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President of UMWA, John L. Lewis speaks about sufferings of mine workers at the Congress of Industrial Organizations.

President of the United Mine Workers of America(UMWA) John L. Lewis, addresses the Congress of Industrial Organizations. He describes the aftermath of various mining accidents including Centralia Illinois. He discusses the suffering of the mineworkers who face such accidents. He also talks about the physical injuries to the workers. Members of the Congress including Mr. Phil Murray, the vice-president listen to the words of Mr. Lewis.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1947, March
Duration: 4 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035915
Warren Austin, Ambassador from the United States in UN General Assembly proposing a UN-trustee government for Palestine

Ambassador Warren Austin speaks during a special session of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting addresses the Israel-Palestine conflict. The speaker proposes establishment of a trusteeship government of the disputed lands under the UN. He further proposes that the Palestine Commission suspend its efforts to implement the proposed partition.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1948, March 19
Duration: 2 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035917
Mascots of penguin dance and make formations at Fairmount Park Zoo in Philadelphia.

Humans dressed in penguin costumes dance and make formations at Fairmount Park Zoo in Philadelphia. A pair of polar bear watches from inside their cage. Girls unmask the heads of penguin mascots.

Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Date: 1931, February 5
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035999
Hearing of the secret Cannon Trial at a court of church officials in Washington DC.

Hearing of a secret 'Cannon Trial' at a court of church officials in Washington DC. Bishop James Cannon, Jr. arrives in a car. He walks using calipers, or crutches. Bishop and his group walk out of the court where his alleged shady dealings had been the subject of scrutiny. His troubles left discredited the prohibition movement he had championed, and contributed to the repeal of prohibition.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1931, February 5
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036001
An art gallery exhibition of painter Paul Smith's hoax paintings in Boston, Massachusetts.

An art gallery exhibition of painter Paul Smith's paintings in Boston, Massachusetts. Experts observe various creations of the painter and give high reviews despite fact that the painter created them as hoaxes.

Location: Boston Massachusetts USA
Date: 1931, February 5
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036002
Federal agents raid woodland whiskey mill in Richmond Virginia, to seize illegal corn liquor and arrest the bootlegger.

Federal prohibition officers raid woodland whiskey mill in Richmond, Virginia, and seize illegally produced corn liquor. The officers shackle the alcohol bootlegger. The bootlegger watches as the officer fires at a storage drum and destroys the liquor.

Location: Richmond Virginia USA
Date: 1931, February 5
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036004
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