Saturday, August 29, 2009

Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.

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Scenes from Civil Rights March in Washington, D.C., August 1963. People walking up sidewalk; gathering on Mall, standing, singing. Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, crowd gathered on the Mall. People marching with signs, many men wearing UAW hats. People at speakers podium, men with guitars. Crowds outside of the White House, sign: The Catholic University of America.

Band, people marching down street. Many signs, including All D.C. wants to vote! Home Rule for DC; Alpha Phi Alpha; and Woodstock Catholic Seminary for Equal Rights. Lincoln Memorial with crowds gathered around reflecting pool. People singing and clapping at speakers platform. Signs, people clapping. Man speaking, woman playing guitar and singing at podium. More speakers and shots of the crowd.


A chorus, NAACP men in crowd. Close-ups of people in crowd with bowed heads. Shots taken from above of White House. More speakers, including Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Women at podium singing We Shall Overcome. Crowd swaying, singing, holding hands.

Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted Use Restriction(s): Unrestricted. Public Law 101-246, Issued February 6, 1990, this law provides for the domestic release and distribution of USIA motion pictures, films, videotapes, and other materials 12 years after initial dissemination overseas, or, if not disseminated, 12 years from the preparation of the material.

ARC Identifier 49737 / Local Identifier 306.3394. Item from Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003.

Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. PHONE: 301-837-3540; FAX: 301-837-3620; EMAIL: mopix@nara.gov.

Creator(s): U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) Type(s) of Archival Materials: Moving Images.

Contact(s): Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. PHONE: 301-837-3540; FAX: 301-837-3620; EMAIL: mopix@nara.gov.

Production Date(s): 08/1963. Part Of: Series: Motion Picture Films, compiled 1942 - 1999.

Specific Records Type(s): motion pictures (visual works), Sound Type: Sound, Online Resource: Amazon, Online Resource URL: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EO5JBQ, Online Resource Note: A reproduction of this film can be ordered from our partner, Amazon.com.

Variant Control Number(s): NAIL Control Number: NWDNM(m)-306.3394
Index Terms:

* Subjects Represented in the Archival Material:
o Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)
o King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
o White House (Washington, D.C.)
o Washington (District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America) inhabited place

* Contributors to Authorship and/or Production of the Archival Materials:
o U.S. Information Agency. (08/01/1953 - 03/27/1978), Distributor

Producer: U.S. Information Agency
Audio/Visual: sound
Keywords: Civil Rights March; Washington D.C.; Lincoln Memorial; NAACP
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Marines engaged in Operation Striking Sword.

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22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs. Courtesy Video. Date Taken: 08.24.2009
Posted: 08.27.2009 11:43. Video Location:

B-roll of Marines engaged in Operation Striking Sword. Scenes include U.S. Marine Corps waiting in a group, several helicopters landing, Marines traveling by helicopter, Marines on foot patrol in fields and a village and a helicopter delivering cargo.


The Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) is provided as a public service operated by Third Army/U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) on behalf of the Department of the Army in support of all branches of the U.S. military Navy, Air Force, Marines) and its Coalition partners serving in the U.S. Forces Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility.

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Category: B-Roll, Video ID: 67276, Filename: 0908/DOD_100051327.wmv, Size: 17.05 MB. Length: 00:03:13

Producer: Third Army/U.S. Army Central (ARCENT)
Audio/Visual: sound
Keywords: Marines; Operation Striking Sword; helicopters
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Atlantic salmon VIDEO

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Title: Atlantic salmon, Rights: Public Domain, Alternative Title: Salmo salar. Contact: mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov. Creator: USFWS;

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Description: Streaming video clip shows spawning habitat, underwater scenes of atlantic salmon swimming and spawning. Video also shows stages of salmon growth, ; fry, parr and smolt. An image of a historical dam and recreational fishing. Video posted by Washington Broadcast and Audio Visual Office.


Subject Fisheries, Anadromous species, Endangered species, Fishes, Fisheries management.

Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Date of Original: 2000, Type: Video, Format: WMV. Source: NCTC Image Library. Language: English. Audience: General, File Size: 5.50 MB, Original Format: Betacam SP; Length: 3:04, minutes, Date created: 2006-10-10, Date modified: 2008-07-21.

Last Updated: July 15, 2008, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Producer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Audio/Visual: sound
Keywords: Atlantic salmon; Fishes; Fisheries
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Porsches Racing Rose Cup Races

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The first Rose Cup Races were then held in June, 1961 at the Portland International Raceway (PIR).

Producer: bart hendrickson
Keywords: porsche; portland; pir
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Bugle call Cavalry Charge

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Modern Service BugleGenerally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF from the U.S. Copyright Office.

Bugle calls tell troops when to go to bed, when to wake up, when to eat, when to attack and when to retreat. There are stable calls, water calls, drill calls, sick calls and church calls on Sunday.

