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Film, VideoSan Francisco earthquake and fire, April 18, 1906 Shows the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, and the devastation resulting from the subsequent three-day fire. The earthquake struck at 5:12 a.m. San Francisco, with thousands of…- Date: 1906
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Film, VideoThe San Francisco disaster
Formerly titled: Unidentified Staples & Charles. No. 1, San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906 | Title in Lubin catalog 1907: San Francisco earthquake This film is made up of five panoramas, four wide and one close-up, of the ruins of downtown San Francisco shortly after the 1906 disaster, including a panorama and scene in a…- Contributor: Frawley, Jack - S. Lubin (Firm : Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Date: 1906
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Film, VideoWhen Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder and the New Madrid Earthquakes Between December 16, 1811, and late April 1812, a catastrophic series of earthquakes shook the Mississippi Valley. Towns were destroyed, an 18-mile-long lake was created and even the Mississippi River temporarily ran…- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
- Date: 2005
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CollectionBefore and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897-1916 This collection consists of twenty-six films of San Francisco from before and after the Great Earthquake and Fire, 1897-1916. Seventeen of the films depict San Francisco and its environs before the 1906…- Contributor: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program - Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
- Date: 1999
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Film, VideoLessons Learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake & New Tactics for the STI Ecosystem In this lecture, Tateo Arimoto discusses the new science technology and innovation policy of the Japanese government.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Science, Technology, and Business Division
- Date: 2013
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Film, VideoScenes in San Francisco. [No. 2]
Scenes of San Francisco | Title in Biograph bulletins 1896-1908: San Francisco Panoramas filmed in the ruins of downtown San Francisco and outlying refugee camps following the 1906 earthquake and fire. A scene-by-scene description of the film: [Frame: 0102] Begins with a long, pan…- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Gove, Otis M. (Otis Meader) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1906
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Film, VideoScenes in San Francisco. [No. 1]
Scenes of San Francisco | Title in Biograph bulletins 1896-1908: San Francisco Views and pans among the ruins of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire. A scene-by-scene description of the film: [Frame: 0100] The camera, positioned at the southwest corner of Mission and…- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Gove, Otis M. (Otis Meader) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1906
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Film, VideoHaiti and the Aftermath: Actions, Vision & a Plan Chavennes Jean-Baptiste, founder of the Peasant Movement of Papay, addressed how his organization is responding to the earthquake in Haiti.- Contributor: Library of Congress. Hispanic Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2010
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Film, VideoHaiti's Environmental History, 1492-Today Jean-Francois Mouhot (Marie Curie Fellow) discusses Haiti's long history of environmental problems long before the 2010 earthquake.- Contributor: John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2013
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Film, VideoRepatriating the Alan Lomax Haitian Recordings in Post-Quake Haiti Gage Averill discussed the significance of Alan and Elizabeth Lomax's collection and documentation of a wide variety of Haitian classical music, dance music and vodou music in 1936-1937, and related work by…- Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoSan Francisco disaster
Title from AFI catalog: film beginnings, 1893-1910: San Francisco This film shows the partial burning of a small-scale model of downtown San Francisco in an early attempt at simulating the 1906 disaster. The model is seen in aerial view from above…- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1906
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Film, VideoExploded gas tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels Bld'g
Exploded gas tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels Building The camera, placed on the east side of 4th Street near Natoma Street, one and two-thirds blocks south of Market Street, pans a full 240 degrees, from southwest to southeast. The pan…- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1906
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Film, VideoArmy pack train bringing supplies
Variant title from the New York clipper, May 19, 1906: Army of pack train bringing supplies The first segment shows a series of loaded mule trains, guided by mules and horses. Many soldiers ride two-to-a-horse (or mule), possibly to facilitate quick unloading of supplies. Note the "Rough Rider"-style…- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1906
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personal narrativeStanley Walter Stasiak Collection Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - United States; Africa; Sicily; Italy; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater.- Contributor: Walker, Scott - Unknown Interviewer - Stasiak, Stanley Walter - Rosary High School
- Date: 1942
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 01:01:59.0
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Film, VideoPanorama of beach and Cliff House
Panoramic view of beach and Cliff House This film is an afternoon panorama of weekend crowds at the north end of Ocean Beach, the western shore of San Francisco near the famed Cliff House. The film postdates the nearby…- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Miles, Herbert J.
