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Civilians watch the parade of military recruits as they move for their training and take oaths in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Girls carrying flags and banner lead a parade of draftees as they move for their training in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The draftees parade on roads and the civilians stand by the side of roads and wave them. The draftees get into their buses. A senior official administers the oath taking of the draftees.

Date: 1940, November 27
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056292
Franklin D. Roosevelt begins his election campaign in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franklin D. Roosevelt begins his election campaign in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He delivers a speech at the convention hall to seek people's support in his favour.

Date: 1940, October 23
Duration: 2 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058279
Girls dressed in gowns and graduation robes being presented degrees at a graduation ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

5,800 students receive diplomas at a graduation ceremony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Girls dressed in white gowns with bouquets in their hands during the graduation ceremony. The girls being presented the degrees. A large number of students gathered in the stands in their graduation robes. A man addresses the gathering. A girl being presented a degree at the ceremony.

Date: 1940, June 24
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059022
The Penn Quakers defeat the Cornell Big Red 22-20 in a football match in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A football match in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Highlights of the match between the Penn Quakers and the Cornell Big Red. A large number of spectators cheer their teams. The Penn Quakers defeat the Cornell Big Red 22-20. Spectators gathered on the field after the game.

Date: 1940, November 25
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059027
Members of the Friday 13th Club gather to mock popular superstitions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Members meet at the Friday 13th Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Members of the club, all men, mock various superstitions. They walk under a ladder before entering the club. The name of the club written at the entrance. A skeleton hung in the background. Members sit at a table. A black cat walks across their dining table. A chimpanzee enters with an open umbrella. It walks on the table with the open umbrella. A clock shows time as 10 minutes past 12. The men smash a mirror; one man puts the empty frame over his neck and they laugh. Two men light cigarettes beside the chimpanzee who has a pipe in its mouth.

Date: 1940
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046733
Cierva C30 Autogiro parked at airfield. Autogiro lands on roof of new Post Office Building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Cierva C30 Autogiro (G-ACIO) built by British A.V. Roe & Co. is seen parked at Air Park, London, England. Several views of the autogiro. Scene shifts to aerial view of the new Federal Post Office building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. A Kellett autogiro lands on the building roof, on May 25, 1935,as part of dedication ceremonies,for the new Post Office building. Officials stand on the rooftop watching the landing. The pilot delivers a mail pouch to James A. Farley, the U.S. Postmaster General, thus initiating airmail service between Camden New Jersey and Philadelphia. Aerial views of the Post Office building and surrounding downtown Philadelphia. The autogiro climbing steeply away.

Date: 1935, May 25
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072925