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B/W 1939 tilt up people walking in front of bombed building after German invasion / Warsaw / documentary
B/W 1939 tilt up people walking in front of bombed building after German invasion / Warsaw / documentary
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Secret Service chief speaks with his male secretary
/ Secret Service Chief Frank J Wilson calls his male secretary on the intercom and they converse / secretary types out meeting memo. Secret Service chief speaks with his male secretary on January 01, 1939 in Washington, DC (Footage by...
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Paper money changing hands
/ People handing each other paper money / paper money being removed from a wallet / money counted out onto table. Paper money changing hands on January 01, 1939 (Footage by Getty Images)
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The US Treasury building
/ EXT federal treasury building / INT CU sign stating: US SECRET SERVICE. The US Treasury building on January 01, 1939 in Washington, DC (Footage by Getty Images)
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Counterfeiters apprehended by police
/ Store manager calls the police on man who tried to use counterfeit money / police radio nearest officers / two motorcycles police race to store / clerk is delaying counterfeiter until police arrive / police pull in front and behind of...
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School children exercise in the playground of a village school, The Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, UK 1939
School children exercise in the playground of a village school, The Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, UK 1939
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Shop owners read counterfeit money warning notice
/ Mailman delivers mail to store owner over shop counter / man opens letter that contain counterfeit warning from the government / CU the warning / warning states: WHEN A STRANGER GIVES YOU A COUNTERFEIT BILL-1. DO NOT RETURN IT! 2....
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Success of Secret Service counterfeit money detection campaign
/ Room full of counterfeit money making equipment / newspaper headlines of counterfeit money crimes float towards the camera / warning notices regarding counterfeit detection float towards camera superimposed on top of each other....
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Pneumatic tyre manufacture England, UK 1939
Pneumatic tyre manufacture England, UK 1939
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Inaccurat test used to detect dollar bill fraud
/ man rubs a counterfeit dollar bill on a piece of paper until it leaves a mark / repeats this with a real dollar bill and it has the same result. Inaccurat test used to detect dollar bill fraud on January 01, 1939 (Footage by Getty...
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Intensive training in government centres replaces old style apprenticeships England, UK 1939
Intensive training in government centres replaces old style apprenticeships England, UK 1939
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Steel used in the railway assembly sheds and locomotives England, UK 1939
Steel used in the railway assembly sheds and locomotives England, UK 1939
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Railway station building with cars, United Kingdom, 1939
Railway station building with cars, United Kingdom, 1939
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Counterfeiters taken to jail
/ police officer apprehends man who tried to use counterfeit money in general store / man is handcuffed to police officer as he makes a call from telephone outside / officer makes store owner initial the counterfeit bill / counterfeiters...
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Sydney Harbour Bridge; made from British steel, Australia 1939
Sydney Harbour Bridge; made from British steel, Australia 1939
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Woman using electric massage device, UK 1939
Woman using electric massage device, UK 1939
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Light cruiser, the flagship of the Admiral commanding the destroyer flotillas, Malta, Malta, 1939
Light cruiser, the flagship of the Admiral commanding the destroyer flotillas, Malta, Malta, 1939
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Malta - Royal Naval sailors working on ship, Malta, 1939
Malta - Royal Naval sailors working on ship, Malta, 1939
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Machinery at the coal mine pit head, UK 1939
Machinery at the coal mine pit head, UK 1939