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoSan Francisco's future By mid-1916, after viewing the carnage in Europe, the United States saw itself poised with great reluctance on the edge of participation in World War I. Isolationism and anti-preparedness feeling remained strong…- Contributor: Rodiester, Claire - Hearst, Phoebe Apperson - Afi/Post (George) Collection (Library of Congress) - Rolph, James
- Date: 1916
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Film, VideoMabel and Fatty viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco, Cal
Variant title: Mabel and Fatty at the World's Fair | Working title from Mack Sennett's fun factory: Frisco story Comedy co-stars Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand take viewers on a tour of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The antics of Fatty and Mabel are accompanied by shots of Exposition…- Contributor: Afi/Meggers (William F.) Collection (Library of Congress) - Arbuckle, Roscoe - Keystone Film Company - Mutual Film Corporation - Blackhawk Films - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Sennett, Mack
- Date: 1915
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Film, VideoScene in Chinatown This film was shot in an alley of San Francisco's Chinatown on Saturday, September 15, 1900, at midday. The topography of the site (sloping down to the far street), the width of…- Contributor: Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Ackerman, Raymond - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1900
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Film, VideoTR in San Francisco, 1903
Theodore Roosevelt in San Francisco, 1903 | President Roosevelt in San Francisco, 1903 The following is a scene-by-scene description of the film: The camera was positioned on the southeast corner of O'Farrell Street and Van Ness Avenue, and pans from north to west to south,…- Contributor: Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoThe President's carriage
Variant title from Internet movie database: Pres. Roosevelt's carriage & escort | Title from the Biograph picture catalog: President Roosevelt's carriage This film shows President Roosevelt in San Francisco, passing in the arrival parade on Market Street on Tuesday, May 12, 1903. The camera view is from the north side of Market Street,…- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Miles, Herbert J.
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoMarket Street before parade
Variant title from Biograph production logs: Route of parade previous arrival of Pres. Roosevelt | Variant title from Biograph production logs: Route of president's parade This film is an automobile tour of a portion of the arrival parade route of President Theodore Roosevelt along Market Street, San Francisco, on Tuesday, May 12, 1903. The film was shot…- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Miles, Herbert J.
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoA trip to Berkeley, Cal
Trip to Berkeley, California | Variant title from AFI catalog: Panorama view, streets of Berkeley, Cal Shot from a moving streetcar, this film shows portions of north Berkeley and the adjacent University of California campus, in 1906. The Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit Company began operating in 1891…- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Gove, Otis M. (Otis Meader) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1906
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Film, VideoPanorama, Union Square, San Francisco
Panorama of Union Square, San Francisco This film shows the crowd gathered in San Francisco for the dedication of the Dewey Monument in Union Square, on Thursday, May 14, 1903, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. The Monument,…- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Miles, Herbert J.
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoA trip down Market Street before the fire "Produced as part of the popular Hale's Tours of the World film series, the film begins at the location of the Miles Brothers film studio, 1139 Market Street, between 8th and 9th…- Contributor: Miles Brothers
- Date: 1906
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Film, VideoOver route of Roosevelt parade in an automobile This film is a review by automobile of the arrival parade route of President Theodore Roosevelt, on Tuesday, May 12, 1903. The film was shot from about 2:10 pm to 2:15 pm…- Contributor: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Miles, Herbert J.
