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The United States Constitution created at the Philadelphia Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The history of the United States. 1783: Soldiers of the new republic after their victory in the American Revolutionary War. Soldiers on horseback meet new citizens. They watch as men carrying baggage walk away. A banner on a road separating two states reads 'New Hampshire Boundary'. A merchandiser demands money from two men to cross the border. Pictures of the land which farmers gave up because they could not pay back. Bankers inside a building. People on the streets. Delegates at the Philadelphia Convention in Pennsylvania. Pictures of people demanding new central government. Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the US, walks supported by two men to the convention building. Several people stand around and watch. General George Washington, the elected President of the convention. He delivers a speech. He states the need for unity, a sound financial system, war debts to be paid, trade to be encouraged, national government to protect rights and perform functions. The delegates speak at the convention. The convention in progress. President George Washington with Benjamin Franklin and a few men at a final private conference during which they decide the government should have clearly defined substantial powers. The Preamble to the United States Constitution created on 17 September 1787, read out at the convention. Benjamin Franklin gets up with the help of two men. George Washington signs the constitution. Benjamin Franklin with George Washington. The carving on George Washington's chair. George Washington, the first President of the United States. People greeting the President. Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of the Treasury, organizes a bank to receive taxes and import duties that pays off national debts.

Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Date: 1953
Duration: 8 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066550
University of Pennsylvania time ties 16 year old mile relay mark in Classic Track Meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Shows college track and field athletes in a relay race at Classic Track Meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. University of Ohio team wins the relay. Athletes participate in a hurdle race. In a mile relay, the host University of Pennsylvania team ties a 16 year old record and wins the race. The team members from the University of Pennsylvania team interlock arms and pose for the camera, smiling.

Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Date: 1932
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037695
Cornell University beats the University of Pennsylvania with a score of 26-0 in a match in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A football match between Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The match in progress. A cheering crowd in the stands. Cornell University beats the University of Pennsylvania with a score of 26-0.

Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Date: 1939, November 27
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075701
The USS Philadelphia transferred to the Brazilian Navy and recommissioned the Barrosa (C11), at Philadelphia Navy Yard.

A ceremony aboard the light cruiser, USS Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Brazilian dignitary shakes hands with U.S. naval officers. The deck is completely filled with U.S. and Brazilian sailors and honored guests. A Catholic Priest blesses the newly commissioned ship. A U.S. Navy Admiral gives a speech. A sailor hoists the Brazilian flag on the mast of the former USS Philadelphia, now the Brazilian Barrosa (C-11) . The Brazilian official gives a speech. View from across the docks, of the Barrosa.

Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Date: 1951
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675044013
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series baseball championship game played in Philadelphia.

The World Series baseball championship game being played in Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A crowd in the stands. U.S. President Herbert Hoover watches the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Athletics. The game in progress. The crowd cheers in the stands. The St. Louis Cardinals beats the Philadelphia Athletics with a score of 5-2. The crowd on the playground after the game is over.

Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Date: 1931, October 5
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075506
College football game between University of California and University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A college football game between the Golden Bears of the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. People gather in the stadium to watch the game. The game in progress. The crowd cheers and applauds. California wins the game 35-0.

Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Date: 1951, October 1
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065084
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