Saturday, March 29, 2014

Honk For Crimea UWS NYC (March 23, 2014) VIDEO

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Honk For Crimea

Cars displaying Crimean flag heading south on broadway uws nyc honking their horns in support of Crimea

This movie is part of the collection: Community Video. Producer: sookietex. Keywords: Crimea; NYC; UWS; Cars; Honking; Support. Creative Commons license: CC0 1.0 Universal

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Oh! Susanna

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart) Rondo Alla Turca

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Sonate Opus KV 331 - Rondo Alla Turca by W. A. Mozart (1756–1791) Copyright: Public Domain Music ID Number: Mutopia-2007/05/21-108

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Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart) Rondo Alla Turca

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The Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 (300i), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a piano sonata in three movements. It is uncertain where and when Mozart composed the sonata; however, Vienna or Salzburg around 1783 is currently thought to be most likely

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Precious Lord, Take My Hand Blues

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Performance Licence: The U.S. Army Band “Pershing's Own” 400 McNair Road, Fort Myer, VA 22211-1306. All information on The US Army Band Web site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied freely except where otherwise noted.

Composition Licence: Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark 1.0

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Friday, November 29, 2013

The Gospel Truth Blues

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Composition by Craig Fraedrich USABand and Performance Licence: The U.S. Army Band “Pershing's Own” 400 McNair Road, Fort Myer, VA 22211-1306. All information on The US Army Band Web site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied freely except where otherwise noted.

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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Stephen Foster Medley

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Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as the "father of American music". Stephen Foster Medley arranged by Sammy Nestico* Col Michael J. Colburn, conducting Performed by the Marine Band on April 14, 2013, at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va.

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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Prelude to Parsifal by Richard Wagner

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Prelude to Parsifal Richard Wagner/trans. Bourgeois* *Member, U.S. Marine Band. Col John R. Bourgeois, conducting. Performed by the Marine Band on April 7, 1996, at George Mason University's Center for the Arts Concert Hall.

Parsifal (WWV 111) is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. It is loosely based on Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach, a 13th-century epic poem of the Arthurian knight Parzival (Percival) and his quest for the Holy Grail.

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Richard Wagner

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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Allegro molto moderato from Piano Concerto Edvard Grieg

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Allegro molto moderato from Piano Concerto Edvard Hagerup Grieg Col Michael J. Colburn, conducting GySgt Russell Wilson, piano soloist

Performed by the Marine Band on Feb. 20, 2011, at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va. Col Michael J. Colburn, conducting GySgt Russell Wilson, piano soloist. Performed by the Marine Band on Feb. 20, 2011, at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va.


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Edvard Hagerup Grieg

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Toccata and Fugue in d minor Johann Sebastian Bach

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Toccata and Fugue in d minor. Johann Sebastian Bach/trans. Nowlin* Col Michael J. Colburn, conducting Performed by the Marine Band during the 2012 National Concert Tour.

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Artist/Composer: The Marine Band / Johann Sebastian Bach Keywords: Toccata; Fugue; United States Marine Band; Johann Sebastian Bach. Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Monday, September 2, 2013

Westinghouse Works (1904) Factory Assembly Line VIDEO

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Variant title: Westinghouse works. Panorama view street car motor room. Variant title from MAVIS: Westinghouse works--Paper Print Collection. Compilation reel 2 Title in Biograph photo catalog, v. 6 and Biograph Co. prod. records: Panorama motor room, Westinghouse works

Panoramic view streetcar motor room. CREATED/PUBLISHED United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1904.

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SUMMARY: A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by on rails; cranes lift machinery; and men perform their various duties, including hammering objects.

NOTES: Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 2May1904; H45147. Camera, G.W. "Billy" Bitzer. Duration: 2:35 at 15 fps.

SUBJECTS: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. Manufacturing processes--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh. Electric motor industry--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh. Electric industry workers--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh. Factories--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh. Industrial films. Actualities (Motion pictures) Silent films. Short films. Nonfiction films.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Superman: The Mechanical Monsters (1941) FULL VIDEO



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The Fleischer abd Famous Superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated Technicolor short films released by Paramount Pictures and based upon the comic book character Superman.

Although all entries are in the public domain, ancillary rights such as merchandising contract rights, as well as the original 35mm master elements, are owned today by Warner Bros. Animation. Warner has owned Superman publisher DC Comics since 1969.

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Superman The Mechanical Monsters






Saturday, January 19, 2013

Popeye the Sailor Little Swee' Pea (1936)


Popeye the Sailor Little Swee' Pea (1936)

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Popeye the Sailor

This movie is part of the collection: Animation Shorts. Director: Dave Fleischer. Producer: Max Fleischer. Production Company: Fleischer Studios Audio / Visual: sound, b&w. Keywords: popeye; animation. Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

The Contender (1944)

The Contender (1944) Widower Gary Farrell can't afford, on his $45-weekly salary as a truck driver, to send his young son, Mickey, to a high-priced military school and decides to enter heavyweight-boxing tournament in an effort to win the $500 prize money.

