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Trainer Clyde Beatty with lion cubs at the Big Police Circus in Rochester, Indiana.

The Big Police Circus in Rochester, Indiana. Lion cubs in a basket. Trainer Clyde Beatty inside the ring with lion and lioness on tables. He holds the basket with cubs in front of the lions. One of the cubs with the lioness in a cage.

Date: 1938, March 15
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043531
Byron Connett makes a trial voyage in a tiny underwater submarine craft at Michigan City, Indiana.

Byron Connett makes a trial voyage in a tiny underwater craft at Michigan city, Indiana. Byron Connett gets inside the small submarine craft that accomodates one person. "Powered by Kathanode" seen written near the entry hatch (Kathanode brand battery). The underwater craft powered with an electric motor travels below the surface at 9MPH. Periscope seen sticking out above the sub as it moves.

Date: 1938, September 7
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022389
A demonstration of safety devices for workers while working in a steel plant, rail roads and with machine tools

'Making of an American ' An immigrant comes to Gary, Indiana from South Central Europe. He gets employed as a laborer at Illinois steel company of United States Steel Corporation. A demonstration shows safety devices for workers while working at a railroad, steel plant and with machine tools. Men wear goggles while working to prevent chips from getting into the eye. Various other devices like locking of switches, guard for circulation saw, guard on emery wheels, guard over belt, pulley and a fan at the steel plant.

Date: 1913
Duration: 13 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048211
A man demonstrates segmented tire covers, made from castoff tires and bedsprings

A wheel of an automobile in view. A man sits, bends down and observes the wheel. He points out the parts of segmented rubber tire covering held by springs on the wheel. A segment of the covering is opened with pliers, revealing a good tire underneath. He shows the source of the covering which is made from old tires and bedsprings. He selects a tire from a pile of castoff tires on the ground. He removes bedsprings from a castoff cot. He demonstrates how his car can drive on the tire covers. Buildings in the background.

Date: 1938
Duration: 3 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675041919
Japanese student adjusts to university life at Indiana University in Bloomington

A Japanese student acquaints himself with American university life. Japanese student walks around the Indiana University campus (INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON 107 S. Indiana Avenue Bloomington, IN 47405-7000). Young American student couples sitting under a tree on campus. Some of the men are reading textbooks while lying down in the grass. A young couple walking. The young man wraps his arm around his girlfriend’s waist as they walk together. A young man rests his head on his girlfriend’s lap while lying down in outdoor bench. The Japanese student heads to the campus library. Students register for classes at Indiana University. University students fill up forms at administrative office of Indiana University. Japanese student attends his first class at the university. Japanese student speaks in English with the faculty advisor. The Japanese student sits down and fills out a form. The Japanese student attends a class. Students casually chatting with each other before the start of class. A college student smoking inside the classroom. The Japanese student watch his classmate knitting as they wait for the professor. The professor starts his lecture. A student raises his hands and answers the professor’s question. The Japanese student raises his hand. He stands up and speaks to the professor in English. 1951.

Date: 1951
Duration: 4 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025242
Farming, marketing and recreation activities of citizens in the town of Madison, Indiana, alongside the Ohio River in the U.S.

Life in the town of Madison, Indiana, on the banks of the Ohio River. Scenes in and around the town: View of the Milton-Madison bridge across the Ohio River (US-421, Milton, KY 40045, United States) ; the town of Madison on hillside across the river; Church steeples protruding above tree tops in view from above; tree lined and shaded sidewalk; a tower with ramparts; Italian Campanille- style tower; gothic doorway on a church; slate rooftops with chimneys protruding and towers and cupola building top visible; Greek-inspired column; a renaissance-style fountain with statuary. A fraternal building with ramparts; the Madison Fair Play Fire Company fire department building with Italian-style tower (403-405 E. Main St. Madison, IN 47250, USA); Roman columns on the Jackson safe deposit and trust Company “National Branch Bank” building. Children play in the fountain on a hot afternoon. A Stern-wheeler Riverboat plying the river with dense black smoke streaming from its twin stacks. Men from Greece, Ireland, Germany and other parts of the world have settled in Madison. They include a confectioner, a county agent and others. A Greek confectioner inside his shop. A journalist works on a typewriter in an office. He speaks on the phone during a telephone call. A county agent of Dutch descent speaks to clients. An elderly couple from Germany chat and have drinks at a restaurant. A toddler eats pasta while sitting on a highchair. An Italian family eats pasta together at a dining table. Effigy of James Madison, a founding father and the namesake of Madison, Indiana. Farming activities: Farms and houses. Farmer and other men harvest grapes from grapevines. Other farmers harvest tobacco. A woman brings eggs from a hen house. A farmer loads baskets and milk containers on a truck for market day. Market day activities: An open market is set up around the Madison courthouse. A produce merchant sells his products to customers. View of the main street. Buildings seen on either side of the street. Mountains in the background. Recreation activities: Citizens bowling in a club. Ball seen hitting pins up close. They drink at a bar and play billiards and checkers. They dance and watch a movie. Citizens outside the box office, beneath the movie theatre marquee. People inside a movie theater watching a movie. Faces of people as they watch the movie screen. Customers get refreshed at a corner drug store where a crowded soda fountain bar area and tables are shown. Students play band instruments during a school concert. View of churches. Parishioners enter a church gate. They worship and pray. A man holds a fishing rod. He walks towards a lake. (World War II period).Life in the town of Madison, Indiana, on the banks of the Ohio River, in the United States. Scenes in and around the town: Steel highway bridge across river; the town on hillside across the river; Church steeples protruding above tree tops in view from above; tree lined and shaded sidewalk; a tower with ramparts; italian-medieval style tower; gothic doorway on a church; slate rooftops with chimneys protruding and towers and cupola building top visible; Greek-inspired column ; a renaissance-style fountain with statuary. A fraternal building with ramparts; the fire department building with Italian-style tower; Roman columns on the Jackson safe deposit and trust Company building. Children play in the fountain. A Stern-wheeler Riverboat plying the river with dense black smoke streaming from its twin stacks. Men from Greece, Ireland, Germany and other parts of the world have settled in Madison. They include a confectioner, a county agent and others. A man works on a typewriter in an office. He speaks on the phone during a telephone call. A man and a woman chat and have drinks at a restaurant. A family eats dinner or another meal together at a dining table. Farming activities: Farms and houses. Farmer and other men harvest grapes from grapevines. Other farmers harvest tobacco. A woman brings eggs from a hen house. A farmer loads baskets and milk containers on a truck for market day. Market day activities: An open market is set up around the Madison court house. A produce merchant sells his products to customers. View of the main street. Buildings seen on either side of the street. Mountains in the background. Recreation activities: Citizens bowling in a club. Ball seen hitting pins up close. They drink at a bar and play pool and checkers. They dance and watch a movie. Citizens outside the box office, beneath the movie theatre marquee. People inside a movie theater watching a movie. Faces of people as they watch the movie screen. Customers get refreshed at a corner drug store where a crowded soda fountain bar area and tables are shown. Students play band instruments during a school concert. View of churches. Parishioners enter a church gate. They worship and pray. A man holds a fishing rod. He walks towards a lake. (World War II period)

Date: 1943
Duration: 6 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056255