Diana Vreeland on Madame Pmpadour
A very short clip in which Marisa Berenson interviews Diana Vreeland regarding Madame du Pompadour. Filmed in New York, 1982.
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Diana Vreeland on 18th Century Fashion
Marisa Berenson interviewed Diana Vreeland concerning 18th century court fashion. Filmed in New York, 1982.
Death of German Zeppelin L31
THE POTTERS BAR ZEPPELIN WAS SHOT DOWN ON 1st OCTOBER 1916, BY WULSTAN TEMPEST OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE’S 39 SQUADRON. THE PILOT OF THE ZEPPELIN, ,NDER HEINRICH MATHY AND HIS CREW WERE BURIED IN MUTTON LANE CEMETRY, POTTERS BAR. BUT DURING THE 1930s THEIR BODIES WERE DUG UP AND RETURNED TO GERMANY. WULSTAN TEMPEST NOW HAS 2 ROADS NAMED AFTER HIM, TEMPEST AVENUE AND WULSTAN PARK, WHERE THE ZEPPELIN CRASHED. THE WOODEN ARCH SEEN IN THE FUNERAL SCENE, STILL STANDS TODAY.
Dalton Trumbos October 28th, 1947 appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
On October 28, 1947, Dalton Trumbo testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities; this is the beginning of that testimony.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Video
A series of video interviews with the gardeners of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission marking the ninetieth anniversary of that important organization.
Combat on the Eastern Front
Black and white film footage from the Second World War depicting the German and Soviet infantrymen.
Colored Footage from the Great War
Various clips from the video, “World War 1 in Color” (which can be purchased on this site) depicting those who participated in the air war portion of the slaughter.
Color Photos of WW I
A slide show set to somber music featuring color photographs of the 1914 – 1918 war. The first experiments with color photography were carried out in 1904 near Lyon in France, where father Lumière owned a photographic factory. In 1907 the Lumière brothers patented the auto-chrome process they had invented.
Color Footage of the Nazi Rocket Facilities
Captured color WW II footage of German Scientist Werner Von Braun and his rocket engine experiments such as the V-2.
Color Footage of the Carrier War
Truly remarkable color film footage depicting the life (and death)on board a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier during World War II. Authentic color combat footage is included.
Color Footage of the Afrika Korps
German color propaganda film from 1941 (excerpt) about the Afrika Korps attack on a British ammunitions dump in the desert near Tobruk.
Color Footage of Mushroom Clouds
This footage is from the movie “Trinity and Beyond”, directed by Peter Kuran.Operation Dominic I was a series nuclear test explosions conducted in 1962 and 1963 by the United States in the Pacific. This one was dropped from a B-52 bomber aircraft on the Christmas Island. Exact Date (1962-1963) and Yield unknown (a few megatons).