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    It's always sunny in Philadelphia: a very sunny Christmas
    Very sunny Christmas Catalog Record Only     Christmas is upon us and the Paddy's gang has got the spirit. Well, not really. For them, the holidays have always been a time of trickery, backstabbing, and disappointment. But this year things are going to be different as they are determined to rediscover the joy in Christmas.
    • Contributor: Howerton, Glenn - Devito, Danny - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Olson, Kaitlin - McElhenney, Rob - Day, Charlie - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc - Savage, Fred
    • Date: 2009
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    John Elliott Churchville oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2011 July 15 John Churchville recalls growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his mother's career as a music teacher, moving to New York, and converting to Islam. He remembers joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), registering voters in Americus, Georgia, and in Mississippi. He discusses moving back to Philadelphia, converting to Christianity, and founding the Freedom Library and Black People's Unity Movement.
    • Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Churchville, John Elliott - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
    • Date: 2011-01-01

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    Gladys Mayo oral history, National Visionary Leadership Project
    Gladys Mayo interview conducted by Afra Muhammad Catalog Record Only     The interview includes Gladys Mayo's memories of growing up in North Carolina, moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and working as a cook. She recalls opening her own restaurant called Granny's Place, starting a community garden and opening a mini-mall for small minority-owned businesses. She discusses her volunteer work with women in prison, raising foster children and starting a food pantry.
    • Contributor: Mayo, Gladys Elizabeth - National Visionary Leadership Project - Muhammad, Afra
    • Date: 2003
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    P.O.V. Casting the first stone Catalog Record Only In the Philadelphia area, men and women on both sides of the abortion issue offer their opinions on abortion and the conflict that has arisen over the issue. These people include workers at an abortion clinic, pregnant women, and pro-life activists. At the beginning, filmmaker Julie Gustafson talks about the making of this film.
    • Contributor: LC Off-Air Taping Collection (Library of Congress) - Gustafson, Julie
    • Date: 1991
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    It's always sunny in Philadelphia. The complete season 8
    It's always sunny in Philadelphia Catalog Record Only     America's favorite back-stabbing bar owners are at it again in the outrageously over-the-top Season Eight of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia! Join the gang at Paddy's Pub for more disagreements, divisiveness, debauchery and depravity as Charlie and Dee find love among Philadelphia's high society, and Dennis crashes his ex-wife's wedding. Frank loses his memory--and his mind--in a hopeless search for lost treasure, and insanity...
    • Contributor: Howerton, Glenn - Devito, Danny - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - McElhenney, Rob - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc - Bluebush Productions - Day, Charlie
    • Date: 2013
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    It's always sunny in Philadelphia. The complete season 9
    It's always sunny in Philadelphia Catalog Record Only     The gang returns for their most inappropriate adventures yet in season 9 of It's always sunny in Philadelphia. Once again, Paddy's Pub is the spot for clever cruelty and tasteless tomfoolery as Dee and Charlie get roped into a pyramid scheme and Dennis reveals he has super-powered erections. Season 9 also features "The Gang Saves The Day," the show's historic 100th episode. While trying...
    • Contributor: Howerton, Glenn - Devito, Danny - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Olson, Kaitlin - McElhenney, Rob - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc - 3 Arts Entertainment (Firm) - Bluebush Productions - Day, Charlie - Fx Productions - Rcg Productions
    • Date: 2014
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    Marley & me
    Marley and me Catalog Record Only     A family learns important life lessons from their naughty but ultimately irresistable yellow Labrador retriever.
    • Contributor: Wilson, Owen - Netter, Gil - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Frankel, David - Roos, Don - Aniston, Jennifer - Grogan, John - Rosenfelt, Karen - Frank, Scott
    • Date: 2008
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    Fat Albert and the Cosby kids : the complete series Catalog Record Only Premiering in 1972 on CBS, this classic animated series was created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert himself. The show, based on Cosby's remembrances of his childhood gang, focused on the lovable, oversized Albert and his friends. The show always had an educational lesson emphasized by Cosby's live-action segments, and...
    • Contributor: Shout! Factory (Firm) - Cosby, Bill - Filmation (Firm) - LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2013
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    High school Film explores conditions at Northeast High School in Philadelphia in 1968. The cinema verité method captures the interaction of students and teachers and brings out the implications of education at a very large high school.
