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Honea Path and the End of Summer
Claude Cannon, Lee Crawford, Ira Davis, E. M. “Bill” Knight, Maxie Peterson, C. R. Rucker and Thomas Yarborough all celebrated Labor Day for the last time on September 3, 1934 in the small town of Honea Path, South Carolina. Three … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Videos
Tagged Chiquola Mill, funeral, history, killings, labor day, labor union, management, massacre, mill, mill workers, pickets, shootings, strike, textile, violence, workers
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“Tapping” the Liberty Bell for our Nation’s Birthday
It takes time to prepare and transfer over eleven million feet of film; in fact, we’re still at it. But discovery is one of the great joys of working with the Fox Movietone News Collection. This week’s featured video is … Continue reading
Posted in Features and Events
Tagged birthday, celebration, liberty bell, mayor, Pennsylvania, philadelphia, radio, washington
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Images from Normandy, June 6, 1944–featured video
On June 6 1944, over 160,000 allied soldiers landed on the beaches Normandy or dropped behind the German coastal defenses. The D-day invasion was the largest amphibious operation ever undertaken. This week’s featured video draws on films of the event … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Videos, Features and Events
Tagged allies, American, army, beaches, British, Canadian, d-day, Germans, infantry, juno beach, landing craft, navy, Normandy, Omaha, Queen's Own Rifles, signal corps, soldiers, sword beach, war, WWII
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