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100 Years of Railroad Development

Clip #: TFA-132B
Length: 7:50
Year: 1927
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1920s
Description:
A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the B & O Railroad, held outside Baltimore in 1927.

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Steam Locomotives In Action on the Baltimore & Ohio

Clip #: TFA-121J
Length: 8:11
Year: 1954
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
Description:
Trains and steam locomotives on the Baltimore & Ohio line in Pennsylvania.

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By-Line Newsreel

Clip #: MF-17E
Length: 9:26
Year: 1956
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
Description:
By-Line Newsreel from 1956 which features prominent African-American news including footage of the Republican National Convention, members of the Air Force competing in the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials and Eisenhower throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game of...

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Inland Waterways in the Development of America's Transformation

Clip #: TFA-59D
Length: 15:42
Year: 1956
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
Description:
An educational film about the development of canals and rivers in the U.S. for transporation and commerce

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The Living City

Clip #: TFA-214B
Length: 24:44
Year: 1953
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
Description:
An award winning documentary short by John Barnes and Haskel Wexler which surveys the need for redevelopment of American cities and the forces which have created problems in urban areas; describes obstacles which deter the elimination of blighted areas and tenements and the relief of traffic...

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Lima

Clip #: TFA-273A
Length: 15:11
Year: 1943
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1940s
Description:
A film abut Lima, Peru made by Julian Bryan for the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs in the early 1940s

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The Story of the Star Spangled Banner

Clip #: MF-24A
Length: 16:06
Year: 1927
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1920s
Description:
Silent drama about the writing of the song "The Star Spangled Banner."

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Social Security

Clip #: MF-4D-2
Length: 9:00
Year: 1954
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
Description:
1950s film about the United States Social Security system.

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Thundering Rails

Clip #: TFA-128B
Length: 16:59
Year: 1948
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1940s
Description:
Produced by The Association of American Railroads, showcasing both steam and diesel passenger trains. Narrated by Ed Herlihy of newsreel fame. There are some very interesting locomotives: Alco PAs from the Pennsylvania Railroad Southern &...

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