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German prisoners dig ground at an interment camp at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia,USA, during World War I.

German prisoners dig ground with pick-axes and pitch forks at an interment camp in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA, during World War 1. Prison camp can be seen in the background. (Fort Oglethorpe was established as a U.S. Army Post in 1902, and is located in the Chickamauga National Military Park's North Post area.) (WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030400
President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the Congress during "Four Freedoms" speech of 1942; also war production scenes

President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the U.S. Congress in his "Four Freedoms" speech during the State of the Union address on January 6, 1941, in Washington DC, United States. During his address, various war production worker and war materiel manufacturing images are also shown (before the entry of America into World War 2, but during lend-lease production): Tanks, airplanes and flying boat aircraft are shown. Workers at war production factories making artillery shells and munitions. Scenes at a manufacturing plant building bomber aircraft warplanes during World War 2. They appear to be B-25 Mitchell bombers. Workers work installing plexiglass nose cone gunner shield. They assemble various parts of airplanes. Scenes of biplane aircraft in formation and diving. Large, flat landing barge filled with American soldiers approaches a landing area.

Date: 1941, January 6
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035537
Lyndon B. Johnson attends opening of market in Athens, Turkish farmers practice terracing method of farming, Iranian scientists study cotton

Road graders in Athens, Greece. Construction work for the new wholesale market center in Athens. Workers push a wooden handcar during construction of market center. Workers sweep and clean surroundings before the opening of the new Athens market center. United States Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson arrives and visits the new wholesale market center in Athens, Greece. Lyndon B. Johnson shakes hands with Greek women. Lyndon B. Johnson notices a small-scale model of the market center. Wholesale market center sign written in English and Greek. Greek spectators wave Greek and American flags to welcome United States Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Lyndon B. Johnson poses together with Greek women for picture. Lyndon B. Johnson shakes hands with Greek man in sunglasses. Crowds gather in new wholesale marketplace to welcome Lyndon B. Johnson. Donkey in hilly farmland in Turkey. Turkish farmers till the terraced farmland with hoes. Hill converted for farming through terracing method in Turkey. Ship sails in the Bosporus strait. View of Rumelihisarı (also known as Rumelian Castle ,Roumeli Hissar Castle, or Boğazkesen Castle). Lyndon B. Johnson shakes hands and talk with Iranian scientists. Iranian Ministry of Agriculture sign in front of Varamin Agricultural Research Center. Iranian scientists analyze cotton samples at Varamin Agricultural Research Center. Iranian scientist in looks into a microscope at cotton sample. A Mitchell cotton gin in Iran.

Date: 1962, August
Duration: 2 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078551
Celebration of liberation from German forces, and enthusiastic welcome of Prime Minister George Papandreou and British Armored unit in Athens Greece.

Liberation of Athens Greece during World War 2: Animated map of Athens, Greece. German forces end more than 3 years of occupation by withdrawing from the capital of Athens at end of October 1944, as British Allied forces near the city. Scenes of a ceremony by German troops before leaving, and then German army forces in trucks and armored vehicles leaving the city. Celebration: Greek boys ring bells and smile on departure of German forces. British troops dock in Greece and march into Athens. They are joined by partisan greek soldiers such as those from the ELAS and EAM. Close-up view of ELAS and EAM (National Liberation Front) Greek soldiers in uniform. Workers carry boxes of water. Narrator states that half of Greeks are for victims of malaria or tuberculosis. Boxes of water displayed. Shows the return of Prime Minister George Papandreou on October 18, 1944. Large crowd welcomes and cheers the Prime Minister George Papandreou and display banners for liberating their country. Prime Minister Papandreou puts the wreath on grave of unknown soldiers. British Lt. General Ronald Scobie salutes. General Scobie and Prime Minister Papandreou honor the two unknown soldiers. British Armored unit receive enthusiastic welcome. Sign of 'The Greek People Welcome EAM', and 'Welcome Great Allies KKE'. Greek people welcome the National Liberation Front (EAM) and Communist Party of Greece (KKE). Citizens buy food with inflated currency. Inflation causes citizens to hand over large amounts of currency for small purchases like bread and basic produce.

Date: 1944, October
Duration: 3 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024960
Governor of Georgia inspects machinery and works at gold mine in Dahlonega, Georgia.

Eurith D Rivers, Georgia governor, working at a gold mine in Dahlonega, Georgia. The Governor works with shovel outside the gold mine. He speaks with other officials around. He inspects the variety of machinery inside the mining operation for used for extracting gold from the mine. Gold being weighed on weighing scale.

Date: 1940, June 5
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044352
Tennessee Volunteers wins the football game by 6-0 against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Atlanta, Georgia.

A football match between Tennessee Volunteers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Atlanta, Georgia. The players at the ground. The match starts. The players play. The spectators stand in a squad cheer. Tennessee Volunteers win the game by 6-0 against Yellow Jackets.

Date: 1956, November 12
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069735