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1938_Thanksgiving_Proclamation.webm (WebM audio/video file, VP9/Opus, length 3 min 9 s, 654 × 480 pixels, 678 kbps overall, file size: 15.25 MB)

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English: Connecticut Governor Wilbur L. Cross reading his 1938 Thanksgiving Proclamation to his cabinet. This was the first sound film ever made featuring a Governor of Connecticut.
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Source YouTube: 1938 Thanksgiving Proclamation – View/save archived versions on archive.org and archive.today
Author Connecticut State Library

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Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 27 November 2025. It was captioned as follows:
English: Connecticut Governor Wilbur Lucius Cross reading his 1938 Thanksgiving Proclamation to his cabinet. This was the first sound film ever made featuring a Governor of Connecticut.
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English: Connecticut Governor Wilbur Lucius Cross reading his 1938 Thanksgiving Proclamation to his cabinet. This was the first sound film ever made featuring a Governor of Connecticut.

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current04:21, 24 October 20243 min 9 s, 654 × 480 (15.25 MB)Koavf (talk | contribs)Imported media from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82SL6NJnv5A

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Format Bitrate Download Status Encode time
VP9 480P 561 kbps Completed 04:28, 24 October 2024 3 min 6 s
VP9 360P 283 kbps Completed 04:26, 24 October 2024 2 min 34 s
VP9 240P 163 kbps Completed 04:24, 24 October 2024 1 min 37 s
WebM 360P 603 kbps Completed 04:25, 24 October 2024 1 min 5 s
QuickTime 144p (MJPEG) 1.14 Mbps Completed 04:23, 24 October 2024 11 s

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