Indiana in WWI - ISL, Lilly Endowment, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Fairbanks 31950 HD

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Channel: PeriscopeFilm · 2014 · Education

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16mm film of newsreels made by Harry Humbert Coburn during WWI. These silent films are part of the Indiana State Library collection, and were re-released as part of a preservation campaign by ISL and the Lilly Endowment. Includes amazing coverage of the war years including Fort Benjamin Harrison, where troops were trained en masse, a bond parade featuring Douglas Fairbanks, all the way through the Armistice Day parade and the construction of the Indiana War Memorial.

This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

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