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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
Illustrations and reenactments about America around 1800

Pictures and reenactments illustrating American history. U.S. First Lady, Martha Washington, presiding over discussions of fashion and politics. Reemacted footage of 17th century and 18th century shipwrights and carpenters at work in a colonial-era shipyard. Men sawing logs outdoors. Blacksmiths at work in a colonial village. Picture of Thomas Jefferson. Picture of Potomac River separating Virginia and Maryland, where Washington DC will be founded. Sketch of a farmer with horse-drawn cart, in hills of Virginia. The capital is shifted to Washington. Map showing Colonial States and interior waterways of commerce, including the Ohio and Mississippi rivers down to the Port of New Orleans.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1953
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066551
Scenes of Omaha Beach following the invasion of Normandy, during World War II

A Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) seen beached, sideways, on the shore at near the E-1 Draw of Omaha Beach, during resupply operations following the Normandy invasion in World War 2. A bluff rises close to shore in the background, leaving a narrow shoreline and narrow path (draw) through the bluffs. Camera shows Landing Ship Tank (LST), number 281, near the shore with troops on her deck. U.S. troops are seen walking along the shoreline past wreckage of landing craft and their cargoes. Two Amphibious vehicles (DukWs) move from the shore into the water, past the beached hulk of LCI number 434. They appear to be headed toward LST 281, which is shown again.

Location: Normandy France
Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066578
USCG men at work on an LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) propeller and officers speaking during the invasion of Normandy, France.

The Normandy Landings on D-Day in France during World War II. A few U.S. Coast Guard personnel working on the propeller of an LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) at a beachhead. A damaged propeller blade of the LCI on the ground. A few coast guards at the back of the LCI. USCG Captain Miles H. Imlay and Lieutenant Yonner speaking. Several tank traps on the beach. A small hut in the background.

Location: Normandy France
Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066581
James F. Byrnes being sworn in as the Secretary of State at a ceremony in the United States.

A swearing in ceremony in the United States. New Secretary of State James F. Byrnes being sworn into office by Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone. The oath of office being administered to Secretary Byrnes. President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Byrnes. U.S. representative in the United Nations Edward Stettinius greets Secretary Byrnes. Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull signs the World Security Charter. Signatures of representatives of different nations on the charter.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066613
Generalismo Chinag Kai Shek confers with Lieutenant Wedemeyer in China during World War II.

Allied officers confer in China during World War II. Generalismo Chiang Kai Shek of China and Lieutenant Albert Wedemeyer, Commander of the U.S. forces confer in the gardens of Kai Shek's house. The two officers seated in chairs as they discuss about Allied plans against the Japanese.

Location: China
Date: 1945
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066615
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