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    Bartolomeo Inglese Collection Air Force, Cold War - Lackland Air Force Base, Texas (basic training); Van Nuys Air Force Base, California; Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; Camp San Luis Obispo, California; Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia; Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany; Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho; Channel Island ANG Station, California; Camarillo, California; Twentynine Palms, California. Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force, Persian Gulf War,...
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    Luis Zapata oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Silver Spring, Maryland, 2013 June 27 Luis Zapata describes his childhood in Orange County, California, and how he came to join the labor movement as a college student at San Jose State University. He discusses the organizing work he did with the United Farm Workers and how he ended up moving to Cleveland, Mississippi, for four years where he organized for the Mississippi Freedom Labor Union and helped to register...
    • Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Zapata, Luis - Crosby, Emilye
    • Date: 2013-01-01

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    City confidential. Hermosa Beach : missing in paradise
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    In 1995, Charles Rathburn, a freelance photographer, invited Linda Sobek, an aspiring model, on a photo shoot. Sobek never returned and the camera was turned on Rathburn after it was discovered that he was the one who killed her.
    • Contributor: Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Winfield, Paul
    • Date: 1999
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    Raymond W. Houck, Jr. Collection Staff Sergeant, Army, Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989 - Panama; California. Staff Sergeant, Army, Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Saudi Arabia; Iraq; Kuwait.
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    Thomas Henry Goldsworthy Collection Master Sergeant, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Hunter, Alabama; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fire Base Snuffy, Vietnam; Grenada; Germany; Alaska; California; Jordan; Egypt; Far East; Near East. Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983.
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    Dennis Edward Leale Collection Sergeant, Air Force, Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983 - Norton Air Force Base, California.
    • Contributor: Leale, Dennis Edward - Red Bluff High School - Piffero, Steve - Leahe, Dennis
    • Date: 1981
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    George Ray Collection Air Force, Cold War - Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois; Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma; Norton Air Force Base, California; Castle Air Force Base, California; Travis Air Force Base, California; Korea; Mauritius; Thailand; Okinawa, Japan. Air Force, Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983 - Grenada. Air Force, Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989 - Panama. Master Sergeant, Air Force, Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Kuwait;...
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    Glenn B. Anderson Collection Major, Air Force, Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989 - California; Washington; Arkansas; Panama. Major, Air Force, Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Illinois; Florida; Turkey; Saudi Arabia.
    • Contributor: Marin, Sara - Anderson, Glenn B. - Wilkinson, Amy - Kimberly Johnson - Teaching With Primary Sources, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Tps Siue)
    • Date: 1984
    • Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:25:52.0
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    One California day Catalog Record Only An inside look at California surf culture yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
    • Contributor: Howard, Devon - Build Worldwide (Firm) - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Jeremias, Mark - Baffa, Jason
    • Date: 2008
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    Saving the Bay : the story of San Francisco Bay Catalog Record Only "From the Gold Rush to the Golden Gate Bridge, and through World's Fairs and World Wars, San Francisco Bay has been central to the identity of one of the world's leading economic, academic, recreational and cultural regions. Narrated by Robert Redford, Saving the Bay explores the history of the San Francisco Bay with four one-hour episodes tracing the Bay from its geologic origins following...
    • Contributor: Saunders, Miles - Kqed-Tv (Television Station : San Francisco, Calif.) - Covington, Mitchell - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Gershkow, Blair - Redford, Robert - Kteh-Tv (Television Station : San Jose, Calif.)
    • Date: 2009
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    Braden James Phillips Collection Navy, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Corpus Christi, Texas; Pensacola, Florida; Naval Base San Diego, California. Captain, Navy, Persian Gulf War, 1991. Navy, Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983.
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    Joseph Vaughn Potter Collection Colonel, Air Force, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Colorado; Williams Air Force Base, Arizona; Nevada; California; Florida; Texas; Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Pennsylvania; Netherlands; Germany; Korea; Vietnam; Panama; Vermont. Air Force, Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989 - Panama.