Bugles were first used for signaling in America by the British army during the Revolutionary War. The sound of the bugle made it possible to convey commands over a great distance. The sound could usually be heard above the roar of battle.

Artist/Composer: USAF Heritage of America Band. Keywords: Bugle call; Cavalry Charge. Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Deutschlandlied National Anthem of Germany

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The Song of Germany", also known as "Das Lied der Deutschen" or "The Song of the Germans") has been use as the national anthem of Germany since 1922. The music was written by Joseph Haydn in 1797. In 1841, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote the lyrics of "Das Lied der Deutschen" to Haydn's melody.



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Artist/Composer: USAREUR Band
Keywords: Deutschlandlied; National Anthem; Germany
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Onward, Christian soldiers! AUDIO LYRICS

Original wav version from the Library of Congress converted to mp3 with Media Converter SA Edition noise removed and bass boosted, stereo channel added, Amplified, normalized with Audacity by sookietex. Onward, Christian soldiers VBR MP3 3.81 mb.

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Onward, Christian soldiers! / A. S. Sullivan ; [performed by] The Calvary Choir and the Choir Boys of St. Andrew's Church, N.Y.

the Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17, U.S.C.) or any other restrictions in the materials in the Inventing Entertainment: The Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies,

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This file is also in the public domain in countries that figure copyright from the date of death of the artist (post mortem auctoris), (in this case Sabine Baring-Gould 28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924 lyrics, Arthur Seymour Sullivan 13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900 tune) , and that most commonly runs for a period of 50 to 70 years from December 31st of that year.

CREATED PUBLISHED: Orange, N.J. : Edison, 1919.

Onward, Christian soldiersSUMMARY: From Edison records catalog: "Onward, Christian Soldiers!" is called by commentators "a rousing hymn of Christian warfare." The words were written by Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould, a Roman Catholic writer and priest. He was born in England in 1834. Sir Arthur Sullivan, who wrote this music, is the Sullivan of the famous "Gilbert and Sullivan" operettas.
He wrote every kind of music--the "Lost Chord" was another of his you may remember. Queen Victoria knighted Sullivan in 1883; he died in London in 1900.

NOTES: Coupling date: 1/17/1919. Cutout date: 10/31/1929. On label: mixed voices with orchestra. With (reverse side): Holy, holy, holy! Lord God almighty! / The Cavalry Choir and the Choir Boys of St. Andrew's Church, N.Y.

MEDIUM: 1 sound disc : analog, 80 rpm ; 10 in. CALL NUMBER: Edison Diamond Disc 80452-R. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID: edrs 80452r.

Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before;
Christ, the royal Master
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
See, his banners go.

Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.


2.

At the sign of triumph
Satan's host doth flee;
On then, Christian soldiers,
On to victory.
Hell's foundations quiver
At the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise.

Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.


3.

Like a mighty army
Moves the church of God;
Brothers, we are treading
Where the saints have trod;
We are not divided,
All one body we,
One in hope and doctrine,
One in charity.

Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.


4.

What the saints established
That I hold for true;
What the saints believed,
That I believe too.
Long as earth endureth,
men the faith will hold;
Kingdoms, nations, empires,
In destruction rolled.

Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.


5.

Crowns and thrones may perish,
Kingdoms rise and wane,
But the church of Jesus
Constant will remain;
Gates of hell can never
'Gainst that church prevail;
We have Christ's own promise,
And that cannot fail.

Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.


6.

Onward then, ye people,
Join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song;
Glory, laud, and honour
Unto Christ the King;
This through countless ages
Men and angels sing.

Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.


Artist/Composer: the Library of Congress
Keywords: Christian; hymn; Edison
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Friday, August 14, 2009

X-15 Rocket Plane

X-15 Rocket Plane MPEG2 40 mb, X-15 Rocket Plane 512Kb MPEG4 3.91 mb, X-15 Rocket Plane Ogg Video 3.61 mb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGG format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia. . animated gif, 12 frames

X-15 Rocket Plane - First Free Flight (Standard 4:3) (1959)

Producer: Universal News
Audio/Visual: sound, black and white
Keywords: stock footage; standard 4:3; historic; 1959; aviation; military; rocket plane; X-15
Creative Commons license: Public Domain


The X-15, designed to provide data on material and human factors of high-speed, high-altitude flight, made the first manned probes into the lower edges of space. It was built for speeds of up to 4,000 mph and altitudes of 50 miles, but these goals were exceeded on numerous occasions. Several X-15 pilots earned "astronaut" rating by attaining altitudes above 50 miles. The X-15 flight program contributed significantly to the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects.

The X-15 was carried aloft by a B-52 and was released at about 45,000 feet and 500 mph. Its rocket engine then fired for the first 80-120 seconds of flight. The remainder of the 10-11 minute flight was powerless and ended with a 200 mph glide landing on a dry lake bed.

