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Men drill an oil well in Baku near the Caspian Sea.

Oil industries in Baku, Azerbaijan. View of oil rigs in the Caspian Sea. Drilling towers in view. A man walks on a wooden platform. Men work in a group to drill an oil well. Several men stand in the background. Oil well drilled through machinery.

Date: 1947
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Russian
Clip: 65675054018
Operations started at Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant in Ukraine.

Dnieper Power Plant in Ukraine. Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant is rebuilt after it got damaged in World War. Province Official cuts ribbon to begin power station operation. Workers at power plant. A view of dam site. Machines and generators in the power station. Engineers set the operation in the power station. Men at controls. A man talks on telephone. Men hug each other.

Date: 1947
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054022
Men drill an oil well and several oil rigs in the Caspian Sea.

View of oil rigs in the Caspian Sea. Several drilling towers in view. A man walks on a wooden platform. The man is in charge of the drilling of an oil well. Oil well drilled through machinery. Men drill the oil well. Several men stand in the background.

Date: 1947
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054025
Farmers prepare vineyards in spring in Crimea and people stroll on the Black Sea harbor area in Yalta.

Scenic views of Crimea. Mountains partially covered by snow. Goats graze on hillside. Flowers and trees in bloom. Farmers prepare vineyards for fall grape harvest. A man observes grape vines through a magnifying glass. Women work in the vineyard fields pruning grape vines. Elevated sweeping view of Yalta. Several people stand and stroll along the coast of the Black Sea. Mountains in the background.

Date: 1947
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054026
Witness, Hanns Eisler, testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Washington, DC, United States

House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) conducts hearing in Washington, DC, United States. Witness, Johannes (Hanns) Eisler, is testifying. In response to question whether he is now or has ever been a Communist, Eisler states that he is not. He adds that, as a young man, in 1926, he applied for membership, but did not pursue it and "dropped out." Questioner re-states the question as: "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party." The witness acknowledges that he might have been construed as a member of the communist party for two months, but he never was active or interested. He holds up a book entitled "Compositions for the Films." He protests committee characterization of some of his creative, artistic, works.

Date: 1947
Duration: 5 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054212
Hearings of House Un-American Activities Committee. Former Undersecretary of State, Sumner Welles testifies

House Committee on Un-American Activities hearings (HUAC) in Washington, DC, the United States. Former Undersecretary of State, Sumner Welles, is sworn in and sits during the hearings. Several men sit in the background. The defendant is asked questions about a note from Eleanor Roosevelt, on January 11, 1939,about the rejection of a U.S. visa for Mr. and Mrs. Hanns Eisler, by the U.S. Consul in Cuba, which was subsequently reviewed again. Defending against implications of negligence, Mr. Welles reminds the Committee of the context in which these decisions were being made. He talks about the atrocities committed in Germany.

Date: 1947, September
Duration: 4 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054213