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    Yankee Doodle Dandy Rousing musical depicting the life of George M. Cohan, famous entertainer, composer, playwright, and Broadway producer.
    • Contributor: Joseph, Edmund - Turner Entertainment Co - Howe, James Wong - Leslie, Joan - Warner Bros. Pictures - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Curtiz, Michael - First National Pictures, Inc - Cohan, George M. (George Michael) - LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress) ... Joseph, Edmund - Turner Entertainment Co - Howe, James Wong - Leslie, Joan - Warner Bros. Pictures - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Curtiz, Michael - First National Pictures, Inc - Cohan, George M. (George Michael) - LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress) - Huston, Walter - Buckner, Robert - Cagney, James - Afi/Sonneborn (Jonathan) Collection (Library of Congress) - Twentieth Century-Fox Video - United Artists Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1982
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    Donald D. Fida Collection Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Aleutian Islands (Alaska); Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Ryukyu Islands; Philippines; Pacific Theater. Seaman Third Class, Navy, Korean War, 1950-1953 - Korea.
    • Contributor: Messineo, Joseph R. - Fida, Donald D.
    • Date: 1942
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    Bowery waltz "Shows James T. Kelly and Dorothy Kent, of Waite's Comedy Company, in the famous Bowery dance. The dancers are dressed in costumes characteristic to the surroundings, and the dance as shown is an exact reproduction. The subject shows many humorous situations, is clear, sharp, and the figures show full life size. Suitable for coloring"--F.Z. Maguire catalogue.
    • Contributor: Kelley, James T. - Kent, Dorothy - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Heise, William
    • Date: 1897
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    Charles William Dukes Collection Private, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Texas; New York; Colorado; European Theater.
    • Contributor: Cochrane, Brent - Will-Am-Fm-Tv - Dukes, Charles William - Barrineau, Mary
    • Date: 1942
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    President McKinley's funeral, 1901. [No. 1]
    Title in Theodore Roosevelt Association film collection catalog: President McKinley's funeral, 1901 [1]
    Three sequences of the funeral ceremonies held for President William McKinley: Sequence 1: McKinley's body lay in state in the Rotunda of the Capitol, Washington, D.C. on Sept. 17, 1901; views of officers on horseback, the Artillery Band (wearing dark headdresses), a squadron of cavalry, a battalion of artillery and coast artillery, Marine Band (wearing white helmets), battalion of Marines, civilians carrying umbrellas (may...
    • Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - Biograph Company - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1901
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    John J. Cipolla Collection Private First Class, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Benning, Georgia; England; Normandy, France; Holland; Belgium; Camp Toccoa, Georgia; Camp Mackall, North Carolina; Tennessee.
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    Eric John Dey Collection Petty Officer Second Class, Navy, Cold War - United States; Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea.
  • Article
    The Italian
    Dago
    Beppo, an Italian gondolier, is in love with Annette, who has another suitor, wealthy but much older. Her father gives Beppo a year to prove himself, so he emigrates to New York City, opens a shoeshine stand, and makes many friends among his neighbors. He meets his ward boss, Corrigan, who, to a friendly, unsophisticated immigrant like Beppo, seems to be a good fellow....
    • Contributor: Beban, George - Paramount Pictures Corporation - Ince, Thomas H. - New York Motion Picture Corp - Williams, Clara - Barker, Reginald - Burke, J. Frank (John Franklin) - Sullivan, C. Gardner - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1915
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    Spanish dancers at the Pan-American Exposition
    Variant title from Edison films catalog, no. 135: Gypsy dance at the Pan-American Exposition
    "The picture was taken in the Gypsy tent at the Pan-American Exposition and shows ten beautiful Gypsy girls executing the famous Gypsy dance that created such a furor at the Exposition. Features of the well known couchee couchee are introduced by some of the dancers. The scene is both artistic and entrancing. 75 ft."--Edison films catalog, no. 135.
    • Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1901
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    Shirley E. Robb Collection Seaman Second Class, SPAR (Women's Coast Guard Reserve), World War, 1939-1945 - United States; Florida; New York.
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    Wyatt Tee Walker oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Richmond, Virginia, 2014 July 09 Dr. Walker reflects on his involvement in the freedom movement, especially his work as Martin Luther King's chief of staff and as the Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) from 1960-1964. He recalls helping to organize the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama, and supporting Dr. King in transcribing and publishing "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." He also remembers preaching in Petersburg,...
    • Contributor: Walker, Wyatt Tee - Walker, Theresa Ann - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Cline, David P. - Bishop, John Melville
    • Date: 2014-01-01
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    Edgar E. Bredbenner, Jr. Collection Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Omaha Beach, France; Belgium; Luxemburg, Germany; Austria; Czechoslovakia; England; United States.
