A family relaxes while listening to the radio in their home. The father sits in a chair, smoking a cigarette. His wife sits across from him doing needlework. A large wooden console radio sits on the floor nearby. Their young son reads a book. Books kept on a shelf in the background. The man and woman comment occasionally during the broadcast. A close up of the radio dials.
A family including mother, father, and daughter, listen to a radio program in their home. At first, the three are seen sitting on a sofa, with the girl in the man's lap. The girl moves to a chair, opposite her parents. A dog is then seen sitting on the sofa with the man and woman. The family is listening to a large wooden console radio. The parents comment occasionally about the broadcast.
Excerpt from fictional silent film "The Birth of a Nation" shows Colonel Ben Cameron's mother appealing for mercy. Cameron's mother in a hospital. A guard in the hospital stops her. Wounded Colonel Ben lying on a bed. Northern nurse Elise stands near his bed. Other patients in the background. Ben's mother takes permission from the guard to meet her son. Elise holds hands of the Colonel and he tries to say something. The Colonel's mother walks in and looks at her son. She speaks to her. Elise stands near his bed. An army surgeon says that the Colonel will be hanged as a guerrilla. Elise and Colonel's mother are shocked to hear this. The surgeon walks away. The mother cries putting her head on the chest of the Colonel and holding hands of Elise. She says that they will ask for mercy. Elise leaves. The mother is tensed. She cries holding hands of another nurse. Officials and dignitaries in a hall. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln seated in a chair. Ben's mother and Elise in the hall. They both approach Abraham Lincoln and he shakes hands. They appeal to Lincoln regarding the hanging of Colonel Ben. A close up of Elise. The mother speaks to Lincoln. Ben on his bed in the hospital. Ben's mother begs for mercy and cries. Lincoln consoles her. Elise stands and prays. Lincoln looks at some documents on a table. He wears spectacles and writes on a paper. Elise becomes happy. The President gives the paper to Ben's mother. Elise and the mother hug each other. An officer seated in a chair. They both leave the hall. A man comes to Lincoln. Ben in the hospital. Elise and the mother come and tell the Colonel that he will not be hanged. The mother holds the paper of mercy in her hand and shows it to Ben. Ben recovers at the hospital. The mother hugs Elise. Elise speaks to the guard and leaves. Ben talks to Elise and feels shy. She tries to go away and the Colonel pulls her back. The mother is back in her home and meets her husband and daughter
A documentary by Ford Motor Company depicts the launch of a ship. A ship underway at sea. A woman seated in a chair and looks into papers. Men stand wearing hats and coats. A man signs on a paper. A soldier.
A documentary by Ford Motor Company depicts activities of American Red Cross workers during World War I. A railroad siding. A band, women in Red Cross uniforms and soldiers at the siding. A train on a track in the background. U.S. soldiers walk in a line and a Red Cross woman hands out cards to the soldiers. The soldiers stand in a line at a Red Cross canteen.
A documentary titled 'OSS Training Group' shows a training program of U.S. hand picked volunteer soldiers in a OSS secret training camp for guerrilla warfare during World War II. A explosion and smoke rises due to explosion. The U.S. troops carrying guns and advance from the smoky area. A soldier attaches a wire and explosion occurs. A training camp. A U.S. military policeman walk towards a truck and salutes. He checks the documents and all the truck to enter the camp. The policeman opens a barricade. The truck enters the camp area and the selected students get down from the truck. The student trainees, all wearing masks to conceal their identity, stand in formation in front of a building and an OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officer instructs them. The students receive pins with names on them. A badge on the uniform of a student. They receive instructions. The students receive necessary supplies.
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