Great Big Story
Pinball's outlaw years in New York City
Explore the intriguing history of pinball in New York City, from its ban in 1940 due to alleged mafia connections to its legalization in 1976 as a game of skill.
Weird History
What It Was Like to Be In an Iron Lung
Developed during the 1920s, the iron lung was invented to help individuals with polio breathe after their torso and abdominal muscles ceased to work. Improvements to the iron lung were made throughout the 20th century, but the...
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Federal Art Project
Thanks to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ambitious New Deal plan, American artists were able to keep working during the Great Depression. The work they produced remains a key part of the American landscape.
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Scientists working with microscopes and close-ups of organisms. France, 1940s
Clip 3 from the 1940s French film 'Au Dela Du Visible', exploring scientific work undertaken at the Palais de la Decouverte (Discovery Palace) in Paris, and experiments relating to the theme of outer space. (1943-1944). Scientists...
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Scientists looking at outer space from telescopes. France, 1940s
Clip 4 from the 1940s French film 'Au Dela Du Visible', exploring scientific work undertaken at the Palais de la Decouverte (Discovery Palace) in Paris, and experiments relating to the theme of outer space. (1943-1944).
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Cadets gather to listen to the radio in their camp. Meetings with officers. France, 1944
Clip 5 from the 1940s French documentary Les Cadets du Conservatoire (The Conservatory Cadets), about the story of the Cadets of National Conservatoire in Paris under German occupation in WWII. All cadets are in the Head of School...
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Men leaving their families and moving into work camps. France, 1943
Clip 3 from the 1940s French documentary Les Cadets du Conservatoire (The Conservatory Cadets), about the story of the Cadets of National Conservatoire in Paris under German occupation in WWII. Men getting their work cards, kissing their...
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Moon waxing and waning, sped up and looped, filmed in 1940s
Moon waxing and waning, sped up and looped, filmed in 1940s
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Churchill at conferences in USA and North Africa, 1940s
Churchill buys a token from a charity woman in uniform in England. Further scenes of Churchill in meetings and conferences, such as at the White House with Roosevelt, in Egypt with Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-Shek, and in North Africa. 1940s.
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Band rehearsal in a big hall at the Paris Conservatoire, France, 1943
Clip 2 from the 1940s French documentary Les Cadets du Conservatoire (The Conservatory Cadets), about the story of the Cadets of National Conservatoire in Paris under German occupation in WWII. An orchestra rehearses in a big music hall...
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Atlantic Ocean, 1952: The ship named Flying Enterprise falls sideways in the ocean
Atlantic Ocean, 1952: The ship named Flying Enterprise falls sideways in the ocean.
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Cadets plan to escape occupation and meet with their director in secret. France, 1944
Clip 7 from the 1940s French documentary Les Cadets du Conservatoire (The Conservatory Cadets), about the story of the Cadets of National Conservatoire in Paris under German occupation in WWII. The director meets with his cadets, and...
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Montage of Churchill scenes in London, 1940s
A silent montage of Churchill's appearances, conferences and speeches in London, including his podium speech to a large crowd in the street. 1940s, UK.
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Churchill with US Navy, 1940s
Scenes of Churchill in America, with Eisenhower, Roosevelt (at the Atlantic Conference in 1941), and the US navy. 1940s.
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1940s: Bricks on conveyor belt, kids watching in foreground
1940s: Bricks on conveyor belt, kids watching in foreground. Man moves bricks on belt. Men working on line, pan to kids entering room.
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Hawaii, 1952: Three girls hula dance as music plays and people partake in a luau
Hawaii, 1952: Three girls hula dance as music plays and people partake in a luau.
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Herta Schneider's two children, playing at Berghof
Herta Schneider's two children, playing with toys at Berghof, Germany. 1940s
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Hawaii, 1952: History of how King Kamehameha unified Hawaii during its settlement period as native life was usurped by those of the explorers' cultures
Hawaii, 1952: History of how King Kamehameha unified Hawaii during its settlement period as native life was usurped by those of the explorers' cultures.
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Hawaii, 1952: A history of the colonization of Hawaii by Asians
Hawaii, 1952: A history of the colonization of Hawaii by Asians.
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United States, 1952: Military personnel watch as the cloud from an atomic bomb testing rises in the air
United States, 1952: Military personnel watch as the cloud from an atomic bomb testing rises in the air.
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United States, 1952: An officer operates a camera mounted on a mobile mounted gun turrent
United States, 1952: An officer operates a camera mounted on a mobile mounted gun turrent.
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Washington DC, 1952: Winston Churchill gives a speech advising members of the Congress to prevent the use of the atomic bomb
Washington DC, 1952: Winston Churchill gives a speech advising members of the Congress to prevent the use of the atomic bomb.
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Cadets take the train to Berlin. France, 1948
Clip 8 from the 1940s French documentary Les Cadets du Conservatoire (The Conservatory Cadets), about the story of the Cadets of National Conservatoire in Paris under German occupation in WWII. 1948. The Cadets take the train to occupied...