- Date: 1903
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Film, VideoPanoramic view of the Golden Gate
Variant title from AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910: Panorama of the Golden Gate This film, photographed from the front of a moving steam engine, shows the scenic portion of the Market Street Railway (formerly the Ferries and Cliff House Railroad route) along the bluffs and…- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1902
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Film, VideoHotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal
Vendome Hotel, San Jose, California "The world famous hotel, with crowded piazzas, which forms the background, is one of the best in the State of Califonia and is the principal stop for tourists en route to the…- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry) - Blechynden, Frederick - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1897
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Film, VideoLaunch of Japanese man-of-war "Chitosa"
Launch of Japanese man-of-war "Chitose" | Variant title from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: Launching of Japanese man-of-war "Chitose" | Variant title from MAVIS: Launch of the Japanese man-of-war "Chitosa" Shows the launching of the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Chitose at the Union Iron Works shipyard, San Francisco, on Saturday, January 22, 1898. The camera view is east, across a small inlet…- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Blechynden, Frederick - White, James H. (James Henry) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1898
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Film, VideoArrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal This film shows the arrest and conveyance of a Chinese man in Chinatown, watched by a crowd of onlookers. The precise date of this film and the arrest charge are uncertain. It…- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1897
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Film, VideoSan Francisco Chinese funeral Shows most of the ceremonial portion of the funeral procession of Tom Kim Yung, military attache to the Chinese Legation to the United States. The camera looks slightly north of east across…- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1904
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Film, VideoMount Tamalpais R. R. No. 1
Title in Early motion pictures: Mount Tamalpais R.R. | Erroneous title from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: Mount Tamaltais R.R. | Formerly erroneously titled: Mount Tamalpais R.R. | Mt. Tamalpais Railroad | Mount Tamalpais Railroad The following is a scene-by-scene description of the film: The first segment of the film was probably shot from the back of a passenger car being pushed up the grade by a…- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Blechynden, Frederick - White, James H. (James Henry) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1898
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Film, VideoBird's-eye view of San Francisco, Cal., from a balloon As early as 1874, passenger balloon flights were being made over San Francisco. San Franciscans - and Americans in general - were fascinated with the thrills and dangers of flight. Although balloon…- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1902
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Film, VideoTroops embarking at San Francisco Shows troops of the First Regiment, California Volunteers, boarding the Pacific Mail steamer City of Peking to serve in the Philippine theater of the Spanish-American War. The film was shot at the…- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry) - Blechynden, Frederick - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1898
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Film, VideoFinding the Slippery Slope: Detecting Landslides from Space Dalia Kirschbaum spoke about her research on natural hazard assessment using remotely sensed information.- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Science, Technology, and Business Division
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoUn paese di carta Author Laura Benedetti and Washington Post reporter Emily Langer discuss the novel, "Un paese di carta" about three generations of Italian American women exploring their identities as they follow their ambitions and…- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2016
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personal narrativeJaime Leigh Plym Collection Petty Officer Second Class, Navy, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - San Diego, California; Pacific Ocean.- Contributor: University of North Florida, Brooks College of Health, School of Nursing - Plym, Jaime Leigh - Kelly Hunt - Lacayo, Ana
- Date: 2008
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:31:17.0
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personal narrativeDonald Edward Reichard Collection Seaman, Navy, Korean War, 1950-1953 - Greece; Trieste, Italy; Bainbridge, Maryland.- Contributor: Reichard, Donald Edward - Machamer, Colin - Eastern Lebanon County School District (Elco High School) - Delcollo, Donna - Schaeffer, Michael
- Date: 1951
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:45:00.0
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Film, VideoEric H. Cline: 2014 National Book Festival Anthropologist Eric H. Cline appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2014
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personal narrativeJohn Herman Wagner Collection Lieutenant Colonel, Army, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Germany; Fort Lewis, Washington; Los Angeles, California; Washington, DC; San Francisco, California; New Orleans, Louisiana; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Meade,…- Contributor: Wagner, John Herman - Boy Scouts of America - Charlie Frazier - Jorgenson, Sean - Carter Frazier - Paradis, Nathaniel
- Date: 1978
- Resource: Interview / Recording - Video - 00:32:22.0
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Film, VideoAmy Wilentz : 2015 National Book Festival Amy Wiletz discusses "Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015