60 Second Histories
Building an Egyptian pyramid - part 2
A pyramid worker explains how the Egyptians moved the immense stone blocks.
Curated Video
Dividing with Fractions: Using Visual Fraction Models
In this video, the teacher explains how to solve division problems with fractional answers using visual fraction models. The examples given involve sharing licorice ropes and lemonade equally among a certain number of children. The...
Bridgeman Arts
Women, Babies, and Children in the Streets of 1900s New York
Women, Babies, and Children in the Streets of 1900s New York
Bridgeman Arts
United States, c.1951: A man climbs down a rope into the White Grotto through a hole
United States, circa 1951: A man climbs down a rope into the White Grotto through a hole.
Bridgeman Arts
United States, c.1951: Ropes hang from a widened hole in a sparsely-populated area in Italy
United States, circa 1951: Ropes hang from a widened hole in a sparsely-populated area in Italy.
Bridgeman Arts
French cruisers and sailors in the Algiers harbour. Algeria, 1945
Clip 1 from the 1945 film 'Escales Imperiales' (Imperial Ports of Call), which highlights the maritime routes linking the French empire into one vast network. French cruisers in the Algiers harbor (Georges Leygues), French flag, gun,...
Bridgeman Arts
Miners working inside the coal mine. France, 1952
Clip 7 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Miners work in the pits of the mine, explode coal reserves and work alongside the rail pulleys that transport the coal...
Curated Video
LA tourism cashes in on Chinese New Year
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Luxury hotels in the US are offering special packages and services that cater specifically to Chinese tourists in the run up to the Chinese New Year celebrations.
The Lunar New Year has become a...
Bridgeman Arts
Australian command post, use of Howitzers and Centurion tanks, troops destroy enemy camp and trek through mud and swamps. Vietnam War 1968
Clip 5 from documentary made for publicity purposes to give insight into the Australian soldiers' experience. Australian command post communications. Soldiers use Howitzers and Centurion tanks and destroy a Viet Cong camp. Load-bearing...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : California couple charged with torturing own children (2)
A California couple who held their 13 malnourished children captive in a suburban home are charged with multiple counts of torture and child abuse with prosecutors saying the youngsters had been shackled even to go to the bathroom
Bridgeman Arts
Bahrain 1960s - pearl hunters dive for oysters in the Persian Gulf.
Clip 3 from French language film about Bahrain in the 1960s. Pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf. Men dive from boat for oysters and pick out the pearls on deck.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Indianapolis Speedway Reopens After Five Year Closure
Aerial Shot Of Speedway / Crowds Arrive At Speedway / Race Cars Prepare for Race / Crowds Watch Race / Auto Race Begins / Camera Crew Shoot Race / Car Wreck At Race / Indianapolis 500 Comes To End / Narrated
Curated Video
NCarolina boaters hope for the best as Florence nears
Boaters along the Cape Fear river in Wilmington North Carolina are securing their boats ahead of Hurricane Florence.
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NC boaters hope for the best as Florence nears
Boaters along the Cape Fear river in Wilmington North Carolina are securing their boats ahead of Hurricane Florence.
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NC boaters hope for the best as Florence nears
Boaters along the Cape Fear river in Wilmington North Carolina are securing their boats ahead of Hurricane Florence.
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03/30/73 c0033322 - color
norfolk, virginia: pow's - virginia
nxc 47179 "pows" shows: 4 pows: capt allen brady: james mulligan: cmadr fellowes: lt cmdr tschudy: press: mulligan sof on solitary confinement and inhumane...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
USS Akron airship mooring accident in California
Airship dumps water ballast at navy base Camp Kearney / ground crew being moved along ground by mooring ropes of dirigible/ three men cling to landing ropes, and two fall to their deaths / AERIAL single man holding on to ropes / VS Akron...
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US rangers scale cliffs to honour D-day mission
US army rangers on Wednesday climbed the jagged cliffs of Normandy's Pointe du Hoc to honour the men who scaled them 75 years ago in a valiant D-Day assault.
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US rangers scale cliffs to honour D-day mission
US army rangers on Wednesday climbed the jagged cliffs of Normandy's Pointe du Hoc to honour the men who scaled them 75 years ago in a valiant D-Day assault.
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A Spanish cannon used in the Battle of New Orleans and weighing nearly 3 tons was lowered Tuesday by pulleys, chains and muscle onto a new gun carriage like one that might have held it once aboard a navy ship. (Sept. 30)
A Spanish cannon used in the Battle of New Orleans and weighing nearly 3 tons was hauled by pulleys and human muscle onto a new gun carriage like one that once might have held it on a naval ship.
For generations, the 10 1/4-foot-long...