Description: Story #734. Silent footage of college-aged Asian people marching down the street with signs. Signs difficult to read, but include one that says "Drop Nixon on Haiphong." Part of an acted scene where people in black with tall hats beat a person dressed in Vietnamese clothing.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/26/1972
Description: Silent footage of Governor Sargent speaking at a podium. Shots of the crowd and an African American choir singing. Sargent, a woman, and an African American man looking at photos in an exhibit.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/11/1974
Description: Governor Sargent at a press conference about new gun regulations that he is asking the state legislature to pass. Restrictions include a ban on certain hand guns, ban on some types of concealed hand guns, and an introduction of a training program for people wishing to obtain a license to own a gun. Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/13/1974
Description: Press conference with Governor-elect Michael Dukakis, Governor Francis Sargent, and Lt. Governor elect Thomas O'Neill. Sound, but most of what is said is cut off by film cuts. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/07/1974
Description: Silent footage of police and fire trucks in front of a building, men talking, a firefighter taking a hose off the truck, students walking through clouded halls, a room covered in ash, and people getting into an ambulance.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/18/1975
Description: Committee Against Racism press conference. An African American man speaking outdoors, discussing permits that had been revoked for their group, and a white man talks about a permit that they do have to gather on Boston Commons. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/16/1975
Description: Interview with a Navy officer about a ship that has lost communication and can't be found. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/06/1976
Description: B-roll footage of a house on fire, and firemen climbing a ladder into the top story window of the burning house. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/06/1976
Description: Footage of a round table meeting with people standing on the side watching. A man talking about the budget process. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/24/1976
Description: Silent footage of Michael Dukakis and others walking down an aisle to a podium. A man speaks about the Justice system. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/24/1976
Description: Footage of a kids marching in the Memorial Day Parade and a couple floats. Followed by footage of people in a graveyard. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/30/1976
Description: Silent footage of a house on fire at night and firemen fighting the fire.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/30/1976
Description: Night footage of emergency vehicles on the street. Close up on a burned and crushed car. People walk around the car. Police officers looking at car and talking. Silent. B-roll. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Fiery crash leaves mangled, scorched cars on Route Nine in Natick."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/14/1976
Description: People gathered in the street. A woman at a table helping a man fill out a form. Signs in English and Spanish that read, "Register to vote here" and "Inscripcion De Votantes Aqui" by a table on the sidewalk where people are helping others fill out forms. Silent. B-roll. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "State-wide drive to sign 'em up... We focus on Roxbury/South End where worst need."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/14/1976
Description: Silent night footage of police at the Commonwealth Armory. Shots of police with a dog, inspecting the building, and cars. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "At the Commonwealth Armory. No break. Nothing taken, just a stolen van recovered and some strange folk spotted in the area."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/25/1976
Description: Interview with a woman about art stolen from Hammond Castle. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1976
Description: Footage of people in line at the DMV getting new license plates, cashiers handing the plates to the customers, and a shot of a man holding a new plate. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Footage of a high school basketball game. Background sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/17/1977
Description: Interview with a man about the students as tour guides. Interview with a boy about what kind of information he shared on the tour. Sound. 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "MFA Tour Guides - Students from Andover at the museum."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/12/1977
Description: Mike Taibbi standup regarding the cost to the state of keeping Donald Wilson and the overall cost of the Mahoney family murder investigation and trial. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/19/1977
Description: Footage of a mural of a hot air balloon on the side of a Holiday Inn, painters painting over the mural, and shots of people watching from below. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/28/1977
Description: Several people led by Bill Baird marching with pro-choice signs. Silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Bill Baird Demonstration - Bill Baird challenges a federal law which says that a pregnant teenager who wants an abortion must have written consent of both parents or a court order issued by a superior court judge. This is a mini demo [demonstration] just ahead of the court session."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/17/1977
Description: Footage includes the audience and close-ups of people involved in the hearing. Wild Sound. This in 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Arts Hearing at Faneuil Hall with the [Governor] among others. [Morning] devoted to arts, [and] the [afternoon] to humanities... we do arts only."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/30/1978
Description: This is b-roll of a disco where a fight occurred and the ship that the sailors involved in the fight were on. Mostly exterior footage of the Boston Boston Discotheque at 15 Lansdowne Street. Silent. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Disco Racial Incident - Early this am there was an incident at Boston/Boston involving some sailors in civilian clothes and some of the patrons at the disco. Some cops were injured, and the sailors were injured."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/02/1978
Description: Interviews with a couple students about the peace agreement in the Middle East. Sound. Slug: Student reactions
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/18/1978
Description: Exterior shot of the Children's Hospital followed by shots of the solar panels on the roof. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Children's Hospital spends $195,000 on a new solar system for the pediatrics wing."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/22/1978
Description: Silent footage of a man placing tape on the roof of a building. He is making letters, but there is no ariel shot that shows what he is writing. Hancock Tower seen in the distance.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/10/1978
Description: People marching with white masks on, chanting, and carrying anti-Shah signs. Wild sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Description from Assignment Sheet: "Anti-Shah [demonstration] at the MFA and then on to downtown, re: Shah of Iran."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/13/1978
Description: Footage of the plane wreckage, damaged tree, pile of luggage, and men looking around the crash site. Wild sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "A small plane from Downeast Airlines went down last night killing 17 people, and injuring one."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/31/1979