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in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by G. W. Shadwick (Irvine, CA: Conagra Brands), 22 mins
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Chronoscope, Leslie Knox Munro (1953)
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interview by Eugene DeKuth and Hardy Burt, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1953), 14 mins
MARCH 2, 1953 Participants: Leslie Knox Munro, New Zealand Ambassador to the United States, interviewed by Hardy Burt and Eugene DeKuth. Topics: New Zealand's opposition to the spread of communism in the Pacific, Britain's recognition of People's Republic of China, New Zealand's recognition of Formosa, New Zealand...
interview by Eugene DeKuth and Hardy Burt, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1953), 14 mins
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Chronoscope, Price Daniel (1953)
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interview by William L. Petersen, 1953- and William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1953), 15 mins
MARCH 27, 1953 Participants: Senator Price Daniel (D-TX) interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Dr. William H. Peterson. Topics: Ownership of offshore lands (tidelands issue), Hawaiian statehood, and decline of beef prices in Texas.
interview by William L. Petersen, 1953- and William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1953), 15 mins
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Chronoscope, Clinton P. Anderson
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interview by Louis Banks and Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1954), 14 mins
MAY 21, 1954 Participants: Senator Clinton P. Anderson (D-NM) interviewed by Larry Lesueur and Louis Banks. Topics: Support of administration's program of flexible farm parities, food surpluses, and Indochina crisis.
interview by Louis Banks and Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1954), 14 mins
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Chronoscope, W. Albert Noyes
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interview by August Heckscher II, 1914-1997 and Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1954), 15 mins
SEPTEMBER 13, 1954 Participants: W. Albert Noyes, 1954 Priestley Award winner, American Chemical Society, interviewed by Larry Lesueur and August Heckscher. Topics: Need for more qualified scientists, secrecy in scientific projects, developments in nuclear physics, biochemistry, synthetic food, and creative diffic...
interview by August Heckscher II, 1914-1997 and Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1954), 15 mins
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Forefathers of Liberty
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in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by Stan Barnett Productions (Stan Barnett Productions, 1999), 9 mins
This documentary features commercial fishing and the daily life of Portuguese people.
in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by Stan Barnett Productions (Stan Barnett Productions, 1999), 9 mins
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4: Passin' Through: Slim and None - Abe Stepped Here - A Sunday Buffett - The Center of a Doughnut Empire Goes Up in Smoke
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written by Greg Wahl and Charles A. Bobbitt; in It Didn't Play in Peoria: Missed Chances of a Middle American Town, General (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 37-49
“Will it play in Peoria?” was an old Vaudeville phrase meaning, “Will it appeal to the average person?” The Illinois city has gained fame through the years, but more often as the butt of jokes or as an example of the typical Middle American town than through any recognition of its many accomplishments. But...
written by Greg Wahl and Charles A. Bobbitt; in It Didn't Play in Peoria: Missed Chances of a Middle American Town, General (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 37-49
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Images of America, Alaska's Whaling Coast
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a path through...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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4. Making a Living
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written by David McMacken; in Alma, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 47-70
Ralph Ely, founder of Alma, selected 10 acres of old forest on the bank of the Pine River in 1853. In this central-Michigan wilderness, he built a log cabin, a log store, and two steam-powered mills—a sawmill and a gristmill. At first, his growing settlement was called Elyton, but within a few years, it was rena...
written by David McMacken; in Alma, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 47-70
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7. Farming, Logging, and Mining
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written by Harney J. Corwin; in Around Boonville, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 93-104
Nestled in the Black River valley with the Tug Hill Plateau to the east and the Adirondack Mountains to the west, Boonville traces its origin to the failure of a grand investment scheme. In the mid-1790s, Gerrit Boon, agent for the Holland Land Company, purchased vast acreage in northern New York, hoping to establ...
written by Harney J. Corwin; in Around Boonville, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 93-104
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