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Archaeologists discover pottery and mosaic flooring from the ancient site of Verulamium in St. Albans, England.

Archaeologists discover the remains of the Roman city of Verulamium in St. Albans, England. Excavations being carried on at the ancient site of Verulamium. The archaeologists discover skeletons of animals and pottery specimens during the excavation. They look at the mosaic flooring discovered from the site.

Location: Saint Albans England United Kingdom
Date: 1931, September 24
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059119
The world’s first commercial jetliner, the de Havilland Comet, departs Hatfield airfield for delivery to BOAC (British Overseas Airways Company)

The British Overseas Airways Company (BOAC) receives their first delivery of the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jetliner. Employees working at de Havilland gather to witness the departure of the aircraft from the company’s Hatfield airfield aerodrome (Hatfield, Hertfordshire; 3NM NE of St Albans). The de Havilland chief test pilot, John "Cats Eyes" Cunningham, climbs the airstair to board the aircraft. The BOAC de Havilland Comet airplane, registered G-ALYP ("Yoke Peter"), taxis for takeoff. The de Havilland Comet airplane takes off from the airfield. The Comet jet airplane in flight.

Location: Hertfordshire England United Kingdom
Date: 1951, April 2
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049704
People raise money to save a painting by Leonardo da Vinci from being sold by Royal Academy

Leonardo da Vinci’s charcoal drawing “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist” is on display at the National Gallery in London, England. People enter the National Gallery (Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). British people admire the “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist”, put on display to raise funds to prevent the Royal Academy from selling the painting to overseas buyers. A woman hands out a flier appealing for donations to museum goers. Sign reads “National Art-Collections Fund LEONARDO APPEAL FUND Large or small donations are welcome. If you would like a receipt, please ask at one of these desks”. A woman drops cash into the donation box and receives a flier from a museum staff. A woman drops a coin into a donation box. Closer view of the drawing “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist”.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1962, August 6
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042221
Joseph Stalin and other Soviet leaders review parade on Red Square in Moscow, USSR

View from location high above Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, where more than 50 YaG-10 trucks with 76mm antiaircraft guns (1931 model 3K) are moving in formation. Notable buildings around the square are clearly seen, including: Saint Basil's Cathedral; Spasskaya Tower; and rear of the Historic Museum. Smoky industrial sites and smoke stacks are seen in background. Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, stands on portico at the Kremlin, overlooking the parade. Next to him is Klimenty (Klementi) Y Voroshilov, People's Commissar for Defense. Closeup of Stalin smiling and waving. Glimpse of Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars behind Stalin's left shoulder. The person, to Stalin's right and behind, appears to be Sergei Mironovich Kirov, who was assassinated in December, 1934. Huge formations of Soviet troops maneuver in the square. Closeup of the Yag-10 trucks with antiaircraft guns. Change of scene to Stalin sitting next to Mikhail I Kalinin, Chairman of the Soviet Central Executive Committee.

Location: Moscow Russia Soviet Union
Date: 1934, May 1
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056568
Robert Kronfeld Austria's glider pilot crosses the English Channel in round trip glide.

Robert Kronfeld Austria's glider pilot crosses the English Channel in round trip glide. He is congratulated at by the people at St. Inglevert airfield near Calais, France, after winning the Annual Glider Meet. He handled a motor less aircraft from France to England and back again the same day. A French aircraft crashes while landing during the competition. 20 June 1931.

Location: Calais France St Inglevert Airfield
Date: 1931, June 20
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023612
Civil defense workers dump debris in containers near Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England (WW2)

Civil Defense workers in England climb a heap of debris near Saint Paul's Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) in London, England. Containers nearby debris. People stand. British workers dump debris in the containers. Crane operates in the background. A fireman holds water hose and extinguishes a fire caused by German Luftwaffe blitz bombing campaign during World War II.

Location: London England United Kingdom
Date: 1943, July
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035743
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