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Big Picture, Episode 543, Top of the World
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 543 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1961), 28 mins
This episode examines the vitally strategic importance of the Far North. Traveling pictorially from Alaska to the Northwest - across the vast reaches of Canada - and Greenland in the east, it traces the hemispheric defense and terrain which stretches unbroken by national boundaries across 'The Top of the World.'
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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 543 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1961), 28 mins
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This episode examines the vitally strategic importance of the Far North. Traveling pictorially from Alaska to the Northwest - across the vast reaches of Canada - and Greenland in the east, it traces the hemispheric defense and terrain which stretches unbroken by national boundaries across 'The Top of the World.'
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Topic / Theme
Fisheries, Demographics, Education, Energy industry, Lines of defense, Military facilities, Mountain climbers and climbing, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Biography, Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King
directed by Don Horan, 1927-1996; produced by Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1995), 52 mins
Milton Hershey was born in a Pennsylvania farmhouse and completed only the fourth grade before he was put to work as a printer's apprentice. But by the age of 18, Milton had discovered his unique calling: He would manufacture delicious, affordable confections. With a combination of ingenuity and persistence, he bu...
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directed by Don Horan, 1927-1996; produced by Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1995), 52 mins
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Milton Hershey was born in a Pennsylvania farmhouse and completed only the fourth grade before he was put to work as a printer's apprentice. But by the age of 18, Milton had discovered his unique calling: He would manufacture delicious, affordable confections. With a combination of ingenuity and persistence, he built his Hershey Chocolate Company into a bustling enterprise for himself and his workers an empire with a bank, department store, park,...
Milton Hershey was born in a Pennsylvania farmhouse and completed only the fourth grade before he was put to work as a printer's apprentice. But by the age of 18, Milton had discovered his unique calling: He would manufacture delicious, affordable confections. With a combination of ingenuity and persistence, he built his Hershey Chocolate Company into a bustling enterprise for himself and his workers an empire with a bank, department store, park, churches, golf courses, a zoo, even a trolley system. Join BIOGRAPHY for the inspiring life story of the man who dared to offer his employees dignity and prosperity, and made himself wildly rich in the process.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sammy Jackson, fl. 1985, Jack Perkins, 1933-
Author / Creator
Don Horan, 1927-1996
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Jack Perkins, 1933-
Person Discussed
Milton Hershey, 1857-1945
Topic / Theme
Food industry, Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing, Business & Economics, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of A&E Television.
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Biography, The Kellogg Brothers: Corn Flake Kings
produced by Molly Thompson, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1995), 46 mins
They may have collaborated on the cornflake, but the Kellogg brothers could not have been less alike. One was an eccentric crusader for health, the other a shrewd businessman. John Harvey Kellogg and his younger brother Will Keith played out one of the most dramatic and bitter family feuds in American history, yet...
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produced by Molly Thompson, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1995), 46 mins
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They may have collaborated on the cornflake, but the Kellogg brothers could not have been less alike. One was an eccentric crusader for health, the other a shrewd businessman. John Harvey Kellogg and his younger brother Will Keith played out one of the most dramatic and bitter family feuds in American history, yet before their split, they were partners for 20 years. BIOGRAPHY® paints a detailed portrait of the Kellogg brothers, drawing on extens...
They may have collaborated on the cornflake, but the Kellogg brothers could not have been less alike. One was an eccentric crusader for health, the other a shrewd businessman. John Harvey Kellogg and his younger brother Will Keith played out one of the most dramatic and bitter family feuds in American history, yet before their split, they were partners for 20 years. BIOGRAPHY® paints a detailed portrait of the Kellogg brothers, drawing on extensive original footage and commentary from family members and historians. Witness the feud that drove the brothers apart and watch Will Keith turn their humble invention into the cornerstone of one of the most successful companies in the world.From the first corn flake to their 10-year legal battle, THE KELLOGG BROTHERS: CORN FLAKE KINGS presents the tumultuous story of the men who revolutionized America's breakfast.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Molly Thompson, Jack Perkins, 1933-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Jack Perkins, 1933-
Person Discussed
Will Keith Kellogg, 1860-1951, John Harvey Kellogg, 1852-1943
Topic / Theme
Food industry, Foods, Health, Philanthropy, Breakfast cereals, Food Manufacturing, Business & Economics, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of A&E Television.