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    Elmer F. Garling Collection Merchant Marine, World War, 1939-1945. Technician Four, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - United States; European Theater; Philippines; Pacific Theater; Korea.
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    Undine Brereton interview conducted by Christine Lewis, 2016-04-28 Interview with Undine Brereton conducted by Christine Lewis. Brereton discusses her migration to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago; the barriers created by different educational standards; and her 15 years of experience working as a nanny and geriatric elder care provider. Brereton gives a detailed description of her daily routine working as a nanny, and the various resources (books, cultural spaces) that she...
    • Contributor: Brooklyn Arts Council - Lewis, Christine Yvette - Occupational Folklife Project - Brereton, Undine
    • Date: 2016-01-01
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    Purcell Maurice Conway oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Saint Augustine, Florida, 2011 September 13 Purcell Conway recalls growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, and working many odd jobs. He recalls facing discrimination, participating in demonstrations, and witnessing a riot when attempting to integrate the beach. He also discusses moving to New York City, his career as a police officer, and successfully suing the city for discrimination in promotions.
    • Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Conway, Purcell Maurice
    • Date: 2011-01-01

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    McKinley and party
    Title in American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue [MI]: President McKinley's inspection of Camp Wikoff
    "This picture has been very popular wherever it has been shown on the Biograph. To begin with, the film is unusually fine photographically, and the picture is taken from a point of view which shows the immense distances of Camp Wikoff with its multitude of tents in the background. The President, with Vice-President Hobart and Secretary of War Russell A. Alger, appear in an...
    • Contributor: Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope Company
    • Date: 1898
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    TR speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1916
    Theodore Roosevelt speaking to a group of men from the porch at Sagamore Hill, 1916
    On May 27, 1916, groups of men, the 7th Regiment Band, and several children march on the road from the Oyster Bay railroad station to Sagamore Hill to demonstrate their support of TR for the 1916 Presidential nomination. Views of TR addressing the large crowd assembled on the lawn of Sagamore Hill. The rally was organized by the Roosevelt Non-Partisan League of New York...
    • Contributor: Roosevelt Memorial Association - International Newsreel Corporation - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1916
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    Domer Newill Miller Collection Corporal, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - European Theater.
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    Robert L. Carter oral history interview conducted by Patricia Sullivan in New York, New York, 2010 October 23 Robert L. Carter recalls growing up in Newark, New Jersey, and attending Lincoln University, Howard University Law School, and Columbia University. He discusses hearing Marian Anderson sing at the Lincoln Memorial and his service in the segregated army during World War II. He recounts his career as a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, including the Brown v. Board of Education case and...
    • Contributor: Sullivan, Patricia - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Carter, Robert L.
    • Date: 2010-01-01

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    Robert Henry Van Valkinburgh Collection Corporal, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - United States.
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    Howard A. Ellis Collection Sonarman Third Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - United States; Atlantic Ocean.
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    Donald Boyle Collection First Lieutenant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - United States; New York; Texas; Arizona.
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    Albert C. Ceccanti Collection Private First Class, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Meade, Maryland; Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia; Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; England; Normandy, France; Germany.
    • Contributor: Minchella, Cheryl A. - Ceccanti, Albert C. - Preferred Care - Mook, Dan G. - Bonnie Popiwny
    • Date: 1943
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    Peter N. De Bello Collection Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Camp Pickett, Virginia; England; Normandy, France; St. Lô, France; Stalag Luft XIII-D, Germany; European Theater.
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    TR receiving Belgian envoys at Sagamore Hill [1917]
    Theodore Roosevelt receiving Belgian envoys at Sagamore Hill 1917
    TR entertains members of the Belgian Mission at Sagamore Hill, Aug. 22, 1917. The mission is headed by Baron Ludovic Moncheur, former Ambassador to the United States and includes General Mathieu Leclercq, Commander of the Belgian Cavalry, Major Leon Osterrieth, Hector Carlier, Count Louis d'Ursel, and Jean D. Mertens. Those accompanying the Belgian Mission include George T. Wilson, Major General Daniel Appleton, Lieutenant Harry...
    • Contributor: Mertens, Jean D. - Cook, Thomas C. - Wilson, George T. - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Coudert, Frederic R. (Frederic René) - Osterrieth, Leon - Ursel, Louis - Carlier, Hector - Moncheur, Ludovic - Leclercq, Mathieu - Roosevelt, Theodore - O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power)
    • Date: 1917