    • Contributor: Zipporah Films Collection (Library of Congress) - Leiterman, Richard - Eames, David - Zipporah Films - Wiseman, Frederick - Howard, Carter - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Organization for Social and Technical Innovation
    • Date: 1971
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    Delivering mail from sub-station The subjects seen by the camera are a portion of a large building with columns in front that indicates it is a government building and three small shuttle streetcars across the street from the camera position. As the film progresses, the shuttle cars leave. Twice during the film a larger streetcar passes in front of the camera position.
    • Contributor: Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1903
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    Thomas Logan oral history, National Visionary Leadership Project
    Thomas Logan interview conducted by Ashley Henderson Catalog Record Only     The interview includes Thomas Logan's memories of growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attending Lincoln University and the Philadelphia Divinity School and his first position as a minister. He recalls his career at Calvary Monumental Church, the influence of his father-in-law and his involvement in the civil rights movement. He discusses the history of the black church, his membership in Alpha Phi Alpha and his...
    • Contributor: Henderson, Ashley - National Visionary Leadership Project - Logan, Thomas W. S.
    • Date: 2005
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    It's always sunny in Philadelphia. The complete season 7
    It's always sunny in Philadelphia Catalog Record Only     Join the dysfunctional gang at Paddy's Pub for another outrageous season. Whether they're giving a hooker an image makeover, hitting the beach at the Jersey Shore, preparing for the apocalypse, or simply engaging in a little good old-fashioned cyber-stalking, the gang delivers more trash-talking, half-baked insanity than ever before. Now, get ready to get fat with Mac and indulge in season seven of It's...
    • Contributor: Howerton, Glenn - Devito, Danny - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Olson, Kaitlin - McElhenney, Rob - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc - 3 Arts Entertainment (Firm) - Bluebush Productions - Day, Charlie - Fx Productions - Rcg Productions
    • Date: 2012
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    It's always sunny in Philadelphia. The complete season 5
    It's always sunny in Philadelphia Catalog Record Only     The series follows the exploits of 'the gang,' a group of self-centered friends who run Paddy's Pub, a relatively unsuccessful Irish bar in South Philadelphia.
    • Contributor: Rch (Firm) - Howerton, Glenn - Devito, Danny - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Olson, Kaitlin - McElhenney, Rob - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc - 3 Arts Entertainment (Firm) - Bluebush Productions - Day, Charlie - Fx Productions
    • Date: 2010
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    The Philadelphia story A sophisticated romantic comedy about a rich, spoiled socialite who learns some things about who she is and what she really wants on the eve of her second marriage.
    • Contributor: Grant, Cary - Mankiewicz, Joseph L. - Sullivan, Frank - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Ruttenberg, Joseph - Hepburn, Katharine - Stewart, Donald Ogden - Cukor, George - Barry, Philip - Waxman, Franz - Stewart, James
    • Date: 1940
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    Odd Fellows parade, Philadelphia, Pa. Catalog Record Only Footage of an Odd Fellows parade in Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 19, 1905. Shows marching bands, sailors, men on horseback, floats, carriages, and some uniformed women; many participants are in uniforms and carry banners and flags. Spectators and buildings line the streets; street cars appear. Various banners read: Starting point, Mint Arcade; Wayne no. 3; Spring Garden Lodge; and many with I.O.O.F. (Independent Order...
    • Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1905
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    Voices of the American Revolution: Constance Ware, wartime civilian. Catalog Record Only Constance Ware, a fictitious Englishwoman married to an American soldier during American Revolutionary times, describes the British occupation of Philadelphia.
    • Contributor: Coronet Instructional Media (Firm)
    • Date: 1975
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    Witness Catalog Record Only When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be hardened Philadelphia detective John Book. He runs head-on into the non-violent world of a Pennsylvania Amish community. The end result is an action-packed struggle of life and death, interwoven with a sensitive undercurrent of caring and forbidden love.
    • Contributor: Haas, Lukas - Feldman, Edward S. - Kelley, William - Paramount Pictures Corporation - McGillis, Kelly - Mortensen, Viggo - Godunov, Alexander - Glover, Danny - Weir, Peter - Seale, John ... Haas, Lukas - Feldman, Edward S. - Kelley, William - Paramount Pictures Corporation - McGillis, Kelly - Mortensen, Viggo - Godunov, Alexander - Glover, Danny - Weir, Peter - Seale, John - Jarre, Maurice - Lupone, Patti - Warner Home Video (Firm) - Wallace, Pamela - Sommer, M. Josef - Jennings, Brent - Noble, Thom - Wallace, Earl W. - Rubeš, Jan - Ford, Harrison
    • Date: 2015
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    Amateur night at city hall the story of Frank L. Rizzo Catalog Record Only Documents and comments on the life of politician Frank Rizzo. Chronicles his rise from police chief to Mayor of Philadelphia, analyzing his colorful and controversial political career.
