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Supporters greet Thomas Dewey, the Republican candidate during the United States Presidential elections of 1948.

United States Presidential elections of 1948. A huge crowd of supporters wait for the train 'Dewey Victory Special' of Thomas Dewey, the Republican candidate for U.S. Presidential elections. Supporters of Dewey outside the Sunrise Feed and Feed store in Warrensburg, Missouri, listen to Dewey as he addresses the crowd from the back of his train.

Date: 1948
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036371
A delegate speaks on the Communist Coup of February 1948 in Czechoslovakia at a UN Security Council session in Lake Success.

A United Nations Security Council session held in Lake Success, New York during the Cold War. Representatives of different nations are seated. One delegate takes his seat and speaks about the Communist Coup of February 1948 in Czechoslovakia and Czech refugees.

Date: 1948, May 25
Duration: 5 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070158
UN Security Council elects President for May, 1948, at Lake Success, Long island, New York

UN delegates are seen gathering for a meeting of the Security Council at the temporary United Nations headquarters in Lake success, Long Island, New York. One of the first to be seated is Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union. Another delegate stops to converse with him. Camera pans across delegates settling into their respective places at large curved table. Their nations are identified by placards at each place. Attention is focused on French Delegate Alexandre Parodi, who has apparently just been elected President of the Council for the month of May, 1948. At TC: 00:54, He is seen standing with Secretary General Trygve Lie. And at TC:01:19 he gently uses a gavel. At TC:01:28, another delegate holds the gavel with him as they laugh. After a while, the delegates settle down and begin to conduct business.

Date: 1948, May
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069858
U.S. Admiral Mark L. Bristol and other Allied officials at the orphanage in Zappion Hall (or Zappeion Hall) in Athens Greece

U.S. Admiral Mark L. Bristol and a delegation of U.S. Navy military leaders and civilian leaders attend an event at Zappeion Exhibition Hall (or Zappion Hall), which was serving as an orphanage for displaced Armenian children after the Armenian genocide and unrest during the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. Bristol's coalition had been shuttling Greek and Armenian refugees from Turkey to the temporary orphanage in Zappeion Hall. Sign above Hall exterior entrance is partially covered but words "Neareast Relief Zappion Orphanage" can be seen. Bristol's group ascends the steps with an honor guard of children in various uniforms snapping to attention as they ascend. Admiral Bristol and other U.S. dignitaries walk up the steps of the building and enter. Flags at the entrance of the building. In the Hall, a band of the U.S. Navy plays music. Group of children of the orphanage is seen in the background behind the band. Admiral Bristol and other U.S. military and civilian dignitaries seated in the main hall watching the band or a presentation.

Date: 1920
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053223
Park Hyun Young gives speech on the maltreatment of the South Koreans by USA.

Park Hyun Young gives speech on the maltreatment of the South Koreans by USA in an assemblage. South Korean flags on the wall behind the podium.The attendees listen to the speech attentively.An animated map shows American section of Korea. Starving men,women and children in the American section of korea.Scenes of South Korean protesting and damaged Korean factories.Approximately 1948.

Date: 1948
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Korean
Clip: 65675028816
Douglas Skyrocket research aircraft taking off during initial testing in 1948

Douglas D558-2 Skyrocket research aircraft, built for the U.S. Navy, is seen taking off from Muroc Army Airfield (AKA Edwards Air Force Base). in first test flight, piloted by Douglas test pilot, John F. Martin. It makes gradual ascent passing low over the camera. In this first flight it is powered by a Westinghouse J34-40 turbojet engine. (After early flights with the jet engine, it would re-powered by a rocket engine.)

Date: 1948, February 4
Duration: 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044934