    • Contributor: Nancy Ford - Ford, Nancy - American Patriots History Association (Apha) - Smith, Gary C. - Potter, Joseph Vaughn
    • Date: 1963
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    Milk Catalog Record Only "Academy Award winner Sean Penn takes the title role in Gus Van Sant's biopic tracing the last eight years in the life of Harvey Milk, the ill-fated politician and gay activist whose life changed history, and whose courage still inspires people. When Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, he made history for being the first openly gay man...
    • Contributor: Luna, Diego - Hirsch, Emile - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Brolin, Josh - Focus Features - Penn, Sean - Groundswell Productions - Franco, James - Black, Dustin Lance - Jinks, Dan - Van Sant, Gus - Cohen, Bruce
    • Date: 2008
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    The Wilderness idea = The American experience. Battle for wilderness Catalog Record Only Tells the story of the two founders of American conservation, John Muir and Gifford Pinchot, and their historic battle over whether a remote valley in California, Hetch Hetchy, should be dammed and flooded to form a reservoir. The battle reflected the two sides of the conservation issue--absolute protection of wilderness lands versus careful management and use of nature to serve human needs.
    • Contributor: LC Off-Air Taping Collection (Library of Congress) - Cronyn, Hume - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Chowder, Ken - Garey, Diane - Hott, Lawrence R.
    • Date: 1989
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    The decline of western civilization collection Catalog Record Only Penelope Spheeris' Decline of Western Civilization was perceived as shocking and outrageous at the time of its original release in 1981. Parts II and III were no less extraordinary and unprecedented. Today, museums and educational institutions around the world present them as historically significant works of art. Featuring some of the most influential and innovative musicians and groups of all time--Germs, Black Flag, X,...
    • Contributor: Litmus Green (Musical Group) - Simmons, Gene - Thompson, Jamie - I.R.S. World Media - Louthan, Guy J. - Tyler, Steven - Megadeth (Musical Group) - Circle Jerks (Musical Group) - Black Flag (Musical Group) - Stanley, Paul ... Litmus Green (Musical Group) - Simmons, Gene - Thompson, Jamie - I.R.S. World Media - Louthan, Guy J. - Tyler, Steven - Megadeth (Musical Group) - Circle Jerks (Musical Group) - Black Flag (Musical Group) - Stanley, Paul - New Line Cinema Corporation - Naked Aggression (Musical Group) - Resistance (Musical Group) - Poison (Musical Group) - Lemmy - Spheeris Films, Inc - London (Musical Group) - Faris, Valerie - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Conant, Steve - Trulove, Ann - Cooper, Alice - Priore, Domenic - Perry, Joe - Ghaffari, Earl - Motörhead (Musical Group) - Spheeris, Penelope - Final Conflict (Musical Group) - Faster Pussycat (Musical Group) - Germs (Musical Group) - Aerosmith (Musical Group) - Alice Cooper (Musical Group) - Catholic Discipline (Musical Group) - Alice Bag Band - Dayton, Jonathan - Kiss (Musical Group) - Fear (Musical Group) - X (Musical Group) - Osbourne, Ozzy - Lizzy Borden (Musical Group) - Shout! Factory (Firm) - Wilder, Scott
    • Date: 2015
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    Omnibus. II, vol. 23 Catalog Record Only An episode of the television cultural anthology series consisting of four episodes of varying lengths.
    • Contributor: Winters, Jonathan - Ahern, Mary V. - Steinbeck, John - Wesleyan University Collection (Library of Congress) - Flexner, James Thomas - CBS Television Network - Ebsen, Buddy - Cooke, Alistair - Rickey, Fred - Saudek, Robert - Ford Foundation. Tv-Radio Workshop - McCullough, Andrew - Society of American Historians - Saudek (Robert) Collection (Library of Congress) - Horner, Harry
    • Date: 1954
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    Zorro, the gay blade Catalog Record Only Comedy spoof of the Zorro legend focusing on the twin sons of the legendary Zorro. Soon after dashing Don Diego Vega inherits his father's famous sword and blade, a broken ankle forces him to step aside and his flamboyantly fashion-conscious twin brother must assume the secret identity of Zorro in the ongoing fight for justice.
