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Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and General Tasker H. Bliss together with others during WWI, Major Fiorello La Guardia in uniform.

Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and General Tasker H. Bliss walk together, behind them are other members of a delegationduring World War 1. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker is wearing a bowler hat, glasses, necktie and thick black coat. General Tasker H. Bliss is wearing a thick army coat and hat. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and General Tasker H. Bliss pose together for picture. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and General Tasker H. Bliss shake hands with each other before they depart. Major Fiorello La Guardia, future mayor of New York City, seen in uniform in July 1918.

Location: France
Date: 1918
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078400
British fire artillery during Battle of the Somme, German POWs , WWI

British Empire soldiers, sometimes referred to as "Tommies”, fire artillery in the Battle of the Somme, during World War 1. A BL 9.2 inch heavy howitzer fired by Canadian troops during the Battle of the Somme. Words written on gun mounting read, "I am the Hun's Father Christmas" A line of British British BL 8-inch Howitzers firing. Explosion in battlefield throws dirt into the air. British soldiers fire a 6 inch gun. A heavy gun, perhaps 8 inch, recoils on track after firing. Shirtless Australian soldiers wearing slouch hats fire artillery, including a BL 9.2-inch Howitzer. Shell hits and explodes under tree, causing it to fall. Captured German soldiers march. German prisoners eat fruit, receive bowls of soup from large kettles on the ground. German prisoners take showers in makeshift shower hut. British army doctor vaccinates a German POW. German prisoners of war rest together in a field.

Location: France
Date: 1916, November
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078699
King George V of the United Kingdom awards ribbons to Australian soldiers WW1

King George V of the United Kingdom awards ribbons to Australian soldiers during World War 1, possibly related to the Battle of Somme. King George V pins ribbons on Australian soldiers, wearing slouch hats, and shaking hands with every soldier after awarding ribbon. Soldier salutes after he receives award from King George V on the field.

Location: France
Date: 1916
Duration: 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078700
French Commander-in-Chief Marshal Joseph “Papa” Joffre awards ribbons, kisses the cheeks of French soldiers during WW1

Commander-in-Chief of the French forces, Marshal Joseph “Papa” Joffre, awards ribbons to French soldiers during World War 1. Marshal Joffre pins a ribbon on a soldier before giving a “faire la bise” kiss. Marshal Joffre pins ribbons, kisses the cheeks of two colonial soldiers wearing Fez hats (likely of Moroccan descent). This is possibly the award ceremony for Verdun that took place in 1916.

Location: France
Date: 1916
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078701
Major Fiorello La Guardia smiles in front of the camera during WW1

A young Major Fiorello La Guardia, future mayor of New York City, seen in uniform and smiling in front of the camera.

Location: France
Date: 1918, July
Duration: 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078836
Magician Harry Houdini escapes from straitjacket and ropes.

Escape artist and stage magician Harry Houdini performs. Huge crowd watches police buckle Harry Houdini into a straitjacket. Harry Houdini, upside down and wearing a straitjacket, being hoisted by a crane four stories above the ground. Harry Houdini escaping from straitjacket and throwing it to the ground. At a Paris theater, three men tie Harry Houdini to a chair. A gendarme sits beside Harry Houdini as he watches. Harry Houdini struggles to free himself, falls with his chair, and manages to undo his rope. Harry Houdini covers the head of the gendarme with coat, ties rope around gendarme’s neck and to the chair.

Location: France
Date: 1902
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078921
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