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CHAPTER 30: WAR EMERGENCIES AND SMALL BOAT NAVIGATION
in The Bluejackets' Manual, United States Navy, 1943 (Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy, 1943), 810-826
Military Personnel
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in The Bluejackets' Manual, United States Navy, 1943 (Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy, 1943), 810-826
Description
Military Personnel
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Date Published / Released
1943
Publisher
United States Naval Academy
Topic / Theme
Navy sailors, Emergency management, Fisheries, Foraging
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Chronoscope, Leslie Knox Munro (1953)
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...
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interview by Eugene DeKuth and Hardy Burt, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1953), 14 mins
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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's opposition to rearming Japan, and New Zealand beef and its impact on the American market.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Hardy Burt
Author / Creator
Eugene DeKuth, Hardy Burt
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
Leslie Knox Munro, 1901-1974, Hardy Burt
Person Discussed
Leslie Knox Munro, 1901-1974
Topic / Theme
Food industry, International relations, International trade, Cold War, 1945-1989, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, Price Daniel (1953)
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.
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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
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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.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
William L. Petersen, 1953-
Author / Creator
William L. Petersen, 1953-, William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
Price Daniel, 1910-1988, William L. Petersen, 1953-
Person Discussed
Price Daniel, 1910-1988
Topic / Theme
Admission of states to U.S., Food industry, Prices, United States territories, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, Clinton P. Anderson
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.
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interview by Louis Banks and Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003, in Chronoscope (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1954), 14 mins
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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.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003
Author / Creator
Louis Banks, Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003
Date Published / Released
1954
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
Clinton P. Anderson, 1895-1975, Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003
Person Discussed
Clinton P. Anderson, 1895-1975
Topic / Theme
Agriculture, Economic conditions, Food industry, International relations, First Indochina War, 1946-1954, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chronoscope, W. Albert Noyes
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...
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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
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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 difficulties and problems inherent in team research as opposed to individual scientific research.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003
Author / Creator
August Heckscher II, 1914-1997, Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003
Date Published / Released
1954
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
Chronoscope
Speaker / Narrator
William Albert Noyes, 1857-1941, Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003
Person Discussed
William Albert Noyes, 1857-1941
Topic / Theme
Chemistry, Food industry, Military intelligence, Physics, Scientific research, Scientists, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Day in Their Lives, 4, 19th Century American Whaleman
directed by Jon Tindall; produced by Sophie Levy, in Day in Their Lives, 4 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2001), 32 mins
This groundbreaking series travels through time to recreate the daily lives of ordinary people during extraordinary times. Each episode draws on historical records, first-person accounts, digital imagery, dramatic re-enactments and archival footage (where available) to paint detailed, accurate pictures of daily li...
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directed by Jon Tindall; produced by Sophie Levy, in Day in Their Lives, 4 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2001), 32 mins
Description
This groundbreaking series travels through time to recreate the daily lives of ordinary people during extraordinary times. Each episode draws on historical records, first-person accounts, digital imagery, dramatic re-enactments and archival footage (where available) to paint detailed, accurate pictures of daily life. 19th Century American Whaleman: From the moment when a whale is sighted to the gruesome, grueling work of rending the blubber for o...
This groundbreaking series travels through time to recreate the daily lives of ordinary people during extraordinary times. Each episode draws on historical records, first-person accounts, digital imagery, dramatic re-enactments and archival footage (where available) to paint detailed, accurate pictures of daily life. 19th Century American Whaleman: From the moment when a whale is sighted to the gruesome, grueling work of rending the blubber for oil, follow a 19-year-old crewmen on a Pacific whaler as he risks his life in one of the most dangerous jobs of all time.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sophie Levy, Granville Van Dusen, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jon Tindall
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Day in Their Lives
Speaker / Narrator
Granville Van Dusen, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Seafaring life, Whaling, American History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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Eye On America, October 7, 1994, Friday, October 7, 1994
presented by Connie Chung, 1946-; produced by Helen Young, fl. 1994, in Eye On America, October 7, 1994 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1994), 5 mins
This episode focuses on: Environment: Fish Shortage
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presented by Connie Chung, 1946-; produced by Helen Young, fl. 1994, in Eye On America, October 7, 1994 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1994), 5 mins
Description
This episode focuses on: Environment: Fish Shortage
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Helen Young, fl. 1994
Author / Creator
Connie Chung, 1946-, Peter Van Sant, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
Eye On America
Topic / Theme
Extinction, Fish (Animal), Fish and seafood, Fisheries, Political and Social Movements, Late 20th Century (1975–2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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