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Italian liner Rex launched in Genoa, Italy.

King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Elena arrive at the launch of a new luxury Italian ocean liner Rex in Genoa, Italy. Ship launched with cranes as men stand on the bow of the passenger ship and wave to the crowd. A crowd of 100,000 gather to witness the launch of the ship. King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Elena watch the ship moving away after the launch. Ship underway at sea as several people row their boats in the sea to watch the new liner.

Date: 1931, August 13
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048702
Franklin D Roosevelt during his Presidential campaign in Boston, Massachusetts.

Franklin D Roosevelt's election campaign. A large crowd cheers at a public meeting during Roosevelt's election campaign in United States. A train pulls up at a station in New England. Roosevelt along with Alfred E Smith receives a warm welcome at the convention hall in Boston. Franklin D Roosevelt's election campaign. A large crowd cheers at a public meeting during Roosevelt's election campaign in United States. A train pulls up at a station in New England. Roosevelt along with Alfred E Smith receives a warm welcome at the convention hall in Boston.

Date: 1932
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049695
Victory in Europe: People celebrate in London, England as Germans surrender in World War II.

Germany surrenders in World War II. British soldiers and citizens loaded in a horse drawn carriage ride down a street in London and wave during celebrations on news of German surrender that day. A man selling the May 7, 1945 London newspaper "The Evening News" with headline "Germany Surrenders". A number of men and women buy newspapers from him. Allied soldiers in a jeep with American flag on it. They shake hands. Men and women march down a road with a British flag as they celebrate Allied victory in Europe during World War II. They are also rolling a statue on a cart. Happy British citizens celebrate VE Day.

Date: 1945, May 7
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049767
British newsreel detailing crude oil extraction and refinement efforts in Persia (present Iran) since the early 20th century

Newsreel titled, 'Persia and the Oil Fields." Narrator chronicles discovery of oil in Persia, benefits of oil to the local economy, and British involvement via the Great Oil Company (now British Petroleum). View of barren lands in Persia (now Abadan in Iran). Oil drillers at work in a refinery amidst the barren lands. Construction of oil refinery at Abadan. Oil revenue brings benefits to the people, as shown by new bridges, school buildings, teachers and young girl and boy students in classroom, and college students studying technical subjects. Professor instructs in front of a blackboard filled with mathematical formulas. Workers at metal shop machines applying new technical knowledge. Oil pipe lines laid across stretches of undeveloped land near Abadan, Iran. Crude oil bubbling from the ground. View of several British oil transport ships at a dock in the Persian Gulf, including "Umaria London", the "British Guardsman" and the "British Virtue." Narrator eludes to the then current difficulties in relations between Iran and Britain, due to the British oil embargo following nationalization of Iran's oil reserves by Mosaddegh.

Date: 1951
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050478
A barricade is raised at the site of the breach in the "Wall of Shame" in Berlin, Germany.

The Soviet controlled East German government opens a new Berlin Wall crossing. A fenced area in Berlin, Germany. A watch tower near the fenced area. The "Wall of Shame" in Berlin has been breached by the East German Red Regime. The new Berlin Wall opening is designed to provide a shorter route to the East Berlin Airport. Military officials in the area. A mason at the construction of a structure. Papers are checked by military officials and a barricade is raised to allow vehicles to pass through.

Date: 1963, June
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050670
Newly appointed Pope Paul VI receives cardinals one by one at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City.

Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini is elected as the new pope in the Vatican City. A huge crowd in St. Peter's Square. White smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signifying the successful election of a new pope. People cheer. Bells toll. Inside the Sistine Chapel one seat that was occupied by Cardinal Montini is vacant. The newly appointed pope, who has taken the pontifical name Pope Paul VI, seated at the Papal Throne. He receives cardinals one by one. Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani, in his capacity as the senior Cardinal Deacon, announced Montini's election. People cheer as the announcement is made The newly appointed Pope Paul VI during his first public appearance.

Date: 1963, June 21
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050673