed about the nationalization of Iran's oil industry.

United States Ambassador to Iran Henry F. Grady gives an interview for Longines Chronoscope on CBS Television. Advertisement for Swiss watchmaker Longines-Wittnauer watch company. Longines Chronoscope moderation Frank Knight introduces himself, with Frazier Hunt and William Bradford Huie the panelists for the interview. Former Ambassador to Iran Mr. Henry F. Grady is introduced to the audience. The panelists and Mr. Grady discuss about the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry. Mr. Grady talks about the control of private companies, mainly American and British, of the Iranian oil industry before the nationalization. “I don’t think Russia could get any of the oil” Ambassador Grady said when asked about the possibility of Soviet takeover of the Iranian oil industry. William Bradford Huie asks Grady about Premier Mohammad Mosaddegh, the leader behind the nationalization movement. Ambassador Grady briefly gives his opinion about a possible settlement between foreign companies and Iran until he is interrupted by Huie. Frank Knight introduces the panelists and guests again before advertising Longines watches to the audience. Longines clock gears and mechanism moving. Display of international gold medal awards won by Longines. Longines wristwatches for men and women on display.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1951, October 24
Duration: 14 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080184
Director Oveta Culp Hobby speaks to first batch of graduating WAAC officers in Fort Des Moines (WW2)

United States Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Director Oveta Culp Hobby speaking to first WAAC officers to graduate from Officers Candidate School in Fort Des Moines, Iowa during World War II. The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps salute before taking their seats. Audience clapping before Director Hobby congratulates the graduates of the six-week WAAC program. “In the days and years to come, this saga will become of increasing strength to the nation. Shortly you will go on active duty, your graduation today is, in a real sense, a commencement of service” Hobby continued. “I can assure you, that you will be serving the purpose you had in mind when you volunteered as officer candidates for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. I can assure you that it is a path of duty and devotion. You will serve as incorruptible witnesses for freedom. You have formed the soul of this corp. We will flourish and inspire and guide those who will follow you” Hobby concludes her speech before introducing Representative Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers to the graduates.

Location: Des Moines Iowa USA
Date: 1942, August 29
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080233
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