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Tragedy strikes small mining village of Aberfan, Wales, UK, when coal mining waste buries a school

People gather to mourne victims, including 116 children, killed when Half a million tons of coal mining waste (a "tip") collapsed and crashed down a hillside onto Pantglas Junior School, burying both the school and 20 nearby houses in the village of Aberfan, Wales, UK, on October 21, 1966. View of the village, as three British sailors walk downhill on the sidewalk, past mourners walking uphill, on October 27th, to participate in a mass funeral for children who perished. A line of caskets is seen surrounded by flowers. Mourners gather on the side of the hill for the funeral service. Mourners place tributes on a huge cross of flowers laid out on the hillside

Location: Aberfan Wales United Kingdom
Date: 1966, October 27
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056531
Health enthusiast Dr. Barbara Moore walks from Scotland to Land's End, Wales in the U.K.

Dr. Barbara Moore walking on road to Land's End in Wales. View of angry seas and a rocky coast. Crowd and children cheering as she walks by. People, cars can be seen following her. View of Dr. Barbara Moore and crowd at 'Lands End to John's o Groats' , the extreme southwestward point of Great Britain, situated in western Cornwall. Road signs seen include a distance marker showing "Redruth 3, Penzance 21" and a sign for Land's End that reads, "Welcome to Land's End. 2 Miles ahead to Sennen Cove's and Golden Sands" Dr. Moore is seen outside the Land's End Hotel with a crowd of supporters.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1960
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039456
King George V on horseback. King George V and Queen Mary on a ship. Edward, Prince of Wales reviews Gordon Highlanders

King George V on horseback in London. Very brief view of King George V and Queen Mary, disembarking from a ship. Queen mary is starting up the gangplank, while King George stands near a British Admiral.Other passengers are seen on deck. Gordon Highlanders on parade in field. Edward, Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief , is seen in Highlander uniform, standing with the Regiment's Colonel, reviewing the parade.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1919
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052471
King George V and Prince of Wales review Royal Air Force aircraft in England.

Royal Air Force aircraft parked in rows on a field in England. King George V and Prince of Wales review the Royal Air Force. An aircraft takes off. A formation of aircraft in flight.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1935, June
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051170
Unemployed people march on the roads to London, England.

Unemployed men and women from Scotland, Wales, Midlands and the South march to London during the Great Depression. Signs seen include, 'Scotland vs. London,' 'National Hunger March,' 'Revolutionary United Mineworkers of Scotland,' and 'We are Against Starvation.' Slate at head of film reads, 'Jobless Hordes End Weary Dole March at Parliament Gate.' Sign in background within village reads, 'The Castle Restaurant.' Research suggests this is the The Castle Restaurant on Norwich Road, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR30 5JN This section of film ends with views of Parliament Building and Clock Tower in London. (Background to the next section of film: In Ireland a so-called Outdoor Relief Strike, supported by the Falls and the Shankhill united, Catholics and Protestants, was launched by the unemployed of Belfast. On Oct 3, 1932, 60 thousand attended a torchlight meeting at the Customs House in Belfast Ireland, to protest relief levels. Sporadic looting and rioting ensued in the following days and more mass demonstrations were planned for Oct 11th.) Film picks up on Wednesday October 5, 1932 as the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) attempt to maintain order. A series of street scenes is shown in which the RUC has begun patrolling. Officers are seen patrolling in Lancia armored car No. 105, with a machine gunner on top. Another Lancia armored car (No. 33) patrols near a park at the corner of Stage Street, Belfast. Boys are seen running across cobblestone streets where they have piled up stones for use in rioting. An RUC Crossly tender truck, carrying several police officers, drives along a Belfast street. View of an empty street where piles of stones and slates obstruct the roadway. Pedestrians appear to be going about their daily affairs as usual. (The primary mischief makers seem to be youths.) Final scene is that of a funeral. (In the course of the week's troubles, two of the rioters were shot dead by the RUC.) A horse-drawn hearse carries at least one. But behind it is a group of pallbearers also carrying a coffin. The street behind is filled with masses of mourners.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1932, October
Duration: 2 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033280
Bell Telephone advertisement chronicles costs for telephone calls reducing from 1915 to 1970.

Bell Telephone television advertisement depicts the cost of telephone calls over years from 1915 to 1970. Pictures of streets and houses in Boston. Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell. The cost of telephone from 20.70 dollars in 1915 reduced to 70 cents in 1970. Rapid paced montage of images (some still and some motion) from 1915 to 1970. Poster reads 'Japan at War'. Man and woman dance. Missile launched from launch pad. Aircraft parked on runway. The cost of long distance telephone charges reduced over the years. Different types of telephones seen in 1970.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1970
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023516
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