The first powered X-15 flight was made on Sept. 17. 1959, and 199 flights were made between 1959 and 1968 by the three X-15s that were built. The No. 1 X-15 is at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, and the No. 3 X-15 was destroyed in a crash. The No. 2 aircraft was retired to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in October 1969.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Span: 22 ft. 5 in.
Length: 52 ft. 5 in.
Height: 14 ft.
Weight: 56,132 lbs. (at launch with ram jet test engine)
Armament: None
Engine: Reaction Motors XLR 99 rocket engine of over 50,000 lbs. thrust
Serial number: 56-6671
C/N: 240-2

PERFORMANCE:
Maximum speed: 4,520 mph (unofficial record)
Range: Over 250 miles (flight path distance)
Service ceiling: 354,200 ft. (unofficial record by X-15 No. 3)

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Kodiak Bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi) Growling

Kodiak bears growling VBR MP3 326 kb, Kodiak bears growling OGG format 225 kb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGG format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.

The Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), also known as the Alaskan brown bear, is the largest subspecies of Brown Bear, Its traditional name in the Alutiiq language is: Taquka-aq.

Title: Kodiak bears growling over territory. Contact: Mailto:images@fws.gov; Description: This 20-second audio clip was taken from video footage tapes featuring two grizzly bears threatening each other over territory on a fishing stream on Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Vocalizations.



Kodiak Bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi)Subject: Mammals, Location: Alaska, FWS Site: KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Type: Audio. Format: mp3, Source: NCTC, Image Library, Language: English.

Rights: Public domain.
Audience: General, File Size: 328 KB, Original Format: Digital betacam; Length: 20 seconds. Date created: 2008-07-14, Date modified: 2008-07-21.

Artist/Composer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Keywords: Kodiak Bears; Alaskan brown bear
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Mozart Quartet in G 1st movement

Noise removed, bass boosted, stereo channel added, Amplified, normalized, with Audacity by sookietex Mozart Quartet in G 2 VBR MP3 3.49 mb, Mozart Quartet in G 2 OGG format 1.79 mb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGG format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.

Original MP3 version from the National Park Service Mozart Quartet in G VBR MP3 2.62 mb, Mozart Quartet in G OGG format 2.32 mb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGG format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.





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Quartet in G, 1st movement- part 1, Performed by: Roth String Quartet. Composed by: Mozart. Record format: Edison Needle Type disc test pressing. Matrix number: N-1195-A-1-1, Recording date: October 10, 1929. NPS object catalog number: EDIS 84282.

Composition Licence: This MP3 (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.

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Artist/Composer: National Park Service (NPS)
Keywords: Mozart; String Quartet; Edison; National Park Service; (NPS)
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Menuett G flat major Ludwig von Beethoven

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Original MP3 version from the National Park Service Menuett G flat major VBR MP3 2.83 mb, Menuett G flat major OGG format 2.40 mb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGG format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.





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Ludwig von BeethovenMenuett G flat major & Valse bluette. Performed by: Kathleen Parlow - violin ; George Falkenstein - piano. Composed by: Ludwig von Beethoven. Record format: Edison Amberol cylinder. Release number: 4M-28026 (..6) Release date: September 1912. NPS object catalog number: EDIS 36520

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Artist/Composer: National Park Service (NPS)
Keywords: Menuett G flat major; Ludwig von Beethoven
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Monday, August 3, 2009

Common Loon

Common Loon VBR MP3 377 kb, Common Loon OGG format 244 kb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGG format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.

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Common LoonFor many people, the loud yodeling call of this bird signifies wilderness. During the early summer, young loons can often be seen riding around on their parent's backs.
Loons and grebes are waterbirds that breed on freshwater lakes and ponds during the summer and spend the rest of the year on coastal marine waters. They are medium-to-large sized birds that dive underwater to feed primarily on fish but some species also eat invertebrates such as dragonfly larvae. Their legs are positioned far back on the body making these birds strong swimmers but awkward on land. They come to land only to nest, often on the shore of the same lake year after year.

Artist/Composer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Keywords: Common Loon
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Saturday, August 1, 2009

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Growling

Bear Growling VBR MP3 325 kb, Bear Growling OGG format 211 kb which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGG format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.

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Black bears (Ursus americanus) are the most numerous and widespread North American bear. Though the black color phase is most common, "black" bears can also be various shades of brown or even white. Adult males usually weigh from 250 to 400 pounds, while females range from 150 to 225 pounds. They are omnivorous and depend greatly on their sense of smell to locate food. Bears can run as fast as 30 miles per hour. Their curved claws enable them to climb trees. They are also powerful swimmers.

Artist/Composer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Keywords: American Black Bear; Ursus americanus
Creative Commons license: Public Domain