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United States President Roosevelt speaks of Fascist decline in Italy

United States President Franklin Roosevelt sits in a room. He speaks of Fascist decline in Italy during World War 2, saying "the first cracks in the Axis has come." He stresses that the U.S. terms to Mussolini in Italy are still unconditional surrender. President wears a bow tie during his speech.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041594
Celebration of Armistice Day in Paris by citizens, soldiers, and a Parisian lamplighter.

Armistice Day celebration in Paris. French and American soldiers parade on streets of Paris celebrating end of World War 1. Men carry the United States flag and French flags. Group of parading Americans carry a young woman on their shoulders. Some women and children seen marching and dancing with the soldiers. A Parisian lamplighter begins descending his ladder, after lighting a streetlamp, but goes back up again to retrieve his wine bottle. Puffs of smoke waft over dense crowd, waving and shouting.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1918, November 11
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675041813
Parachute bombs dropped and 75 mm cannon fired from the B-25 Bomber

U.S. Arms Experts develop powerful weapons. U.S. Bomber aircraft B-25 on ground. A 75 mm cannon fired from the B-25 Bomber. The 75 mm field piece was used during World War I and later mounted on tanks. Parachute bombs used for low level bombing. Parachute delays bomb descent and help the plane escape from bomb blast. U.S. Army Officers observe mass artillery barrage by rapid firing.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041817
Excerpts of concert by Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, performing Ravel's Concerto for the left hand.

Excerpts from concert performed by Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right hand in World War I. He plays Maurice Ravel's Concerto For The Left Hand, in Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, January 17, 1933. Wittgenstein is dressed formally, in white tie, for the occasion, with right sleeve hanging loose. He wears glasses and plays on a Baldwin grand piano. Camera views mostly from above keyboard and performer. Wittgenstein bows for camera, while seated, at end of performance.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1933, January 17
Duration: 7 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675041867
Excerpts from concert. Austrian pianist, Paul Wittgenstein, performs Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto for Left Hand,Paris, France

Excerpts from concert by Paul Wittgenstein, pianist, who lost his right arm during World War I. He plays Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France. Wittgenstein is dressed formally, in white tie, and wears glasses. Camera focuses exclusively upon his hand while playing. View of Baldwin piano.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1933, January 17
Duration: 6 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675041868
The function of motion picture cameras and projectors is explained in detail.

Working of motion pictures is explained. Close up of film projector running. A montage shows varied film events, including dancers in Hawaii, a smoking volcano, biplane aircraft flying over the pyramids in Egypt, Coronation crowning of King George VI in England, United Kindgom; the Hindenburg disaster, World War I era tanks driving over hills, Franklin Delano Roosevelt at a baseball game cheering from the stands, iron smelting, a woman talking to a grocery man, and zoom in on AC generators at Hoover dam. A family watches projection of a home movie. The home movie shows a boy playing with his dog. Devices demonstrating optical illusion include a bird in the cage illusion. Demonstration of a Mutoscope-Kinetoscope flip-card projector. Thomas Edison shown in a flip card moving image. A cartoon animator at work, showing his character move as he flips pages. Parts of a movie projector are shown in detail, including lens, shutter, and exciter lamp. A cameraman operating a 35mm motion picture camera. Film being perforated during manufacture. Production of an optical sound track is explained, showing the narrator at his microphone and sound mixer using sound board and loading audio mag recorders. Animated diagrams show the functioning of a photoelectric cell in producing a variable intensity sound track. Wide shot of Hollywood movie set and an action stunt scene being photographed. Lead actor might be James Cagney. Hollywood premiere of movie showing flood lights, cinema theater marquee, and people buying tickets at the box office. Close-up shots of faces of men and women audience members in movie theater reacting to fight scene in movie and then applauding and smiling. Scene with many hands applauding. Demonstration of the creation of 16mm film shows size comparison between 35mm and 16mm motion picture film. Montage shows many film projectors running at the same time.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 10 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041965
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