1920-19331920s NEWSREELS
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UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATE IN AUSTRIA. VIENNA.
UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATE FOR THE 50TH TIME FOR INCREASED SALARY-DOLES BEFORE CITY HALL. THE CROWD WHICH LATER STORMED POLICE STATIONS & THRASHED PAN-GERMAN STUDENTS & OTHERS AND ATTACKED POLICE, & FOX CAMERAMAN. POLICE PATROL. RIOT. |
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"BLACK SHIRTS". ROME, ITALY. 2/28/23.
THE FAMOUS ITALIAN "BLACK SHIRTS" DISBANDED. SALUTING, MARCHING, PARADE, MASSIVE CROWD, BOYS IN UNIFORMS. |
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TRACKLESS TROLLEY CARS IN SHANGHI. CHINA. 7/15/21
THESE CARS ARE OPERATED BY ELECTRICITY & HAVE A TROLLEY BUT NO RAIL. STREET SCENES, TROLLEY CAR, PEASANTS. |
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AMERICAN DELEGATES TO ARMS CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON, DC. 10/14/21.
HOLDS FIRST MEETING TO DECIDE ON POLICY. PAN GROUP OF DELEGATES. ARMS LIMITATION. WASHINGTON, DC (?) 10/15/21 CHINESE DELEGATES TO THE ARMS LIMITATION CONFERENCE. GROUP OF DELEGATES. CU OF DR. TYAU. |
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TOWER BUILT TO PROVE EINSTEIN'S THEORY. POTSDAM, GERMANY, 9/21/21.
EINSTEIN THEORY OF RELATIVITY IS TESTED IN POTSDAM GERMANY WITH LARGE LABORATORY BEING BUILT FOR EXPERIMENTS. CU TOWER LABORATORY. COSTLY STRUCTURE, WITH EXTENSIVE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, IS BUILT BY EXPONENTS OF SCIENTIST'S DISCOVERY. MODERN BUILDING, BIZARRE STRUCTURE. |
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GERMAN DELEGATES ATTEND ALLIED CONFERENCE. 3/8/21.
HEADED BY DR. VON SIMONS & GENERAL VON SEECHT, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE GERMAN ARMY, GERMAN DELEGATES AWAIT ON THE ALLIED CONFERENCE TO OBTAIN A MORE MODIFIED FORM OF PAYMENT. GERMAN DELEGATES LEAVING. GEN. CON SEECHT IS IN UNIFORM. LLOYD GEORGE. SCENES AT ALDERSHOT, BRITISH CAVALRY SOLDIERS UNDER GOING INTENSIVE TRAINING PRIOR TO OCCUPYING TOWNS IN RHINE. |
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ARMS LIMITATION CONFERENCE. 10/18/21.
JAPANESE WORLD DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE ENVOYS ARRIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO ON THEIR WAY TO WASHINGTON. 33 MEMBERS OF JAPAN'S DELEGATION TO THE CONFERENCE, WELCOMED BY ARMY, NAVY & CIVIC OFFICIALS UPON ARRIVAL. DELEGATES ARRIVE. CU HIROHARA KATO, VICE ADMIRAL OF JAPANESE NAVY, HEADS PARTY. CU S. GONYO, SECY. JAPANESE FOREIGN AFFAIRS. |
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BERLIN ON ELECTION DAY. GERMANY. 5/5/24.
BEFORE A POLLING PLACE. HAKENKREUZLER BEFORE A POLLING PLACE. ELECTIONEERING IN THE STRETTS. NAZI SOLDIERS & CIVILIANS WITH POSTERS, STREET SCENES, TROLLEY CARS, TOSSING LEAFLETS TO CROWD. THE POTSDAMER PLATZ ON ELECTION DAY. |
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DEDICATION OF FIRST MOVIE HOUSE. PARIS, FRANCE. 3/20/26.
FLATS DEDICATED ON HOUSE WHERE FIRST MOVIE WAS SHOWN IN PARIS. CU PLATE WHICH HAS JUST BEEN PLACED ON THE BUILDING OF THE OLD CAFE. PLAQUE UNVEILED. MR. LOUIS LUMIERE ON THE RIGHT. ON HIS LEFT, MR. QUILLANMIN, PRESIDENT OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF PARIS. DIGITARIES, ETC. THE MARCHING BY IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE |
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FALL OF SHANGHI TO CANTON REDS. CHINA. 4/1927
FIRST PICTURES OF FALL OF SHANGHAI. FOX NEWS CAMERAMEN FILM CAPTURE OF CITY. CU & PAN OF CANTONESE TROOPS ON ROAD TO SHANGHAI & PASSING THRU SMALL TOWN. ARMORED CARS, SOLDIERS MARCHING, BARRICADES, PEASANTS SCURRYING, SOLDIERS CHECKING PAPERS, SCHOOL CHILDREN EATING, BRITISH SOLDIERS PATROL |
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2,000 SAILORS MARCH IN SHANGHI. CHINA. 5/1927.
