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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, 6, Gold Rush
produced by Michael Ehrenzweig, fl. 1974-2015, in 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, 6 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 44 mins
When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, California, in 1848, some 300,000 people from the rest of the United States and abroad flooded the region to try to strike it rich. Using re-creations, archival photos, and interviews with noted historians, this program examines the quest for wealth as well as the far-rea...
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produced by Michael Ehrenzweig, fl. 1974-2015, in 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, 6 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 44 mins
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When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, California, in 1848, some 300,000 people from the rest of the United States and abroad flooded the region to try to strike it rich. Using re-creations, archival photos, and interviews with noted historians, this program examines the quest for wealth as well as the far-reaching impact the Gold Rush had on the nation's economic, geographic, and psychic landscape.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Ehrenzweig, fl. 1974-2015, Zachary Drake
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America
Speaker / Narrator
Zachary Drake
Topic / Theme
Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, California Gold Rush, 1849, American History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Adventures in Apache Country: A Tour Through Arizona and Sonora, with Notes on the Silver Regions of Nevada
written by John Ross Browne, 1821-1875 (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1871), 535 page(s)
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written by John Ross Browne, 1821-1875 (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1871), 535 page(s)
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
John Ross Browne, 1821-1875
Date Published / Released
1871
Publisher
Harper and Brothers
Topic / Theme
Migration and Diaspora
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Big Picture, Episode 299, Pictorial Report Number 11
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 299 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1954), 28 mins
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's 'The Big Picture' television series, 1950-1975. For this pictorial report, three subjects are covered by Signal corps cameramen in Washingt...
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 299 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1954), 28 mins
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Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's 'The Big Picture' television series, 1950-1975. For this pictorial report, three subjects are covered by Signal corps cameramen in Washington, D.C., the Panama Canal Zone, and North Hempstead, Long Island. The first, 'United States Soldiers' Home,' takes place not far from...
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's 'The Big Picture' television series, 1950-1975. For this pictorial report, three subjects are covered by Signal corps cameramen in Washington, D.C., the Panama Canal Zone, and North Hempstead, Long Island. The first, 'United States Soldiers' Home,' takes place not far from the busy center of our nation's capital--in a quiet and pleasant suburb. Here, many men who have served faithfully in the Army or Air Force, are spending their days of retirement. THE BIG PICTURE camera looks at the Soldiers' Home through the eyes of one of its residents, First Sergeant George Burns. From Washington, the television camera swings South to the Panama Canal Zone to see young soldiers in training. They are officers from Latin American countries who are attending a U.S. Army School. The final subject is one of utmost importance to each and every citizen. It is a civil defense story that takes place on Long Island. As the camera moves through the area, a test air raid is being planned--to be centered around the village of Great Neck where a simulated A-bomb attack will take place. For this test, the Army Signal Corps is cooperating by providing civil defense authorities with a television camera in a light plane above the bombed area. A tactical unit of the television division of the Signal Corps Pictorial Center does the televising.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1954
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Military life, Military training, Retirement homes, Soldiers, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Big Picture, Episode 494, Operation Lead Dog
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 494 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1960), 27 mins
This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series takes viewers to the most northern body of land in the world to view the activities of Operation Lead Dog. A combined services effort conducted in cooperation with the Danish government and commanded by the Army Transportation Corps, Operati...
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 494 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1960), 27 mins
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This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series takes viewers to the most northern body of land in the world to view the activities of Operation Lead Dog. A combined services effort conducted in cooperation with the Danish government and commanded by the Army Transportation Corps, Operation Lead Dog started in May of 1960. First, the Army explorers spanned the icecap from coast to coast before moving north beyond the are...