    • Contributor: Vaccaro, Brenda - Hamilton, George - Erickson, C.O. - Hutton, Lauren - Medak, Peter - Leibman, Ron - Image Entertainment (Firm) - Melvin Simon Productions - Alonzo, John A. - Fraser, Ian - Dresner, Hal
    • Date: 2001
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    Ray Weaver Collection Air Force, Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989 - Montana; Kansas; California; Mississippi. Air Force, Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983. Air Force, Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Saudi Arabia; Germany; Egypt; England; Korea. Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force, Afghan War, 2001- - Qatar, Afghanistan. Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force, Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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    Joseph Vaughn Potter Collection Colonel, Air Force, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Colorado; Williams Air Force Base, Arizona; Nevada; California; Florida; Texas; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Pennsylvania; Netherlands; Germany; Korea; Vietnam; Panama; Vermont. Air Force, Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989 - Panama.
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    Gangster Squad
    Gangsters in the 50's | Gangsters in the fifties | Tales from the Gangster Squad | Tales of the Gangster Squad | Criminal mischief Catalog Record Only
    "An elite police squad fights to save the city of Los Angeles from a power-hungry East Coast mobster in this gritty police-detective film set in the 1940s, and based on Paul Lieberman's seven-part Los Angeles Times series 'Tales From the Gangster Squad.' Jewish gangster Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) is a Brooklyn-born boxer-turned-L.A. kingpin whose brutal ambition has earned him the respect of the Italian...
    • Contributor: Lin, Dan - Gosling, Ryan - Tadross, Michael - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Lieberman, Paul - Fleischer, Ruben - Lin Pictures (Firm) - Penn, Sean - Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) - Village Roadshow Pictures - Beall, Will - Brolin, Josh
    • Date: 2013
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    Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock and the making of Psycho Catalog Record Only
    "Director Sacha Gervasi adapts Stephen Rebello's book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho to explore the relationship between the legendary British director (Anthony Hopkins) and his wife Alma Reville (Helen Mirren), who played a crucial behind-the-scenes role in the making of her husband's terrifying 1960 classic Psycho. Scarlett Johansson co-stars as Janet Leigh and James D'Arcy portrays Anthony Perkins in a film also...
    • Contributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures - Cold Spring Pictures - Hopkins, Anthony - Reitman, Ivan - McLaughlin, John J. - Pollock, Tom - Dune Entertainment - Ingenious Media - Rebello, Stephen - Medjuck, Joe ... Fox Searchlight Pictures - Cold Spring Pictures - Hopkins, Anthony - Reitman, Ivan - McLaughlin, John J. - Pollock, Tom - Dune Entertainment - Ingenious Media - Rebello, Stephen - Medjuck, Joe - Montecito Picture Company - Barnette, Alan - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - D'arcy, James - Mirren, Helen - Johansson, Scarlett - Gervasi, Sacha - Thayer, Tom
    • Date: 2012
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    Kimberlee Forbess Rix Collection Major, Air Force, Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989 - Panama. Major, Air Force, Persian Gulf War, 1991 - United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia.
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    The RKO story--tales from Hollywood. [Episode five, Dark victory] = Hollywood--the golden years. Episode five, Dark victory
    Tales from Hollywood | Dark victory | Hollywood--the golden years | Golden years | RKO story Catalog Record Only
    The effect of the war on RKO movies and its psychological legacy--film noir--are explored. Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer talk about their careers in film noir movies. The effects of the House Un-American Activities Committee on Hollywood and RKO are discussed by black-listed directors Edward Dmytryk and Paul Jarrico.
    • Contributor: Asner, Edward - LC Off-Air Taping Collection (Library of Congress) - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Wilton, Rosemary - Chabot, Charles
    • Date: 1991
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    The RKO story--tales from Hollywood. [Episode four, It's all true] = Hollywood--the golden years. Episode four, It's all true
    Tales from Hollywood | It's all true | Hollywood--the golden years | Golden years | RKO story Catalog Record Only
    Orson Welles' career at RKO is examined, beginning with the critical success of Citizen Kane, followed by the film The magnificent Ambersons, and ending with an aborted production in Brazil, known as It's all true.
    • Contributor: Asner, Edward - LC Off-Air Taping Collection (Library of Congress) - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Wilton, Rosemary - Chabot, Charles
    • Date: 1991