    • Contributor: Mugge, Robert - Trombert, Heidi - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1978
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    Patricia Gornick Gramm Collection Lieutenant, Navy Nurse Corps, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Guam (Mariana Islands); Yokosuka, Japan; San Diego, California.
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    Witness Catalog Record Only While traveling with his recently widowed mother, Rachel Lapp, a young Amish boy, Samuel, witnesses the murder of an undercover cop in the Philadelphia train station men's room. Questioned by police detective John Book, Samuel identifies a cop as the murderer. Corrupt police pursue John who hides out with Samuel's family in Pennsylvania's Amish community. A romance develops between John and Rachel but each...
    • Contributor: Feldman, Edward S. - Kelley, William - Paramount Pictures Corporation - McGillis, Kelly - Godunov, Alexander - Weir, Peter - LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress) - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Wallace, Earl W. - Ford, Harrison
    • Date: 1985
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    Pennsylvania Ballet at 50
    Pennsylvania Ballet at fifty Catalog Record Only     Presents three ballets performed by Pennsylvania Ballet in 2013 to commemorate the company's fiftieth anniversary. Includes rehearsal footage for each performance and interviews with artistic director Roy Kaiser, co-founder Barbara Weisberger, and choreographer Margo Sappington.
    • Contributor: Diamond, Matthew - Whyy (Television Station : Philadelphia, Pa.) - Balanchine, George - Kamen, Michael - Wheeldon, Christopher - Pärt, Arvo - Kaiser, Roy - Pennsylvania Ballet. Orchestra - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Pennsylvania Ballet ... Diamond, Matthew - Whyy (Television Station : Philadelphia, Pa.) - Balanchine, George - Kamen, Michael - Wheeldon, Christopher - Pärt, Arvo - Kaiser, Roy - Pennsylvania Ballet. Orchestra - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Pennsylvania Ballet - Brown, Trudi - Hench, Zachary - Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich - Diana, Julie - PBS Distribution (Firm) - McBride, Molly - Weisberger, Barbara - Sappington, Margo - Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
    • Date: 2014
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    James J. Donnelly Collection Radioman Third Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Philadelphia; Atlantic; Pacific; Norfolk, Virginia.
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    It's always sunny in Philadelphia. Seasons 1 & 2
    It's always sunny in Philadelphia Catalog Record Only     Whether it's underage drinking, homophobia or smokers' rights, no subject is off limits for the hilariously warped gang at Paddy's Pub. The staff of this neighborhood bar takes dysfunction and political incorrectness to wickedly hilarious extremes. Knock one back with Mac, Charlie, Dennis, his sister Dee, and their nihilistic father Frank, as their twisted and self-obsessed worldviews lead to awkward and outrageous misadventures, from...
    • Contributor: Rch (Firm) - Howerton, Glenn - Devito, Danny - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Olson, Kaitlin - McElhenney, Rob - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc - 3 Arts Entertainment (Firm) - Bluebush Productions - Day, Charlie - Fx Productions - Twentieth Century-Fox Television, Inc
    • Date: 2007
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    Invincible Catalog Record Only Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
    • Contributor: Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Kinnear, Greg - Wahlberg, Mark - Gann, Brad - Ciardi, Mark - Core, Ericson - Mok, Ken - Banks, Elizabeth - Walt Disney Pictures - Mayhem Pictures - Gray, Gordon (Gordon Earl)
    • Date: 2006
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    Creed Catalog Record Only Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
    • Contributor: Jordan, Michael B. (Michael Bakari) - Winkler, Charles (Charles David) - Chartoff, Billy - Winkler, Irwin - Covington, Aaron - Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) - Warner Home Video (Firm) - Winkler, David - Thompson, Tessa - Rashad, Phylicia ... Jordan, Michael B. (Michael Bakari) - Winkler, Charles (Charles David) - Chartoff, Billy - Winkler, Irwin - Covington, Aaron - Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) - Warner Home Video (Firm) - Winkler, David - Thompson, Tessa - Rashad, Phylicia - Chartoff-Winkler Productions - Stallone, Sylvester - Chartoff, Robert - New Line Cinema Corporation - Coogler, Ryan - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1992- ) - Templeton, Kevin King
    • Date: 2016