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Reenactment of historic events including the great Chicago fire of 1871

Dramatization showing days of prosperity as a result of post-civil war industrialization in America. A barbershop quartet performing songs of the era. A stage show in a club or dinner theatre environment. Patrons throw streamers and watch the performers on stage. Reenactment as the great Chicago fire of 1871 takes place. Firefighters race to the scene and battle flames with buckets and hoses. Reconstruction takes place in Chicago and much of the city is rebuilt. Actual still photos of the city of Chicago during reconstruction after the fire.

Date: 1961
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048134
Delegates leaving DAR (Daughters of American Revolution) Hall, during the Disarmament Conference in Washington DC

Delegates of Washington Naval Conference, also called World Disarmament Conference, descend a staircase as they come out of DAR Memorial Continental Hall, in Washington DC, United States. Delegates from various countries leaving the building. General Pershing descends steps, alone, and shakes hands of three ladies, at foot of stairs. A U.S. Civil War veteran in uniform (Confederate?) carrying a cane, seen descending the stairs. Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes, leads U.S. officials. He removes his hat and holds it as he walks past the camera. Persons gathered at foot of stairs including a man in clerical collar and bowler hat, holding a book. These onlookers applaud, as delegates pass them. As French contingent passes by, several officers acknowledge the ladies at foot of stairs.

Date: 1921, November
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049075
Ships destroyed during Pearl Harbor attack salvaged in Hawaii.

Aftermath of Pearl Harbor attack. An animation shows a map of Japan as a fictional character Tojo makes a call from Tokyo to Nagasaki and other cities disseminating the news of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He rejoices at the attack. The United States Navy ship Arizona capsized. Wreckage of damaged ships like Nevada, West Virginia, California. Navy personnel along with civil technicians start the salvage of United States ships. Men work on the ships. Ships like California, Nevada and West Virginia underway after repair. Sailors and supplies aboard the ships. Military preparations in United States to counter the Japanese attack. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 5 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049607
Recruitment and activities of young officers in the Department of State and Foreign Service Officers Training School

Secretary of State office, Cordell Hull seated. Applicants take written and oral examinations for recruitment in Department of State. Door sign 'Appointments : Dept. of State'. Selected candidate sworn in before joining. Successful candidate at probationary service, signs documents. People awaiting their turns in Passport registration office. Foreign service officer listens to a man and checks his passport. Door sign of 'Foreign Service Officers Training School'. Candidates attend protocol classes. Young diplomats seated around table. Cordell Hull addressing. Name of U.S. officials on wall plaque. Officer talking to a foreign family in U.S. Consulate. Other officer talks to a man. Ship at sea. Diplomat talks to a Navy officer and plan the evacuation of U.S. citizens from Spain during Spanish Civil War. Refugees board ship. Cordell Hull talks to a diplomat.

Date: 1938
Duration: 5 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051777
Trench diggers eat lunch and a view of traffic in Paris, France.

Scenic view of Paris, France in spring. Pedestrians on Avenue Foch. Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) in the background. Buildings on the side of the streets. Trench diggers eat lunch. (Trenches were being dug in various parts of the city for civil defense and bomb shelter purposes, with World War 2 looming). The trench diggers sit on the roadside. A sign reads 'Marie Louise'. A two-wheeled cart and rubble lay on the side of the road. Bicycles parked in front of the shops. Cafe du Coliseon at Champs Élysées. Chairs arranged in the cafe. View of traffic at 'Rue de Marignan' and Champs Élysées.

Date: 1939, April
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053613
Nixon-Agnew election campaign stresses on choosing the right leader in United States.

Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew election campaign for the office of Presidency in United States. A huge crowd gathered at Democratic National Convention. Hubert Humphrey is seen.Civil unrest. Fallen soldier in Vietnam. Ammunition dump in the jungle. People stand with the U.S. flags. A sign reads 'Illinois'. A sign in the background reads 'NBC News'. A fire in a building. People protest on streets. Hubert Humphrey gives a speech. Dead bodies of United States soldiers. Sandbags in the background. Damaged material lay on the ground. Unemployed citizens and poor people in United States. A man stands in a building. A woman with her child sits on chairs. The campaign stresses on choosing the right leader in United States. (Vietnam War period).

Date: 1968
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053741