History

1940s

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Footage of President Harry S. Truman on a visit to Omaha, Nebraska. The…

1960s

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Men buying newspapers at a newspaper stand. Footage of a speech given…

1950s

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Writer Jack Kerouac, “Beat Generation” novelist and poet, author of…

1980s

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A dark room lit by flashlight. The room appears very dusty. An air…

1920s

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Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall. Newspaper cartoon entitled ‘…

1920s

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President Coolidge. Huge cheering crowd at Republican Convention of…

1980s

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3 Mile island: Air coolers lit by flashlight. Rust and chemical…

1980s

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3 Mile Island: Flashlit interior, metal piping. Operator cranking the…

1930s

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Sign hangs on factory fence ‘No Men Wanted’. Desolate looking man walks…

1980s

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Screen reads ‘Entry #5 December 11, 1980 14 Men’. People in anti…

1930s

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Franklin D. Roosevelt waves to crowds from his open top car. Crowds…

1980s

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3 Mile Island: Two men in anti- contamination suits take samples off…