Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: Tension continues between East and West Berlin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1958
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Summary: Demonstrators in free Berlin march along the wall in protest against the barrier one year after it was built.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1962
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Summary: Protests in East Berlin against Soviet rule
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1953
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Summary: Today, Europe's fastest growing Jewish population is in Berlin. Germany is considered one of the most democratic societies in the world, assuming the position of moral leader of Europe as they embrace hundreds of thousands of refugees. This development couldn't have been imagined in 1945. Through personal stories Germans & Jews explores Germany's transformation as a society, from silence about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GERSummary: FRG Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and British Prime Minister Anthony Eden announce agreement that the Federal Republic of Germany [West Germany] will be an economic partner of the west
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1955
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Summary: This episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture pays tribute to combat medics and their intimate role with the infantryman in battle. Also in this film from the National Archives and Records Administration is an interview of Major Robert Glazier, Cleveland, Ohio, veteran of eight campaigns and Battalion Commander of the 3rd Infantry, by Colonel William Quinn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series tells the story of the Hungarian Revolution as seen through the eyes of its freedom fighters. Beginning at the end of October 1956, the revolution against the government’s Soviet-imposed policies caused thousands of Hungarians to find refuge in neighboring Austria and Yugoslavia. In response, the U.S. Army launched “Operation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This episode from the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series, narrated by motion picture, stage, and television star Henry Fonda, turns its attention to the soldiers of the Special Forces. Viewers will find this video from the National Archives and Records Administration entertaining and informative as they see the rigorous, demanding training at the Special Warfare Center in Fort Bragg,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on the atom bomb test at Bikini Atoll. Universal Newsreel, in cooperation with the U.S. Army and Navy, presents "Operation Crossroads," a film that shows in dramatic detail the various phases of an epochal A-bomb experiment--from takeoff to the awful blast that destroyed or damaged more than half the ships in Bikini Lagoon. The motion picture spectacle of all time!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on Philippines sovereignty. At the transfer of sovereignty for an independent republic of the Philippines on July 4, President Manuel Rojas, U.S. Ambassador Paul Vories McNutt, and General Douglas MacArthur are present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on five topics, as follows. Reel 1, Two record DC-4 airplane crashes leave a total of 94 people dead. Reel 2, Anzio heroes are honored at a Memorial Day ceremony. Reel 3, Displaced Polish women arrive in Montreal to work, while a group of Yugoslav refugees are repatriated to their homeland. Reel 4, Phalanx wins the 79th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race!...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on seven topics, as follows. Reel 1, U.S. arctic radar defenses are rushed in Operation DEW Line--"they will sound the first alarm should air attack come." Reel 2, First films of the Northrop Snark intercontinental guided missile. Reel 3, President Eisenhower presents the Young American Medal to Patricia Ann Strickland, for bravery. Reel 4, The 75th diamond...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on two topics, as follows. Reel 1, Ike reassures the nation that Russia's satellite success with Sputnik does not indicate a lag in U.S. rocket research. Reel 2, Ike decorates outgoing Defense Secretary Wilson with the Medal of Freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on five topics, as follows. Reel 1, Test Vehicle 3 of Project Vanguard explodes during launch. Reel 2, A British train collision leaves approximately 100 dead in "a fog-bound nightmare." Reel 3, The 75th anniversary of the Amsterdam Aquarium is celebrated. Reel 4, With stunning force, a gas explosion virtually levels Villa Rica, Ga. Reel 5, Prince Bernhard of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on Alaska statehood. President Eisenhower signs a proclamation in the White House making Alaska a state--and adding a 49th star to Old Glory in the process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on civil defense during the Cold War. A new housing development near Denver, Colo., exhibits the first model homes constructed with a built-in fallout shelter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on Cold War tensions between Cuba and America. Charging the U.S. with planning an invasion of Cuba, Fidel Castro calls out 200,000 militiamen to guard Havana. Castro's invasion scare also enlivens debate in the UN, where Cuba has charged the U.S. with aggression. In Moscow, Nikita Khrushchev receives a gift of the Cuban flag and endorses Castro's anti-Americanism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. Key moments of the day are highlighted: JFK in the Oval Office, at the swearing-in ceremony, at a gala luncheon in the Capitol, in the procession to the White House, at the inauguration day parade, and at an inaugural ball. "Let the word go forth from this time and place to friend and foe alike that the torch has been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on life in partitioned Berlin. Life goes on in Berlin, which has been divided into zones of control by the victorious allies. Life is not the same, however, as British troops accompany a harassed student on his way to school and a family is separated by a wall being constructed to keep easterners and westerners apart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on Alfred Hitchcock, master of suspense, and his film The Birds. At the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Hitchcock speaks humorously about his 50th movie and receives a citation to mark his 30 years of contributions to the world of entertainment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on two topics, as follows. Reel 1, In the Dominican Republic, a rebel movement to reinstate exiled President Juan Bosch collapses after U.S. marines are sent in to protect American lives. Reel 2, No longer a strictly defensive force at strategic Da Nang Air Base, U.S. marines in South Vietnam go on the offensive to flush out Viet Cong positions in the region.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This Universal newsreel focuses on three demonstrations against U.S. involvement in Vietnam. A protest in New York City is led by Martin Luther King, Jr., to the UN building. Another march in downtown San Francisco is sponsored by a loose coalition of left-wing anti-war groups. A third protest, in Rome near the U.S. embassy, ends in violence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010