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Saint Thomas Virgin Islands 1931 stock footage and images

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People raise money to save a painting by Leonardo da Vinci from being sold by Royal Academy

Leonardo da Vinci’s charcoal drawing “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist” is on display at the National Gallery in London, England. People enter the National Gallery (Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). British people admire the “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist”, put on display to raise funds to prevent the Royal Academy from selling the painting to overseas buyers. A woman hands out a flier appealing for donations to museum goers. Sign reads “National Art-Collections Fund LEONARDO APPEAL FUND Large or small donations are welcome. If you would like a receipt, please ask at one of these desks”. A woman drops cash into the donation box and receives a flier from a museum staff. A woman drops a coin into a donation box. Closer view of the drawing “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist”.

Date: 1962, August 6
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042221
Agricultural activities in Puerto Rico on the eve of World War II

Cattle pulls his plow as a farmer plows his field in Puerto Rico. Man loads sugar cane into a truck. The S.S. Catherine is docked at a passenger terminal. (She makes overnight runs between San Juan, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomas, the U.S. Virgin Islands.) Men are seen moving about on the wharf, where some cargo is sitting. . View of farms. A small tugboat pulls a heavily laden barge in coastal waters. A sign reads 'god bless America'. New cars are seen on the docks. Some are covered with cloth covers. Cars of the era are parked at the curb near a sidewalk. Aerial views from an airplane flying over the coastline. Views of Fort San Felipe del Morro from the air.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675058641
Pilgrims journey to the Guadalupana Church and 'Tepeyac' mountain in Mexico City, Mexico.

Pilgrims flock to the shrine of 'Virgin of Guadalupe' in Mexico City, Mexico. More than 2000 native worshippers crowd into the privileged Guadalupana Church to atone for their sins and pay homage to their beloved patron saint. A huge crowd of the pilgrims on the streets around the Church. The dome of the Church. People enter the Church gates. A man holds a sign that reads 'Ixtapalapa'. Many pilgrims climb the 'Tepeyac' mountain, using the huge and steep set of stairs to the site. People buy toys from toy sellers en route. Women buy beads and necklaces. A crowd moving to and from the site.

Date: 1931, September 3
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058054
Views of Mont-Saint-Michel island at the mouth of the Couesnon River in France.

Mont-Saint-Michel island at the mouth of the Couesnon River in Normandy, France. Views of the tidal island from afar and on the island itself. Houses and buildings in the village. The abbey of Norman architecture style located near a garden. Arches and pillars. Pillars in the passageway. The spire of Saint-Michel and Gothic details. A glass window in the arched hallway.

Date: 1931
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031148
673 convicts get aboard ship La Martiniere to leave for Devil's Island in Saint Martin De-Re, France.

673 convicts leave for Devil's Island in Saint Martin De-Re, France. The convicts get aboard ship La Martiniere for their voyage to the Devil's Island. The group includes sixty murderers. Prisoners under the guns of guards are herded aboard the craft as families bid their last farewell. The ship La Martiniere departs from a harbor.

Date: 1931, March 2
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044395
Men construct a wooden building in St. John Virgin Islands, United States

Men construct a wooden building at a beach and feed monkeys on St John in the Virgin Islands. World War 2 sign on building says, "We the People" and "Arm for Defense." Men carry baggage on their heads.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675058629