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Alben Barkley addresses delegates at the 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Delegates enter the convention hall. Posters of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. A sign reads 'I'm wild about Harry'. Signs read names of different states in the U.S. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley delivers a speech at the convention as he talks about administration under democratic leadership.

Date: 1948, July 12
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066662
People gather at the 1948 Democratic Convention to choose the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

The 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Views of car and bus traffic on Broad Street in Philadelphia, with City Hall in the background. A sign hung over the street reads " Welcome, Democratic National Convention." A giant braying donkey head that can move is mounted above an entrance, welcoming Democratic Party delegates. A woman with a sign on her back that reads 'Ike' in support of U.S. Army General Dwight David Eisenhower. Posters and banners in support of General Eisenhower. Next scene shows delegates removing signs for Eisenhower and a group in support of Justice William Douglas holds up their signs. James Roosevelt (son of Franklin D. Roosevelt) gets off a train with his wife and smiles. A group of Douglas supporters walk behind him on the train platform. A large poster shows William Douglas and a a sign in a window reads 'Official headquarters'. Candidate Claude Pepper is seen talking with supporters. Women march with posters of Democratic presidential candidate Harry S. Truman. A man seated in a car. Statesmen including candidate Alben Barkley seen in discussion.

Date: 1948, July 12
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066661
U.S. president Truman greets heads of state, signs Marshall Plan, and speaks at 1948 Democratic campaign convention.

A car arrives at the White House in Washington DC. President Harry S. Truman greets President of Mexico, Miguel Aleman, during state visit of Mexican President to Washington DC on April 29, 1947. Next scene shows President Truman being presented a Jewish Torah by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, first President of the newly declared State of Israel. Exterior view of south side of White House. Truman with Secretary of State, George Marshall, by the fireplace inside the White House. They discuss world affairs looking at a globe. An animated map shows the increasing Soviet Communist influence in Europe. April 3, 1948, President Truman signs the European Recovery Program (ERP), better know as the Marshall Plan, as members of Congressional leadership look on. Sacks of grain being off loaded at a dock in Italy, as part of Marshall Plan aid. Scene shifts to October 6, 1948 with crowd gathered outside the Democratic Convention at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Convention delegates applaud during President Truman's address. Officials on stage. Truman talks about his sincere desire to promote peace throughout the world. Pictures of Franklin Roosevelt and Alben Barkley on stage. Exterior view of north side of the White House. Truman seated at a table.

Date: 1948
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031323
Aerial view of Philadelphia Navy Yard, surrounding industrial and suburban areas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Aerial view of highway, river, industrial areas, suburban areas around Philadelphia Navy Yard in Philadelphia, USA. Aerial view of smokestacks emitting smoke, ships at dock, factory buildings, highway, vehicular traffic on highway and industrial areas. The last scene is the Westinghouse Electric plant along the Industrial Hwy. {Pa. Rte. 291) between Lester and Essington, Pa. The Rte. 37 trolley (streetcar) loop is also an aid to identification.

Date: 1948
Duration: 3 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050349
Girls learn various subjects at the Bryn Mawr College for young women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

On the Bryn Mawr College for young women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. High altitude view of the city of Philadelphia Pennsylvania with its buildings, streets, and distant farms. Statue of William Penn on clock tower, buildings and farmlands of Philadelphia. A young woman enters the Bryn Mawr College after her high school. Warden shows her room to live. The girl in library and auditorium of the college. Students move inside the building for classes. A teacher and students in classes of English literature, psychology and Biology. A mouse dissected in biology lab. Girls during leisure hours at the college.

Date: 1948
Duration: 5 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036899
Various social activities and study for final exams at the Bryn Mawr College for young women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Bryn Mawr College for young women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fine arts, sculpture and painting studies at various classes. Students in chemistry, biochemistry and physics laboratories. Girls riding bicycles, a girl practicing archery, girls playing tenns. A girl dives into a swimming pool from a diving board. Class student government representatives during a meeting. (Here the narrator mentions the students planning assistance for relief operations in Europe...a clue to the estimated 1948 date of this footage). The student government members meeting with a faculty member. Couples dancing at a school dance. Girls study books and notes for final exams preparation. Professor guides a student of archeology. Girls practice concerts in chorus for graduation ceremony. Girls sitting on the lawns and outdoor patios of Bryn Mawr College, reading, talking, an knitting.

Date: 1948
Duration: 5 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036901
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