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Clip #: TFA-392A
Length: 25:36
Year: 1936
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1930s
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The Plow That Broke the Plains is a 1936 short documentary film which shows what happened to the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada when uncontrolled agricultural farming led to the Dust Bowl. It was written and directed by Pare Lorentz. The film was narrated by the American...
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Clip #: SF-1F
Length: 7:55
Year: 1912
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1910s
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Mr. Hobb's secretary and Mrs. Hobb's maid are sweethearts, but Mr. Hobbs has a tender feeling for his wife's maid, while Mrs. Hobbs forms a liking for Hobbs' secretary. Both are fired for an offense of which they are quite innocent, and while strolling in the park taking pictures with a Kodak,...
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Clip #: TFA-20E
Length: 9:07
Year: 1951
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
Description:
A tour of Greece featuring Athens and the Acropolis by Carl Dudley
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Clip #: SF-3C
Length: 29:55
Year: 1914
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1910s
Description:
The Perils of Pauline, Chapter 3, Part 4, starring Pearl White. Young Pauline is left a lot of money when her wealthy uncle dies. However, her uncle's secretary has been named as her guardian until she marries, at which time she will officially take possession of her inheritance. Meanwhile, her...
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Clip #: SF-8B
Length: 22:44
Year: 1916
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1910s
Description:
A lovable scoundrel is busted for gambling and thrown into jail, where he dreams of playing poker - but even in his dreams, he loses.
Director: Bert Williams
Writer: Bert Williams
Stars: Bert Williams, Wes Jenkins
Our story centers upon the activities of a Negro fraternal organization, the...
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Clip #: TFA-320J
Length: 8:19
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1930s
Description:
Burton Holmes socializes with various movie stars and friends in Los Angeles, including Dolores del Rio, Pola Negri and a playful Wire Fox Terrier that chews on pipes and chases balloons around.
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Clip #: TFA-20G
Length: 4:02
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1920s
Description:
Tour of London and environs in the 1920's by Burton Holmes
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Clip #: TFA-29N
Length: 3:30
Year: 1933
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1930s
Description:
A tour of the Paris pavilion at the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair exposition in Chicago by Burton Holmes
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Clip #: TFA-373B
Length: 19:35
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1950s
Description:
Home movies in the West Indies.
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Clip #: TFA-19A-7
Length: :57
Year: 1927
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1920s
Description:
Street scenes around the Place de l’Opéra and La Madeleine in Paris in the 1920s.
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