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Republican supporters in Valencia, Spain, prepare for Spanish Civil War

Under exposed film opens showing Spanish politicians at a gathering in the town hall of Valencia, Spain, during the 2nd Republic era, at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Views of the politicians engaged in numerous conversations. Two Spanish military officers in smart uniforms converse near a window inside the building. Outside, Army soldiers and volunteers are seen standing with right fists raised, a gesture adopted by Republicans. The front of the Town Hall is silhouetted behind them in the background. The camera pans left, across many of them. Suddenly a tank or armored vehicle comes past the camera with many persons riding atop it. More views of persons riding on military vehicles. Next, the camera pans across school age children all posing with their right fists raised. (one little girl raises her left fist.)

Date: 1936
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063422
French civilians march in a procession to celebrate the Liberation of Paris, France.

French and United States soldiers on the streets in Paris, France after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. Civilians gathered around a statue. They cheer and applaud. An army truck in the center of the crowd. A French soldier kisses a girl. Civilians and soldiers gather in front of a church with the flag of France in the foreground.

Date: 1944, September
Duration: 2 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063431
French civilians and soldiers march along with General Charles De Gaulle's procession on the streets of Paris in France.

French General Charles De Gaulle's procession on the streets of Paris, France after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. A huge crowd cheers as the procession moves ahead. People hold banners that read 'Liberation' in hands. The procession moves along in the front of Notre Dame Cathedral. General Charles De Gaulle walks with other officials on the Champs Elysees. A Piper Cub airplane flies overhead. People on street with the Pantheon in the background.

Date: 1944, September
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063434
German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel along with his troops establishes new forward positions in Africa during World War II.

Plans and preparations made by the Germans for the campaign in North Africa during World War II. Animated map shows the territories occupied by the Allies and the Axis powers during the war. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel along with his troops establishes new forward positions. The troops working to build a canal. A number of ships in a harbor. Supplies being loaded on rail cars. Camels crossing a track. Animated map shows Erwin Rommel's troops advancing in Palestine. The British Forces fire at the Germans. A fleet of United States aircraft in flight. They drop bombs over German targets on the ground. Explosions on the ground with tanks advancing. A soldier stands in front of signboards. A convoy of army trucks on a road. German airplanes parked. German troops along with a General march on their way to Egypt.

Date: 1942, October 27
Duration: 3 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063438
Various scenes in Bombay, India, including princely procession; Muslims at prayer; Mahatma Gandhi, and unrest in streets.

An Indian Prince rides in an elaborate carriage atop a decorated elephant in a procession in Bombay India. The procession passes what appears to be an elevated memorial statue protected by an elaborate four-posted pergola. A decorative city gate and multi-domed buildings are also seen. Scene shifts to a mosque, where a large outdoor gathering of Muslims pray en masse. A jubilant group of them, some wearing the Fez, smile and wave to the camera. Complete change of scene shows Indian Nationalist leader, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, outdoors, under a canopy, of Nationalist flags, in front of a building. He is surrounded by supporters. The next scene shows a man holding a Nationalist flag being accosted by police. Further unrest is shown as police and British authorities use truncheons and beat protestors to break up a gathering of Nationalists in a square near the Lloyds Bank building. A Red Cross worker carries an injured man over his shoulder. An injured man lying in the street. An ambulance of Medical Brigade Bombay, No. 2, arrives at the scene of the demonstration as authorities continue to break up the gathering. (Note: Reportedly, 150 persons were killed in this unrest, by the end of the day.)

Date: 1932
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063442
A large balloon is released in the sky during an air show in the United States.

An air show in the United States. People on a street with an aircraft and a large balloon. Four men dressed in traditional costumes hold the balloon. The balloon is released in front of a conventional hall. Men, women and children watch the show. The four men in costumes lift their hats and look up at the sky.

Date: 1935
Duration: 3 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063466