Refine Your Search

Hoboken New Jersey 1918 stock footage and images

- Showing 7393 to 7398 of 9472 results
Sketches of American colonists battling British forces at Quebec and Montreal

Struggle for independence of America, and border between Canada and United States. Sam Adams and early colonists of the Continental Congress seek to bring Canadians into their efforts against British rule. Sketches of British ships in nearby harbors monitoring the colonists. Picture of a snake with 'Die' and 'Join' written under it. Richard Montgomery leads group to take Canada by force, heading up Lake Champlain toward Canada with 4000 men. Attack led by Benedict Arnold toward fortress of Quebec. Map shows the boundaries between Quebec and New England. Governor Sir Guy Carlton abandoning Montreal to Montgomery. Path of Montgomery and Benedict Arnold together to try to seize Quebec. Depiction of Montgomery killed in the attack, and loss by the American colonists at Quebec. With commentary and narration by J. Frank Willis.

Location: Canada
Date: 1969
Duration: 4 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023010
Sketches of battles between George Washington's forces and Benedict Arnold's forces against the British

Struggle for independence in America, and border control between Canada and United States. Portraits of Revolutionary officers including George Washington. British General Howe engaging Washington's troops around New York. Sir Guy Carlton sketch. Strategy to put British Troops under Carlton to launch an attack at American colonists forces toward the south from Quebec. The Americans led by Benedict Arnold put together a small fleet to combat the British. Carlton unable to advance south due to winter. Washington's army moving toward Pennsylvania. Depiction of attack at Trenton by Washington's men crossing the Delaware to engage in the surprise battle. With commentary and narration by J. Frank Willis.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1969
Duration: 4 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023012
Sketches of American colonist battles against the British, and enlistment of support from France

Struggle for American independence and the border between Canada and America. Sketches of British General Burgoyne in its efforts to defeat the American colonists and meet General Howe in Albany. Review of Burgoyne's campaign and his enlistment of indians against the colonists. Map shows battle strategy from Quebec to New York. British prisoners. Surrender of Burgoyne to American General Gates at Saratoga. General George Washington's efforts against the British. Washington's troops at Valley Forge in winter with inadequate resources. Benjamin Franklin as envoy in Paris with King Louis XVI convinced to aid the American cause. Addition of Spain and the Netherlands in the struggle against British rule in America. Discussion of the French and the Americans both with their sights set on winning Canada also. With commentary and narration by J. Frank Willis.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1969
Duration: 6 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023013
Canadian and Newfoundland government officials sign confederation agreement

Canadian and Newfoundland dignitaries in a meeting regarding confederation of Newfoundland with Canada. Former Prime Minister Mackenzie King is seen. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent signs the confederation agreement document and gives a brief speech supporting the new relationship. Seated at the head of the Newfoundland delegation is Sir Albert Walsh, later named Lieutenant Governor. Other delegation members include Crosbie, Gruchy, Bradley, Smallwood, Winter. Sound of applause by the audience.

Location: Saint Johns Newfoundland
Date: 1949, April 1
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023017
Boys work and play at a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Camp sponsored by the LACRA during the Great Depression.

Los Angeles County Relief Administration (LACRA) work with Sheriff's probation officers in enlisting youth for work during the Great Depression in the United States. A juvenile offender undergoes interview with probation officers. Young men work at the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Camp near San Bernardino, California, digging into rock and gravel and dirt piles as they build new roads. Boy workers seated at a table eat food. They are shown seated receiving school lectures, and playing baseball and boxing. The American flag is lowered outside the camp barracks (operating similar to a CCC or Civilian Conservation Corps camp).

Location: San Bernardino California USA
Date: 1935, February
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023044
Los Angeles County Relief Administration (LACRA) workers construct two runways at airfield in Los Angeles

Aircraft parked at a Los Angeles, California airport that is undergoing expansion. Horse pulled earth-moving carts carve new runways. Los Angeles County Relief Administration (LACRA) workers construct two runways at the airfield.

Location: Los Angeles California USA
Date: 1935, February
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023045
<< Previous | Page: 1 ... 1233 1234 1235 ... 1579 | Next >>