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Nevada United States 1936 stock footage and images

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Joshua Daniel White, an American singer plays guitar and sings in New York City during Paul Robeson's 46th birthday tribute.

Joshua Daniel White in New York City, United States, performing at the 17th Regiment Armory (then at 34th Street and Park Avenue) during a celebration of Paul Robeson’s 46th birthday and the anniversary of the Council on African Affairs. During the 5 hours of entertainment, American singer Josh White plays guitar and sings 'The house I live in'. Another performer plays an instrument. Candles lit in front of stage. Audience claps.

Date: 1944, April 16
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032043
Atomic Energy Commission officials speak about a breeder reactor and a rehabilitation program in Richland, Washington.

Activities of the Atomic Energy Commission on the Hanford Project in Richland, Washington. Scientists work on various equipment for constructing a plutonium breeder reactor. Glenn Theodore Seaborg, the chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission(AEC), speaks about the breeder reactor. He points to a picture of the breeder rector in operation at the Atomic Energy Commission testing center. Cars driven towards the AEC center. An aerial view of the AEC center. Donald G. Williams, the manager of the AEC Richland, speaks about the Richland plant. Vehicles on a road. An aerial view of the township. He speaks about the development of a metropolitan city and about providing jobs to people who would loose their jobs due to the shutting down of a few reactors. A man prints a paper that reads Hanford capabilities. The members of the Tri-City Development Council with other government officials in a conference. Names of the various big organizations involved in the Hanford Project after the General Electric.

Date: 1966
Duration: 3 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032085
Demolition crews at work during a rehabilitation program at Manhattan, New York

The joint city state federal private project on rehabilitation at Manhattan, New York. Demolition crews at work during the rehabilitation program at a cluster of adjacent old-law tenements on East 5th Street (nos. 633–637) just south of Tompkins Square. They take out floors, walls, and windows of a run down building in the lower east side. The prefabricated ("prefab") kitchens and baths are lowered through the roof. Sign describes the project as "Instant Rehab. A demonstration of rapid rehabilitation." Former residents of the building are seen in front of the apartment building. Narrator says 11 families had lived in the tenement, and 15 apartments now are ready for their return. Group of officials including New York Mayor John Lindsay stand near the project. Keys of the new apartment building units are seen hung on a board. A woman enters one of the new apartments and opens a cabinet in the new kitchen.

Date: 1967, April 18
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032124
Sketches depict the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Serbia that led to World War I

From a documentary film entitled "World War I". Events leading to World War I. Soldiers at a parade. In August 1914 the leading nations of Europe prepare to go for a war. Soldiers on the battle field. The scenes after the war show damage to life and material. Smoke all around. A tank on the battle field. Sketches of the U.S. President Thomas Woodrow Wilson explain people to be neutral in the war. A sketch of a soldier carrying an artillery. Sketches depict World War I, the industries in the United States. Workers work inside the factory. A sketch of Thomas Woodrow Wilson. People hold strike posters. The President addresses a gathering. A cartoon depicts the concern of the President in the domestic reforms. Sketch of the President sitting in a chair and other officials stand near him. Animation of a map shows Serbia. Sketches of assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary. Serbia raises a war against Austria and Russia assists. Soldiers on horses prepare for war. Soldiers carry weapons as they run. Germany assists Austria in the war. Soldiers on horses carry weapons. President Thomas Woodrow Wilson seeks to help the world. Sketches of soldiers on horses during a fight and of an injured soldier during the war.

Date: 1914
Duration: 3 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032129
U.S. President Wilson gets reelected as Americans prepare for war during World War I

Events during World War 1. Sketches : In November 1916 newspaper shows Wilson reelected as a president. Cartoon depict the people of America supporting the Wilson's policy of peace. Several sketches of Thomas Woodrow Wilson after winning the election. Second inaugural of President Wilson at the United States capitol in Washington D.C. The German High Command in Berlin. Posters show the hardships of German citizens due to Allied blockade. Germany announces unrestrained submarine warfare against all vessels. Posters of the Germans destroying the American ships. The New York times reports German demarche to Japan and Mexico for support to Germany. Sketch depicts Germany Secretary of foreign affairs, Arthur Zimmermann seeks these alliances. Theodore Roosevelt addresses people. Several sketches of Woodrow Wilson. On April 2nd 1917 President Woodrow Wilson obtains declaration of war against Germany, from congress. American enters the conflict. U.S. Soldiers carry weapons in the battle field. sketches of several American officials. People work in factories to produce war materiel. A person with posters promoting Liberty bonds. A blindfolded person draws numbers from a bowl for civilian conscription. Citizens entering military service. People in a railroad train and others stand outside. People holding baggage walk in a group. A doctor checks the mouth of a recruit. Army recruit getting a haircut. Soldier stands holding guns. Soldiers practice firing artillery. Soldiers march. American recruits practice on wooden guns. Several sketches of the allied armies.

Date: 1917
Duration: 5 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032132
Swimmers take part in the marathon swim and Sam Shields of Miami wins the race in New York City

The marathon swim around Manhattan in New York, United States. Swimmers grease their body to keep from getting chilled in the long race in cold water. The contestants dive into the water. A boat in the water. The contestants are fed from the boat which sails beside them. Sam Shields representing Miami, Florida, wins in record time of 8 hours 35 minutes and poses. ( Note: Sam Shields, reportedly a native of Louisville, KY, was a top competitive swimmer in his college days with the University of Miami.)

Date: 1930, July 27
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032155