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A U.S. Marine machine gunner demonstrates weapon familiarity by field stripping his weapon, blindfolded, in World War I

A U.S. Marine demonstrates his weapon familiarity by taking a blindfold test. The blindfolded marine kneels on the ground next to his Lewis machine gun. The gun is set on the ground in front of him on a bipod support. He reaches and removes the cylindrical magazine from the gun. Then he removes the stock and proceeds to field strip the weapon down to the smallest parts, entirely by feel. He leans back and removes his blindfold, when done, and stands up.

Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068748
Demonstrators fill streets in Manhattan, expressing anger over unemployment and lack of public assistance during the Depression

Huge crowd of people fills New York City street during the Great Depression, in 1930. Some carry signs reflecting economic woes. One reads:"$25.00 a week for UNEMPLOYED."Others read: "No work, No rent;" "Down with Vagrancy Laws;" and "Join Unemployees Council." Scene shifts to Police arriving and arresting a woman and a man whom they escort into a Paddy Wagon. Police advance toward group of demonstrators, outside City Hall, holding signs. One reads: "Vote Communist." Another reads: "Food and Clothing for Unemployed," and one reads:"Fight the Speed UP SYSTEM." One reads: "We demand unemployment insurance."Several women are in the group, which retreats as the police move toward them. One man is lifted by others, above the group, in front of an entrance to the City Court. He stands on rung of an iron fence by the sidewalk. Defiant demonstrators exchange words with police officer. More signs are seen reading: "Down with Fake Employment Agencies" and "Down with Police Brutality." The crowd moves along, some taunting the policemen as they pass. A phalanx of several policemen press against the demonstrators. A woman, with a sign, falls to the ground and another helps her up. Scene shifts to an intersection of Manhattan streets, completely blocked in all directions by cars and demonstrators.

Date: 1930, October 16
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069017
United States Senator Harry S Truman shakes hands with members of his reelection campaign staff in Missouri.

Senator Harry S Truman in his office at the Federal Reserve Bank Building in Kansas City, Missouri. Senator Truman shakes hands with campaign workers on the occasion of his reelection as Senator. Truman then reads a statement for the press.

Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063660
During World War I, workers manufacture automatic rifles at a factory in the United States.

Manufacturing of Browning Automatic Rifles (BARs) at Winchester Repeating Arms Company in New Haven Connecticut.during World War 1. Machinists perform metal boring and turning operations on lathes. Others work on wooden gun stocks.They place parts of rifles on various pieces of equipment during the construction and assembly process.

Date: 1918
Duration: 5 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063743
Group of men and women work at Browning Automatic Rifle factory in the United States during World War I.

Manufacturing of Browning Automatic Rifles at Winchester Repeating Arms Company in the United States during World War 1. Workers at grinders and presses.. Women work assembling and grinding parts in the production process. Group of women workers seated at a table as they work.

Date: 1918
Duration: 3 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063744
George Eastman holds garden party where he introduces Kodacolor film to notable guests.

George Eastman in a garden party (AKA the Kodacolor Party) at his home in Rochester, New York, on July, 1928. He uses a compact motion picture camera to photograph retired General John J. Pershing. He rewinds the camera. Closeup of George Eastman. At TC:00:22, inventor and industrialist, Hiram Percy Maxim, walks behind Eastman. Some of the guests, including Thomas Edison, pose informally for a picture. The smallest man, at right of the group is Dr. F.E. Ives, inventor of the trichromatic camera. To his right is W.G. Stuber, President of Eastman Kodak Company. Closeup of Thomas Edison hand cranking a motion picture camera on a tripod. Eastman and Edison walk across a lawn and then turn around and walk up some garden steps. Eastman showing Edison an amateur hand held color photograph camera through which Edison looks as Eastman adjusts it. Edison panning and taking still pictures with the camera. He smiles and returns the camera to Eastman. Closeup of Eastman conversing with a young woman. Standing behind Eastman is Kodak President, W.G. Stuber. Eastman and the woman smile and chat. Eastman turns and talks with Stuber, who then excuses himself as he leaves. The woman continues her conversation with Easton. Closeup of Eastman holding a cigarette as he talks with her. Change of scene shows George Eastman sitting by the fireplace in his home, reading a book.

Date: 1928, July 30
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063763