The intricate processes in the manufacture of watch parts at the Illinois Watch Company in Springfield, Illinois. Exteriors of the Illinois Watch Company. Hand shows internal parts of a pocket watch. Hands show different models of the pocket and wrist watch produced by the Illinois Watch Company.
Film 'This is our Land' focuses on the state of Illinois in the United States. A bridge over a river. A view of the river through the bridge. The highway running alongside the river. A man sits on a bench under a tree overlooking beach and Lake Michigan, with downtown buildings and skyscrapers of Chicago in the background. The skyscrapers of the city. Automobile and streetcar traffic on the downtown building-lined city streets of Chicago. People walk on pedestrian sidewalks. Pedestrians and automobile traffic in the capital city Springfield. The Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois. A view of the Capitol dome. The statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois State Capitol building. The Lincoln Tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery. A child rubs nose of the sculpted face of Abraham Lincoln.
View of chandelier and tapestries in reception rooms of the Quai d'Orsay (37 Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris, France) in Paris, France. United States President John F. Kennedy and James Gavin, the United States Ambassador to France, stand in a receiving line during a diplomatic reception hosted by the President, during his visit to Paris, in June 1961. The President greets members of the Paris diplomatic corps. Scene shifts to exterior of NATO headquarters- the building now as Paris Dauphine University (Place du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 75016 Paris, France), where flags of the NATO nations fly in flag poles. Inside, President Kennedy addresses representatives of the organization.
Newly reconstructed Franklin Field, in Philadelphia, filled with 57 thousand spectators. The 150 member University of Illinois marching band plays and parades over the field. A cheering section in the grandstand spells out "N", as part of their message and another section spells out an A" with their cards. Prior to kickoff, Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Captain of the University of Illinois football team, stands holding a football. He is flanked by Illinois Head Coach Robert Carl Zuppke and Pennsylvania coach, John Louis. Grange hands the football to another player. The field is muddy from earlier snow and rain. Grange is seen running the ball on the very muddy field in the contest against University of Pennsylvania. Players are mud-covered and sliding during play. (Underdog Illinois won 24-2.) Scene shifts to different game with cheer leaders in grandstand spelling "Knute Rockne." Camera focuses on the famous Notre Dame football coach, Knute Rockne, attending the game, as a spectator in the stands. Cheerleaders seen at sidelines. In another scene, Grange is shown in a game, running for a touchdown at corner of goal line. Enthusiastic spectators are seen in stands and at sidelines at a football game.
Large crowd gathers and cheers during an American football match between University of Illinois and Northwestern University in Champaign, Illinois. Score board as the score increases. Illinois defeats Northwestern by 10-9.
Alcohol and Tobacco Taxation (A&TT) division film begins with sign reading "Bootlegging Breeds Crime. Stamp it Out" Closeup of handgun. Man steps out of a 1961 Plymouth Savoy and drops a violin case containing a machine gun on the ground. Vault at department of Alcohol and Tobacco Taxation contains many guns. Flashlight guns, cigarette lighter guns, and cane guns are displayed. Laboratory where substances are tested show boiling liquid in a flask. A scientist catalogs substances in a book. Molten glass is formed into beer bottles on the assembly line. Barrels of whiskey on the assembly line. Interior of mixer where mash for whiskey alcohol is being agitated.
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