1950s
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Steak being cut with a knife. Knife making factory in Maryland. Worker using punch press on steel…
1970s
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Close up of an Ancient Greek student’s hand engraving Greek letters into a wax tablet. Shot of a…
1900s
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Man runs reels with projected animation on screen before him. Man cranks reels with large…
1900s
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Upside down, animated slides. Sped up animation of man and woman in water. Hand cranks reel with…
1950s
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Workers manufacturing lawnmowers at the Jacobsen Manufacturing Company of Racine, Wisconsin.…
1940s
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Girl’s foot on treadle. Slide of man on horseback rapidly change until it becomes a film. Hand…
1970s
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Short promotional film meant to revitalize the city of Detroit, Michigan. Appears to be a campaign…
1960s
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This clip is of Martin Luther King’s last days, including a fragment of his last speech and some…