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About Us, The Sephardic Jews and the Pike Place Market
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directed by Stephen Sadis, fl. 1990; produced by Lisa Devlin, 1953-2013, Sadis & Vaughn Inc., in About Us (Seattle, WA: Great Northern Filmworks, 2001), 26 mins
This rich documentary short captures the story of the first generation of Sephardic Jewish immigrants who settled in Seattle, found work at the Pike Place Market and established one of the largest Sephardic communities in America.
directed by Stephen Sadis, fl. 1990; produced by Lisa Devlin, 1953-2013, Sadis & Vaughn Inc., in About Us (Seattle, WA: Great Northern Filmworks, 2001), 26 mins
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Amateur: Old West, Cowboys and Indians, Arizona and New Mexico
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(Privately Published, 2009), 14 mins
This film reel contains rare amateur footage of Southwest American life in the early twentieth century. Despite the fact that the exact date and location of the film is unknown, it is likely that most of the scenes are from New Mexico, with some ending shots of the Grand Canyon and California. The beginning scenes...
(Privately Published, 2009), 14 mins
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American Century, Downtown Providence: 20th Century
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in American Century (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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The twentieth century can truly be said to have been America's century. As a nation reached a position of world leader, her towns and cities changed at an unprecedented pace. With the approach to the millennium, the topic of change is on everyone's mind—how our communities and lifestyles have changed over the pa...
in American Century (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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Battleline, 29, Battle of the Gothic Line
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in Battleline, 29 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997, originally published 1963), 22 mins
The Gothic Line formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's last major line of defense in the final stages of World War II along the summits of the Apennines during the fighting retreat of German forces in Italy. This classic program incorporates authentic WWII archival film footage and accounts from soldiers on both...
in Battleline, 29 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997, originally published 1963), 22 mins
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Beautiful Washington
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produced by United States. Department of the Interior (District of Columbia: United States. Department of the Interior, 1936), 12 mins
Shows aerial views of Washington, D.C., and close-ups of the Capitol Dome, Union Station Plaza, the White House, Arlington Amphitheater, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the memorial to the Maine, Great Falls, cherry trees in bloom around Tidal Basin, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, National Airport, and th...
produced by United States. Department of the Interior (District of Columbia: United States. Department of the Interior, 1936), 12 mins
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Biography, Admiral Richard E. Byrd
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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
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...
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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Discussion of Franklin Roosevelt's Election as U.S. President and Eleanor Roosevelt as First Lady
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directed by Harry Rasky, 1928-2007; produced by Harry Rasky, 1928-2007; in Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit, Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005, originally published 1994, first release 1994), 9 mins
She is one of the 20th century's most respected and admired figures; a humanitarian who transformed the role of women in society-and in the White House. Eleanor Roosevelt was the architect behind the now well-established tradition of the First Lady activist. A pioneer among presidents' wives she formed her own sta...
directed by Harry Rasky, 1928-2007; produced by Harry Rasky, 1928-2007; in Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit, Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005, originally published 1994, first release 1994), 9 mins
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Black America, African Americans in Downtown St. Louis
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in Black America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 128 page(s),
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Since the founding of St. Louis in 1764, Downtown St. Louis has been a center of black cultural, economic, political, and legal achievements that have shaped not only the city of St. Louis, but the nation as well. From James Beckworth, one of the founders of Denver, Colorado, to Elizabeth Keckley, Mary Todd Lincol...
in Black America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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Black America, African Americans in Pittsburgh
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in Black America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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African Americans in Pittsburgh chronicles the distinct trends in this African American community. There was never one centralized neighborhood where a majority of the black population lived, and city schools were integrated until after desegregation laws were passed. Photographs captured by famed Pittsburgh photo...
in Black America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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4. Going to Church and Other Celebrations
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written by Nancy Jane Copney; in African-American Life in Preston County, Black America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999), 101-128
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