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Coast Guard Rescue Stations along the Eastern and Southern coasts of the United States

After extensive slate of historical information, this film shows U.S. Coast Guard personnel launching a large dory (life boat) from the U.S. Coast Guard Gloucester Station in Gloucester, Massachusetts (Old House Cove, westerly side Gloucester Harbor). They slide the boat down rails, launching it directly into the water. Coast Guardsmen in foul weather gear are seen rowing a large lifeboat in rough waters near rocky shores. Eight men row, sitting in four pairs side-by-side on fixed thwarts (benches) and one stands in the stern (a coxwain) steering with a 16’ oar. A powered life boat is seen briefly, in extremely rough waters. Remainder of the film shows an animated map of the East and South coasts of the United States with dots identifying Coast Guard Stations on those coasts. At this point, the film concentrates on Rescue Stations in the Boston Division. A beached two-masted sailing ship is shown. A large steamship emitting black smoke from her funnel, is seen beached and listing on a shore. Aerial view of Light House on Block Island, off Rhode Island. Aerial view of a freighter run aground just off shore. Aerial view of a Coast Guard Station with a highway running past it. Aerial view of another Coast Guard Station located where narrator says is a dangerous point.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1935
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049568
Roosevelt wins 1944 United States Presidential Election during WWII

Newspaper boy peddling newspapers with headline "Nip and Tuck Race." View of Times Square in New York City during WW2. Shops in Times Square with barricades to prevent vandalism by crowds. View of Times Building. An Asian man and a White man standing together while checking for election updates from Times Building. Election officials and staff open a machine processing election returns from the small towns from the Eastern United States. Election official opens a Perfection ballot box. Radio announcer with CBS microphone, possibly Bob Trout, broadcasts updates as votes are tabulated. Volunteers tabulate results. Woman's hand seen turning on radio. United States soldiers based in Italy and France listen to radio to hear that current United States President and Democratic party candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt was leading race. Two United States soldiers smiling as they hear the news. WEAF Radio announcer broadcasts election returns from the west coast. An American family listening to the radio in their living room. An American family, with a picture of a serviceman on top of radio, listens to the news that Roosevelt won. Zipper marquee on Times building announcing election returns. Crowds gathering in Times Square New York. Americans celebrated the victory in New York. View of the Times Square at night. American civilians and soldiers celebrate the victory of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fourth term in office.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944, November 7
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079035
The approval of the statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the United Nations

United Nations approve the statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Delegates from 82 countries gather at the United Nations headquarters for the Conference on the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency. UN delegates meet and shake hands outside the United Nations headquarters (405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA). The delegates enter the headquarters through a revolving door. Symbol of United Nations. Chairman Lewis L Strauss addresses UN meeting. Chairman Strauss delivers speech from United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Representatives of various nations seated and sign the charter. President of the Conference on the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency Joao Carlos Muniz addresses the delegates after signing of the charter. Delegates from Iraq, United Kingdom, Albania, United States and other countries are seen listening to Muniz.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1957
Duration: 4 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035404
Dramatization: African Americans gather and capture the Cameron Estate in Piedmont, United States.

Excerpt from the fictional film "Birth of a Nation". A Pro-Southern dramatization on the effect of the civil war in Piedmont region of the United States. Pre-war conditions on the Cameron Estate in Piedmont. African Americans gather in the area. Buildings in the background. Character Elsie Stoneman abducted by African Americans in a house. She shouts and looks out of the window. Ku Klux Klan or KKK members on horseback racing toward the town. African American throws a stone on the window. An African American woman takes Elsie Stoneman inside.

Location: Eastern United States USA
Date: 1916
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028230
Dramatization: members of Ku Klux Klan arrive to help the Whites in Piedmont, United States.

Excerpt from the fictional film "Birth of a Nation". A Pro-Southern dramatization on the effect of the civil war in Piedmont, United States. African Americans assemble on the street. Houses along the sides of the street. African Americans hold guns in hands. Elsie Stoneman abducted by the African Americans. The Whites discuss with their families inside their homes. Children inside their houses scared. A woman on a bed. Man looks outside the window. The members of Ku Klux Klan or KKK on horses arrive at the place wearing white uniforms. They hold flags in hands. The African Americans fire guns on them.

Location: Eastern United States USA
Date: 1916
Duration: 3 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028231
Children play on streets and in Central Park in New York City, United States.

Central Park in New York City, United States. Aerial view of the park surrounded by numerous tall buildings. Children play in the park. Two boys sail a model boat in pond where other boats are also seen. Children in a playground on seesaws and monkey bars, and playing with a ball. . Cars parked outside the park. People sit in the park. Boys play stickball and stoopball, as other children watch, in the streets of less affluent residential neighborhoods in the city. Apartment houses with outdoor fire escapes seen on the block. A small white dog sits in an open window. A little girl drinks from a water fountain, while two boys push each other nearby. Children play around water streaming from open fire hydrant. Several boys swim in the East River, from a wooden wharf. The Manhattan Bridge between Brooklyn and the lower east side of Manhattan seen in background. Boys diving from pier post into East River. Brooklyn Bridge in background.

Location: Manhattan New York City USA
Date: 1948
Duration: 1 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054430
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