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Horse racing resumes as 30,000 people turn out at Narragansett Park in Rhode Island.

Horse racing resumes in the United States after the end of World War II in Europe. Men work to redecorate the stands at a racing park. Horses go for their paces at the track. 30,000 people turn out at Narragansett Park, Rhode Island to watch a horse race. Crowd entering racetrack stands. People lined up to purchase $2 place and show tickets at betting windows. The horse race begins. People cheer. Horses on the track. The race comes to a thrilling finish.

Date: 1945, May 14
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059050
Coast Guard Rescue Stations along the Eastern and Southern coasts of the United States

After extensive slate of historical information, this film shows U.S. Coast Guard personnel launching a large dory (life boat) from the U.S. Coast Guard Gloucester Station in Gloucester, Massachusetts (Old House Cove, westerly side Gloucester Harbor). They slide the boat down rails, launching it directly into the water. Coast Guardsmen in foul weather gear are seen rowing a large lifeboat in rough waters near rocky shores. Eight men row, sitting in four pairs side-by-side on fixed thwarts (benches) and one stands in the stern (a coxwain) steering with a 16’ oar. A powered life boat is seen briefly, in extremely rough waters. Remainder of the film shows an animated map of the East and South coasts of the United States with dots identifying Coast Guard Stations on those coasts. At this point, the film concentrates on Rescue Stations in the Boston Division. A beached two-masted sailing ship is shown. A large steamship emitting black smoke from her funnel, is seen beached and listing on a shore. Aerial view of Light House on Block Island, off Rhode Island. Aerial view of a freighter run aground just off shore. Aerial view of a Coast Guard Station with a highway running past it. Aerial view of another Coast Guard Station located where narrator says is a dangerous point.

Date: 1935
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049568
Influx of foreign immigrants add to total population in Northeastern States of the United States.

Animated map of Northeastern United States bounded with Middle States and Southeastern States. Map depicts geographical condition of Northeastern States. Map marks States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Map shows Northeastern settlement during colonial period by Scotch, English, Dutch, Germans, and Swedes. Also shows influx of French Canadians during early 19th century and immigrants from different countries occupying urban Northeastern centers. Map explains the population occupying region.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060048
Film tracing the growth of the United States from 1607 to World War II

Waves crashing on a rocky shore. View of Plymouth Rock, with "1620" engraved on it. Coastline with hills and sea. A forest and primitive house of sticks. A church with watch tower. Reenactment of early immigrants felling trees and busy in a 17th Century settlement in Massachusetts. View upward of tall tree. Column on a building in Virginia; portico and clock on a building in Rhode Island;and a church in Carolina.The minuteman statue in Battle Green, Lexington,Massachusetts. Image of colonist James Otis. Statue of Thomas Jefferson. Image of Thomas Paine. Statue of Patrick Henry. Reenactment of British Red Coats charging up a hill during the American revolution. John Trumbull's painting, the "Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776" in the Capitol Rotunda, Washington,DC. A copy of the document. Reenactment of General Washington's troops and snowy encampment at Valley Forge, in 1777. The colonial troops marching in the snow.Painting of George Washington praying in a glen. Painting by John Trumbull of Lord Cornwallis surrendering to George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, October 17, 1781. The Constitution of the United States in the National Archives, Washington, DC. Liberty bell swinging. Early American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes. Animated map showing the original 13 States. Reenactment of early settlers, in wagon trains, pushing Westward from the original colonies. New States being added to the animated map, until all 48 continental American States are filled in. An American flag displaying 48 States.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046103
President Kennedy's casket lies in state in the U.S. Capitol and is carried to St. Matthew's Cathedral for Pontifical Funeral Mass.

Funeral services for former U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Washington DC. A horse-drawn caisson with President Kennedy's flag-draped casket moves along Pennsylvania Avenue and heads for the U.S. Capitol (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States). United States President Lyndon Johnson, former President Kennedy's wife Jacqueline Kennedy and his brother Robert Kennedy get off a car outside the Capitol. President Kennedy's casket lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda. President Johnson places a wreath in front of the casket. Jacqueline Kennedy moves towards the casket along with her daughter Caroline. Thousands lined up outside the Capitol to view the casket. People cry in the Rotunda of Capitol. The cortège to Saint Matthew's Cathedral (1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States) shows dignitaries and leaders from all over the world walking along a road. The casket is carried by pallbearers into the cathedral for a Pontifical Funeral Mass followed by dignitaries. Priests conduct the ceremonies in the cathedral. Richard Cardinal Cushing conducts the Pontifical Requiem Mass. The casket is carried back to the caisson by the pallbearers.

Date: 1963, November 25
Duration: 5 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061492
President John F Kennedy, Mrs Kennedy and party visits the Saint Mary's Church at Newport in Rhode Island.

Spectators wait outside St Mary's Church (12 William St, Newport, RI 02840, United States) at Newport, for arrival of President John F Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy to attend services. The Presidential car arrives and parks at the curb, while another sedan parks in the street by the church. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge, Gerald ("Jerry") Behn, steps from the President's car and opens the rear door for JFK and the First Lady and follows as they walk toward the church. Large crowd gathered outside the church. Four small girls look on at president. President, Mrs. Kennedy and party leave church after service. Crowd blocks the entrance. The presidential motorcade moves through crowd. People wave and applaud.

Date: 1961
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030280