BOULDER DAM - FROM START TO FINISH
With a height of 726 feet and a crest length of 1244 feet, Boulder Dam (renamed Hoover Dam in 1947) is an engineering marvel.
(public domain films) 1930's 15 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: nevada, construction, engineering, concrete, boulder dam, hoover dam, lake mead |
GAY (happy) NINETIES LIVE AGAIN, THE
Witness the wonders of modern civilization circa 1900 and experience the fashion, style, and eye popping wonders.
(public domain films) 11 min BW |
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| keywords: 1890, society, historical, fashion, style, transportation, bathing beauty contest, steam engine, subway |
HISTORY U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS
YOUTH TO MATURITY
Compilation of major U.S. events and politics beginning with the first half of the 19th century and ending on the eve of World War I.
(public domain films) 30 min COL |
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| keywords: opening of trade with japan, civil war, president abraham lincoln, president theodore roosevelt, intervention |
NEW ORLEANS 1917 - 1921
City of New Orleans in the early 1900s with points of interest such as Canal Street, Metarie Cemetery and shots of the levee system.
(public domain films) 1917 - 1921 16 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: new orleans louisiana, electric trolley cars, canal street, exchange alley, royal street, jackson square, levee system |
NEW YORK CITY - TURN OF THE CENTURY, vol. 1
An unprecedented population explosion of immigrants entering through its ports, makes New York the "New Metropolis".
(public domain films) Early 1900's 52 min BW |
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| keywords: place, new york state, city, new york city, immigrant, immigrants, immigration, construction, buildings |
NEW YORK CITY - TURN OF THE CENTURY, vol. 2
Introduction of the subway and a frenetic building construction schedule makes New York the preeminent American City.
(public domain films) Early 1900's 55 min BW |
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| keywords: place, new york state, city, new york city, construction, subway, building, buildings, parade |
NEWS EXCERPTS: 1914 - 1916
Snippets of political actions and other newsworthy events from 1914 thru 1916 set amond the backdrop of World War I.
(public domain films) 1916 11 min BW |
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| keywords: president woodrow wilson, rail strike, miner's strike, german u-boat, passanger ship lusitania |
SAN FRANCISCO - EARLY FILMS 1
Historical film documenting life in the "City by the Bay". Scenes include Market Street, Union Square, and a trip to Berkeley, CA.
(public domain films) 45 min BW |
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| keywords: city, california, san francisco, market street, union square |
SAN FRANCISCO - EARLY FILMS 2
Highlights include movie stars Rosco "Fatty" Arbuckle and Mabel Norman attending the 1915 Worlds Fair in San Francisco.
(public domain films) 25 min BW |
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| keywords: city, california, san francisco, 1915 worlds fair |
VOYAGE TO AMERICA - A STORY OF IMMIGRANTS
Documents the various groups of immigrants seeking political and religious freedom in the 19th and 20th centuries.
(public domain films) 1964 12 min BW |
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| keywords: immigrants, immigration, servitude, forced slavery, european americans, asian americans, black americans |
WESTINGHOUSE WORKS
Film showcasing American factory workers, both men and women in the early 1900's during the Industrial Revolution.
(public domain films) Early 1900's 60 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: industrial revolution, industry, westinghouse works, factory worker, factory workers, employee, employees |
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