JAPANESE SAILORS MARCH BEFORE ADMIRAL AYMADA, ENVOY OF THE MIKADO IN CHINESE WAR. JAPANESE FLAG, MILITARY REVIEW |
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GIRL OCCUPIES REGULAR POSITION ON BASEBALL TEAM. GRISWOLD, IOWA. 4/25/28.
ALICE BUCKMAN KNOCKS OUT A SINGLE. SHE CONNECTS AGAIN. SHE MAKES IT UP WITH FAST FOOT WORK. SLIDES TO MAKE IT. DOES SOME FAST FIELDING & ROOTS FOR THE MAN AT BAT. ALICE WITH COACH PHILIP MORRISON. SHE'S A BASEBALL PLAYER BUT LIKES HER POWDERPUFF DURING THE SAME. FANCY FIELDING. AT PRACTICE GAME, APPLYING MAKE UP. FEMALE ATHLETE. SPORTS. |
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MOULIN ROUGE HALL IN PARIS. FRANCE.
GLIMPSE BEHIND SCENES IN PARIS MUSIC HALL. FOX NEWS PERMITS RARE PEEP OF DRESS REHEARSAL OF REVUE AT FAMOUS MOULIN ROUGE. GIRLS ON STAGE, HAVING REHEARSAL. ORCHESTRA IN FRONT OF STAGE. HERE THE LAST WORD IN GIRL SHOWS PARIS-STYLE WITHOUT GOING TO FRANCE. CAMPY DANCING GIRLS |
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15 NATIONS SIGN KELLOGG PACT AGAINST WAR. 8/29/28
WORLD'S ENVOY GATHER IN PARIS FOR PEACE MOVE. FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES ARRIVE AT THE PALAIA D'ORSEY. SEATED AROUND THE COUNCIL TABLE. MR. BRIAND FOR FRANCE DEDICATES THE TREATY TO WORLD WAR. SIGNING THE TREATY BY FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES. THEN SECY. KELLOGG, THE AUTHOR, PLEDGES U.S. ADHERANCE. CROWD LINE STREET, DIPLOMATS ARRIVE, DISPLAY PACT. |
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GHANDHI HAILED ON ARRIVAL. BOMBAY, INDIA. 4/22/31
THIS IS THE SECOND SHIPMENT GANDHI FILM SENT BY UNKNOWN INDIAN CAMERAMAN. MONSTER MEETING IN HONOR OF HINDU NATIONALIST & SPIRITUAL LEADER MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI MAHATMA GANDI. MARCH 17, 1931. DEMONSTRATION HELD AT AZAD MAIDAN, BOMBAY, WHEN MATATMA GANDHI ARRIVED THERE AFTER ARRAINGING TRUCE WITH LORD IRWIN. STATESMAN CONGRATULATES BOMBAY NATIONALISTS VOLUNTEERS & ENCOURAGES THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM FROM BRITISH COMMONWEALTH. GIVING SPEECH. PANDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU, PRESIDENT (INDIAN) NATIONAL CONGRESS & SON OF FOUNDER OF SWARAJ POLITICAL PARTY, INSPECTS BOMBAY VOLUNTEER CORPS, WHO ARE SOLDIERS OF INDIAN CONGRESS. CROWDS. |
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EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. NEW YORK CITY. 5/1/31.
AERIAL, NEW YORK CITY SKYLINE & HARBOR. AIR SHOTS OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. |
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TALLEST BUILDING OFFICIALLY OPENED. NEW YORK CITY. 5/1/31.
FORMER GOVERNOR & CURRENT PRESIDENT EMPIRE STATE INCORPORATED ,AL SMITH OF NY ASSISTED BY GRANDCHILDREN AS DEDICATION OF MAMMOTH EMPIRE STATE STRUCTURE. SMITH FAMILY NEAR EMPIRE STATE BUILDING DOORS, PREPARATORY TO OPENING. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING OPENING DAY DEDICATION. MARY ADAMS WARNER & ARTHUR SMITH, JR GRANDCHILDREN OF AL SMITH, CUT THE TAPE STRETCHED BEFORE THE DOORS. PAN SHOT OF BUILDING, LOOKING UP. AL SMITH & GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT (FDR) ON ROOF TALKING ABOUT EMPIRE STATE. PAN SKYSCRAPER. FREDERICK KUEHNLE, BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTING PERMIT. MAYOR JIMMY WALKER. |
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WORLD'S HIGHEST SKYSCRAPER OPENS IN NEW YORK CITY. 5/1/31.
AIDED BY HIS GRANDCHILDREN, AL SMITH INAUGURATES NY'S NEWEST WONDER, THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. AL SMITH, MRS. SMITH AND GRANDCHILDREN AT DOOR OF THE BUILDING. SMITH MAKES SPEECH OF INAUGURATION, CHILDREN CUT TAPE. CROWD SURGES IN WHEN SMITH OPENS THE DOORS. TILT SHOT OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. OPENING, DEDICATION OF EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING. MANAGER OF BUILDING. POLITICIANS. |
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CIVIL WAR CONTINUES. NAZI SOLDIERS BEHIND BARRICADES, BOMBED-OUT BUILDINGS, HORSE DRAWN CONVOY
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