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Dutch people walk wearing native costumes and wooden shoes in the Netherlands.

A documentary film on the life style of people in the Netherlands. A woman wearing the native costume seated inside a house. The woman stitches a dress. Heavy clothing being worn by the people to keep away from winter. Girls wearing heavy dress walking on a ground. Houses in the background. A girl cheers and dances. A few people standing outside a house. A man holding the hands of a girl. The man smokes cigar. A man stands outside a house. The man wears his wooden shoes and walks outside the house. A woman walking towards the house. The woman takes her shoes out and walks inside the house.

Location: Netherlands
Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063273
African American children wear helmets and learn fencing at a camp in Harlem,New York.

The African American children at a camp in Harlem, New York, United States. Children's Aid Society of the city of New York and Boys Club conduct a day camp in Harlem, New York. Girls dancing on the ground. Other children learning fencing. The children wear helmets. A girl watching the children.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1935
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063277
Major Glenn Miller and his Army Air Corps band entertain airmen at War Bond rally in England, during World War II

Major Glenn Miller's Army Air forces band plays for airmen during concert at 8th Air Force War Bond rally on grounds of Wycombe Abbey, High Wycombe, England, on July 29th 1944, during World War 2. As they begin playing "What do you do in the Infantry," several airmen climb the stage and sing the song together with members of the band.(They also sing some lyrics written for the Air Forces.) An airman sings solo rendition of "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)," accompanied by the band. Views of the audience are seen throughout.

Location: High Wycombe England United Kingdom
Date: 1944, July 29
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063323
The Byrd arctic expedition Fokker airplane departs Spitsbergen, Norway, on its flight to the North Pole in 1926

The 1926 Byrd expedition to fly over the North Pole. The expedition's ski-equipped Curtiss Oriole (Curtiss Model 17) airplane is seen parked in front of their Fokker F-VII Tri-motor airplane, the "Josephine Ford," on the snow at Spitsbergen, Norway. Engines start on both aircraft. The Oriole takes off with its photographer waving to the camera as they depart. They gather speed on a downhill slope and break ground to proceed over open water in Kings bay. Next, the Fokker (piloted by Floyd Bennett and navigated by LCDR Richard Byrd) is seen high above on its flight towards the North Pole. Views of dramatic Ice formations as seen from a boat in waters nearby. Aerial views of arctic terrain.

Location: North Pole
Date: 1926, May 9
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063330
Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett return from North Pole in Fokker Tri-motor airplane, the "Josephine Ford."

Animated map illustrates the flight course of Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett, as they return to Kings Bay, Spitsbergen, Norway, from the North Pole, aboard their Fokker F-VII Tri-motor airplane, the "Josephine Ford." Pilot Floyd Bennett is photographed (by Byrd) in full arctic gear, at the controls of the airplane. View from the cabin of the Kings Bay encampment below. View from the ground, of Byrd and Bennett's Fokker aircraft, as it flies over the mooring mast of the Norwegian airship Norge. Next, steam issues from the ship's horn on the funnel of the SS Chantier, as she welcomes the aviators back from the Pole. Expedition team members wave and toss their hats in joy, as the aircraft approaches to land. The Fokker on final approach, with huge snow mountains behind. It touches down in front of the Norge airship hangar (between the hangar and the bay) and turns left, to taxi.

Location: North Pole
Date: 1926, May 9
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063333
Commander Richard Byrd and Warrant Officer Floyd Bennett, receive medals following their flight over the North Pole

Commander Richard E. Byrd, receives the National Geographic Society Hubbard Gold Medal, from President Calvin Coolidge. The event takes place on June 23, 1926, in the auditorium of the National Geographic Headquarters, at 1146 Sixteenth Street, in Washington DC. The audience includes Mrs. Coolidge (on the stage) as well as cabinet officers; members of the diplomatic corps; and National Geographic Society members. Scene shifts to grounds of the White House, on February 27, 1927, as President Calvin Coolidge places the Tiffany Cross Medal of Honor around the neck of Commander Richard E. Byrd. Those seen in the ceremony are, from left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore D. Robinson; Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur; Commander Richard E. Byrd, USN; President Calvin Coolidge; Warrant Officer Floyd Bennett, USN; and Admiral Edward W. Eberle, USN, Chief of Naval Operations. Closeup of Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett, wearing their medals.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1927, February 27
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063338
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