[Home Movie Medicus collection New York Worlds Fair 1939 40 Reel 2]
This 1939-40 color footage of the New York World’s Fair captures a vivid tapestry of innovation, culture, and spectacle. At
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[Henry Wallace Speech] 1942
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In the story of “The Hare and the Tortoise,” a boastful hare challenges a slow-moving tortoise to a race. Confident
Headlines Of The Century : Sweep Winners Overwhelmed (1960)
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Guessing Game (1969)
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Robert E. Lee : A Background Study (1953)
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English Literature: Chaucer And The Medieval Period (1956)
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Carl Sandburg Discusses His Work (1961)
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