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Trees along the side of the Jordan river and a biblical art painting in Palestine.

A documentary film about landscapes and biblical art in Palestine. View of the Jordan river. Trees on the riverside. Biblical painting “Baptism of Christ” by Italian Renaissance artist Titian.

Date: 1936
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067735
Scenes of Amman, Transjordan (later Amman Jordan)

A small boy walking in front of 7 camels along a dusty road in Amman, Transjordan (under British mandate for Palestine; later Amman Jordan). They move suddenly and startle the boy. He poses for the camera as the camels pass. Then he runs away with another boy. Views of Amman, from overlooking hilltop. Inhabitants engaged in ordinary pursuits. Several cars on the road. Merchants with goods in burlap bags, and on carts. A fuel truck and a car drive past the camera. A small contingent of policemen stand in formation.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062976
King of Jordan Hussein bin Talal received by President of China Chiang Kai Shek in Taiwan.

King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan visits Taipei, Taiwan (also known as Formosa). King Hussein disembarks from a Pan American Airways (PAA) plane at Taipei Songshan Airport (No. 340-9, DunHua N Rd, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10548). President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai Shek receives him. They shake hands and go on the carpet. They mount on a platform. Soldiers stand with flags in their hands on the sides of platform. King Hussein and Chiang Kai Shek salute. Crowd on road in Taipei. Policemen force crowd to stop. Cars are escorted by bikers. People stand beside the road.

Date: 1959, March 12
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026455
King of Jordan Hussein bin Talal is greeted by Melvin R. Laird upon his arrival at the Pentagon in Virginia, U.S.

King of Jordan Hussein bin Talal visits the Pentagon in Virginia, United States. The River Entrance of the Pentagon. U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird walks down the steps of the building. A cameraman adjusts his camera. King Hussein bin Talal arrives in a car and is greeted by Secretary Laird. Members of official party include Crown Prince Hussein, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and Minister of Defense Mr. Ahmad Tuqan and Jordanian Ambassador to the United States Mr. Abdel Al-Hamid Sharaf. Interiors of an office shows King Hussein, Secretary Laird and others posing.

Date: 1969, April 9
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075768
Nikita Khrushchev, King Hussein of Jordan and Jawaharlal Nehru speak at the General Assembly in the United Nations.

A United Nations General Assembly meeting. Nikita Khrushchev addresses men and repeats his demands for the admission of Red China. He threatens the United Nations by talking about the drastic reorganization of the UN. He also talks about the removal of Dag Hammarskjold as Secretary-General. King Hussein of Jordan comes next and addresses men. He speaks as the head of a small nation that has experienced imperialism. He denounces Red attempts to wreck the United Nations. He terms the new Soviet imperialism the most brutal the world has known. India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru speaks in this regard. He defends the present structure of the world organization and makes a characteristically eloquent plea for peace. The Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjold speaks in his own defense. He receives a standing ovation from the General Assembly.

Date: 1960, October 3
Duration: 6 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028579
Barbara Jordan makes her speech during the National Women's Conference at Houston, Texas.

Barbara Jordan, U.S. representative from Dallas, Texas, makes her speech during the first plenary session of the National Women's Conference at Houston, Texas. (Conference focused on women's issues, women's rights, and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment). She expresses a need of domestic human rights program fro American women. Prominent American women figures and thousands of other American women present for the equal rights conference give her a standing ovation.

Date: 1977, November 18
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029733