The Contender - Directed by: Sam Newfield. Produced by: Bert Sternbach. Written byL George Wallace Sayre (story) and Jay Doten (story) George Wallace Sayre (screenplay) and Jay Doten (screenplay) and Raymond L. Schrock (screenplay)

This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films. Director: Sam Newfield. Producer: Bert Sternbach. Production Company: S and N Productions Inc. Audio / Visual: sound, black & white. Keywords: Action; Crime; Drama; Sport. Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

Cast: Buster Crabbe as Gary Farrel
Arline Judge as Linda Martin
Julie Gibson as Rita Langdon
Donald Mayo as Mickey Farrel
Glenn Strange as Biff Benham
Milton Kibbee as 'Pop' Turner
Roland Drew as Kip Morgan
Sam Flint as Major Palmer
George Turner as Sparky Callahan
Duke York as 'Bomber' Brown
Jimmy Aubrey as Dance Club Drunk

Monday, December 31, 2012

Fashions, 1964

Fashions, 1964/10/26 This movie is part of the collection: Universal Newsreels. Production Company: Universal Studios. Audio / Visual: sound, color. Keywords: Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

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Universal City Studios gifted Universal Newsreel to the American people, put the newsreels into the public domain, and gave film materials to the National Archives in 1976. Surviving materials from the entire collection are available at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, Maryland.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

New York City Subway Train

New York City Subway Train. The number one downtown local, making all stops to south ferry.

The 1 Broadway – Seventh Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is represented by a red ball on station signs, route signs, the train itself and the official subway map. It uses the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line for its entire route.

The 1 service operates local at all times between Van Cortlandt Park – 242nd Street in Riverdale, Bronx and South Ferry in Lower Manhattan. It is the only service in the system that has elevated stations in Manhattan (125th Street and all stations north of and including Dyckman Street). It also has the longest service in Manhattan, going the furthest north at Marble Hill – 225th Street and furthest south at its terminal South Ferry.

New York City Subway Train


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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Tokyo Olympics 1964

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Tokyo Olympics, track 400 meter relay race won by Americans anchored by Bob Hayes receiving gold medals. The start of the marathon run of 26 miles through the streets of Tokyo, won by an Ethiopian who was a former Hailie Selassie palace guard. Closing ceremonies.

Universal Newsreel, produced from 1929 to 1967, was released twice a week. Each issue contained six or seven short stories, usually one to two minutes in length, covering world events, politics, sports, fashion.


Universal City Studios gifted Universal Newsreel to the American people, put thenewsreels into the public domain, and gave film materials to the National Archives in 1976. Surviving materials from the entire collection are available at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, Maryland.

This movie is part of the collection: Universal Newsreels. Production Company: Universal Studios, Audio/Visual: sound, b/w. Keywords: Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

Monday, June 25, 2012

How I Roll - Piper Seneca by Paola Pivi

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How I Roll by Paola Pivi - A Public Art Fund project, June 20 - August 26, 2012, Central Park:

Pivi’s sculpture incorporates a Piper Seneca six-seat plane that has been specially modified, enabling it to rotate through 360 degrees while held aloft on its wing tips.

The Doris C. Freedman Plaza is located at the southeast corner of Central Park near the intersection of 60th street and 5th avenue and is home to sculptural art installations.


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Composition Licence: Johann Strauss II (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899; also known as Johann Baptist Strauss, Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son.

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Performance Licence: Played by Finnish orchestra Rytmi-Pojat, directed by Eugen Malmstén. The recording Tonava kaunoinen Kultaa ja hopeaa by Columbia. Doria database of Finnish National Library

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This movie is part of the collection: Community Video
Producer: sookietex / Johann Strauss II
Audio/Visual: sound
Keywords: Piper Seneca; Paola Pivi; How I Roll
Creative Commons license: CC0 1.0 Universal

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Subway Train New York City

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This movie is part of the collection: Community Video
Producer: sookietex
Audio/Visual: sound
Keywords: nyc; subway; train; new york city
Creative Commons license: CC0 1.0 Universal

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Space Shuttle Enterprise on the Hudson

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This movie is part of the collection: Community Video
Producer: sookietex
Audio/Visual: sound
Keywords: Space Shuttle; Enterprise; Hudson River
Creative Commons license: CC0 1.0 Universal

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Bats Vocalization Sounds

Bats Vocalization VBR MP3 193.1 kb, Bats Vocalization OGG format 117.5 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.

Title: Bats Vocalization. Contact: Mailto:images@fws.gov. Description: This 12-second audio (mp3) clip is the sounds made by a group of bats. Vocalizations. Subject: Mammals. Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Type: Audio. Format: mp3. Source: NCTC Image Library. Language: English. Rights: Public domain. Audience: General. File Size: 196 KB. Date created: 2008-07-14. Date modified: 2008-07-21.

This file is a work of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the file is in the public domain.


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Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Bats Vocalization Sounds.

This audio is part of the collection: Community Audio
Artist/Composer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Keywords: Bats Vocalization
Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark 1.0