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Views of a typical small town in the midwestern United States in the 1950s, Ottumwa, Iowa.

In a U.S. Army documentary, an Army Sergeant walks on sidewalks of a typical 1950 small town in the rural United States -- Ottumwa, Iowa. Civilians on streets of the city. Various shops and 1940s and 1950s era automobiles. People from various walks of life talk to the Sergeant. The Sergeant recalls the town's ancestors entering America. The Des Moines river is shown with a small boat anchored at the end of a dock and men and boys fishing. Statue of Native American Indian Chief atop the Courthouse Building, Chief Wapello, whose tribe camped in the spot of the town years prior. The entrance of the library. Still images and drawings from the library depicting the town. Pictures of houses, shops and other buildings. People on the streets of Ottumwa. The Ottumwa Daily Courier newspaper headline announcing U.S. participation in World War I, "War Becomes Actuality." Images of members from Ottumwa's own Company G, 42nd Rainbow Division in WWI, including soldiers Arthur Menge, Charles Orman, Marlow Work. Views of WWI battle scenes. Oscar Nelson is remembered for heroism. WWI soldiers returning to American towns. Private Charles Orman 40 years later in Ottumwa. He enters a barber shop. Art Menge is also seen in the Barber shop. Aerial view of the city with many bridges, plants, factories, and homes visible. Cars and pedestrians on streets, The Ottumwa Bank, the Airport with a plane parked in front of the terminal, the Railroad train station with people waiting as a large sleek silver passenger train pulls up and arrives. The Hoffmann Drug store, the Ottumwa Hotel, The Ottumwa Daily Courier newspaper building, the Glover Motor Company, the Union Bank, and the Sunnyslope Sanitorium. Various homes and neighborhoods and 1950s automobiles. Governor Herschel Loveless, an Ottumwa native, at home with his wife. The home on Davis Street of the Miss Universe contest winner Carol Morris, and views of Ms. Morris in the pageant and receiving the winners crown in 1956.

Location: Ottumwa Iowa USA
Date: 1958
Duration: 5 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056276
Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson delivers campaign speech at the State Fair in Newton, Iowa

Presidential candidate Adlai Ewing Stevenson addresses a gathering at the Iowa State Fair, in Newton, Iowa, United States. Stevenson at a podium. He speaks about the Democratic party's farm plank, seeking not only price parity, but income parity, for farmers. He mentions issues, such as violent movements in prices of livestock, that cause anxiety for farmers and ranchers.

Location: Newton Iowa USA
Date: 1956, September 22
Duration: 3 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073190
Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson speaks to crowd at State Fair in Newton, Iowa.

Presidential candidate, Adlai Ewing Stevenson, addresses a gathering at the Iowa State Fair in Newton, Iowa, United States. In his presidential campaign speech, he talks about the perils of farming. He notes that the farmer has no idea what his crop will bring in the marketplace, when he sows the seed, or at any time therafter, until the final sale of his crop. The crowd applauds.

Location: Newton Iowa United States USA
Date: 1956, September 22
Duration: 2 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073191
Presidential candidate, Adlai Stevenson, gives a campaign speech at State Fair in Newton, Iowa, United States

Presidential candidate, Adlai Ewing Stevenson addresses a gathering at the State Fair in Newton Iowa. .The crowd applauds. He continues with his speech and talks about the need for peace and policies to be adopted in favor of the nation. The gathering holds banners which read 'We want Adlai'. Tents in the background.

Location: Newton Iowa United States USA
Date: 1956, September 22
Duration: 3 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073192
Car thief steals car and alters it to match VIN of wrecked junkyard car.

Cartoon drawing of used car lot with words "The Salvage Racket" A speeding 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe. Car after crash with smoke and STOP sign. A smirking man takes down notes as wrecked1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe is towed to a junkyard. A policeman opens a file cabinet to retrieve a file and then says, "the car theft racket is one of major problems facing law enforcement today." A car pulls up near a parked 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe. The man in passenger seat gets out of the car. Man using slim jim to break into car and open door. Man in car uses wires to go under dashboard to hot wire car. Stolen car drives away with another following. Garage door opens and cars drive in to garage. Man wearing gangster hat drives up to junkyard and gets out of car. Junkyard owner walks through junkyard with man looking at cars. The man pays the junkyard owner in cash for wrecked 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe. Man uses pocket nice to cut car VIN trim tag off of car. Man opens car hood to get the car’s motor number. Close up of engine stamp pad containing number. The man closes hood and pulls out notebook and writes notes. The junkyard owner walks through piles of tires and gives the man sale paperwork. 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe in garage with hood open. Mechanic grinding off engine number of stolen car. Gangster throws smoking cigarette to ground and then rubs his hands together. Mechanic tears up and throw out identifying papers found in car, attaches replacement trim tag to door, and removes stickers. Mechanic throwing out papers found in car trunk. Gangster puts paperwork into his suit jacket pocket and watches mechanic work on car with arms akimbo. Police officer explains that "the doctored stolen car is now ready for market." Two cars drive on highway pass sign reading, "state line 1/2 mile". Cars parked with gangster standing by to sell stolen car.

Location: Silver Spring Maryland USA
Date: 1956, August
Duration: 7 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078756
Man shows his skill on building a Canoe from Birch tree in North of United States.

Birch Canoe builder with his wife paddles a self built canoe in North of United States. He soaks a large piece of cedar for the frame. The Canoe builder cuts the cedar log into long strips. He lights a burner and places wooden strips into it. The heated strips are then bent over the lower side of a canoe form. Man removes bark from Birch tree and joins them. Wooden form is placed in the center of birch bark sheets. They bind the Canoe with root strips, sewing them on. They affix gunwales and clamp the pieces in place. They paint pitch containing charcoal onto the seams. View of the man canoeing in his hand-built canoe.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1975
Duration: 5 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022754
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