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U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt addresses citizens of Chicago; scenes from 2nd Italo-Ethiopian War and Spanish Civil War

U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt warns of an increasing danger of armed conflict (increasing danger of war leading up to World War 2). Roosevelt's motorcade on the streets of Chicago. A large crowd gathered to get a glimpse of the President. Confetti rained on the motorcade. Soldiers salute as the motorcade passes by. Policemen on motorbikes lead the motorcade. People gathered at the venue to hear the President's speech. A board advertises candy bars 'Baby Ruth, Butterfinger" in the background. President Roosevelt with officials on stage. He addresses the crowd. Excerpts from his speech are interspersed with scenes of war and conflict elsewhere in the world during the late 1930's. Roosevelt speaks of recent events of "international lawlessness" including in the last few years "unjustified interference in the internal affairs of other nations." Scenes that follow include aerial bombings, naval attacks, and war: Scenes of war carnage during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935-1936: Ethiopian soldiers on horseback cross a bridge, Italian forces fire artillery from a hill, aerial view as aircraft drop bombs. Italian soldiers pass a burning, smoldering building and overtake an Ethiopian position, with many Ethiopian soldiers lying dead. Ethiopian citizens in area of a war torn village. Bomb damage and war casualties on the street. Italian soldiers collect dead bodies and load them onto a truck. A ship quickly sinking after attack by a submarine. Scenes from battle during the Spanish Civil War in 1936 or 1937. Spanish nationalist and rebel soldiers engage in a battle in a village. Spanish prisoners are marched. Nationalist soldier fires machine gun from a balcony emplacement. Dead body on a road. Soldiers behind a barricade fire at opposition and carry wounded on stretchers. President Roosevelt concludes his speech with, "America hates war. America hopes for peace. Therefore, America actively engages in the search for peace." People applaud.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1937, October 5
Duration: 3 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031439
Aerial view of historical buildings and monuments in Washington DC.

A DC-3 lands at Washington-Hoover airport, precursor to Washington National Airport. Lee Mansion and the grounds of Arlington Cemetery are visible in the background. Shadow of blimp airship over landscape of Northern Virginia. Aerial view of the United States Capitol Building, D.C. downtown, Union Station and 14th Street Bridge as seen from a blimp. Point of view shots inside blimp cockpit, looking out and down on Washington DC landmarks. Aerial view from blimp of the Highway Bridge swing-span through-truss bridge, roughly in the 14th Street Bridge area (The "Highway Bridge" no longer exists). Aerial view from blimp of Arlington Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington Cemetery. View inside Arlington Memorial Amphitheater. A guard in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1936
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069107
Parks and notable sights in and around Washington, DC

Views of public parks in the National Capital Area. People walking in park across from the White House. A small girl sailing a model boat in the Reflecting Pool and others sailing their boats, with the Lincoln Memorial in background. Woman stands at gravestone of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, in Arlington National Cemetery, with Potomac River and Washington DC in background. View from high in Washington Monument, of the Mall, extending to Lincoln Memorial and part of Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River.View in different direction showing Government Buildings lining Constitution Avenue. Close views of Supreme Court Building and the White House. Various small parks at squares and circles in the District of Columbia.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1935
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072201
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, and Rock Creek Park, near Washington, DC

Scenes along the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, in Northern Virginia, near Washington,DC. Sign at section of the highway, reads: "South Fort Hunt." Automobile seen driving along the parkway that runs 15 miles from the Arlington Memorial Bridge to Mount Vernon. Views of the Potomac River which the highway parallels. Several cars in a parking area along the parkway, where sightseers enjoy the view. Sign warning drivers to slow as they approach George Washington's home at Mount Vernon. Visitors at the entrance to Mount Vernon. View of Mount Vernon mansion from the lawn on the Potomac River side. Scene shifts to Rock Creek Park in Maryland with views of the Rock Creek. Automobiles driving through the park. Views of Water falls,ducks, and an old mill with waterwheel turning. A car drives across the creek through several inches of water at a ford. An automobile approaching the Connecticut Avenue bridge over the parkway. Views of the Lincoln Memorial at Memorial Bridge.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1935
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072203
National Council of African American Women and HUD Forest Heights housing project,Turn Key 3 program in Mississippi, United States

Involvement of National Council of African American Women (NCNW) in the Forest Heights housing project in Mississippi, United States. The National President of NCNW, Dr. Dorothy Height speaks (in voiceover) about the project. Film shows another woman surveying poor and low income families. A Council member speaks to an African American woman. Some NCNW workers sitting in office. NCNW workers have meeting in the office. The author of a new program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Turn Key III, Associate General Council, Joseph Burstein explains the program. An African American woman with a child stands near him. Four men sitting in the office. A man explains the program with a briefing chart..

Location: Mississippi United States USA
Date: 1967
Duration: 4 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057573
Animated graph shows atomic bomb height of burst versus distance.

Animated graphic compares the height of burst of an atomic bomb blast versus distance from the blast. Various comparisons of burst height are shown against several different targets, including a tank, a hand, a standing soldier, and a soldier in a trench.

Location: Nevada United States USA
Date: 1955
Duration: 4 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078380
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