This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series takes viewers to the most northern body of land in the world to view the activities of Operation Lead Dog. A combined services effort conducted in cooperation with the Danish government and commanded by the Army Transportation Corps, Operation Lead Dog started in May of 1960. First, the Army explorers spanned the icecap from coast to coast before moving north beyond the areas covered by Peary's travels. The 65-day journey was designed to give the Transportation Corps a good opportunity for a rigid test of their polar vehicles for endurance and mobility. Other technical services made extensive equipment tests and gathered detailed data on the previously untouched polar regions. Archaeologists accompanying the expedition discovered the remains of a Paleo Eskimo camp, believed to be more than 4,000 years old.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Person Discussed
Robert E. Peary, 1856-1920
Topic / Theme
Arctic circle, Cold weather, Exploration, Exploration camps, Transportation, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Biography, Admiral Richard E. Byrd
directed by Jack Haley, Jr., 1933-2001; produced by Jack Haley, Jr., 1933-2001, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1996, originally published 1961), 22 mins
For a time Richard Byrd reigned as the most admired man in America. He was the first to fly over the North and South Poles as well as the master of Antarctica, the final frontier of the world. Byrd inspired others to literally follow him to the ends of the Earth. He had to overcome brutal conditions and endless ru...
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directed by Jack Haley, Jr., 1933-2001; produced by Jack Haley, Jr., 1933-2001, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1996, originally published 1961), 22 mins
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For a time Richard Byrd reigned as the most admired man in America. He was the first to fly over the North and South Poles as well as the master of Antarctica, the final frontier of the world. Byrd inspired others to literally follow him to the ends of the Earth. He had to overcome brutal conditions and endless rumors about his drinking and his fear of flying. He conquered that fear just as he conquered the Poles. This is the story of the man who...
For a time Richard Byrd reigned as the most admired man in America. He was the first to fly over the North and South Poles as well as the master of Antarctica, the final frontier of the world. Byrd inspired others to literally follow him to the ends of the Earth. He had to overcome brutal conditions and endless rumors about his drinking and his fear of flying. He conquered that fear just as he conquered the Poles. This is the story of the man who remains the greatest explorer in American history.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jack Haley, Jr., 1933-2001, Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Author / Creator
Jack Haley, Jr., 1933-2001
Date Published / Released
1961, 1996
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Person Discussed
Richard Evelyn Byrd, 1888-1957
Topic / Theme
Airplane pilots, Exploration camps, Explorers, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Black Manhattan
written by James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938 (New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1930), 284 page(s)
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written by James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938 (New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1930), 284 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938
Date Published / Released
1930
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by Sondra Kathryn Wilson, Administrator of the Literary Estate of James Weldon Johnson.
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Can Such Things Be?
written by Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914 (New York, NY: Boni and Liveright, 1918), 427 page(s)
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written by Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914 (New York, NY: Boni and Liveright, 1918), 427 page(s)
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914
Date Published / Released
1918
Publisher
Boni and Liveright
Topic / Theme
Storytelling, Family and Culture
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Down the Great River: Embracing An Account of the Discovery of the True Source of The Mississippi Together with Views, Descriptive and Picto...
written by Willard Glazier (Philadelphia, PA: W.G. Hubbard & Company, 1888), 443 page(s)
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written by Willard Glazier (Philadelphia, PA: W.G. Hubbard & Company, 1888), 443 page(s)
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
Willard Glazier
Date Published / Released
1888
Publisher
W.G. Hubbard & Company
Topic / Theme
Exploration, Boat trips, Migration and Diaspora
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Ford Educational Library, Mine Town
produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1920), 2 mins
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features scenery of a mining town and mine workers eating a meal.
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produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1920), 2 mins
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This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features scenery of a mining town and mine workers eating a meal.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1920
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Series
Ford Educational Library
Topic / Theme
Mining industry, Mining towns, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1919 by Ford Motor Company
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Ford Educational Library, Phosphate Mining, Part 2
produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1922), 2 mins
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features phosphate mining.
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produced by Ford Motor Company, in Ford Educational Library (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1922), 2 mins
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This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features phosphate mining.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1922
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Series
Ford Educational Library
Topic / Theme
Mining communities, Mining industry, Trade and Commerce, Science and Technology, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1922 by Ford Motor Company
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