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French troops advance under Vietminh fire to repel the communists from Indochina and raise the French flag.

French troops repel the communists from Indochina during the Indochina War. Paratroopers drop in the Indochina Delta. They wade through water. The paratroopers fire guns. French troops advance under Vietminh fire. Machine-guns are fired. Dead soldiers on the ground. The place where the son of French Commander in Chief, Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny was killed. Vietnamese run looking scared. The French point guns at them. French troops raise the French flag. They return to a fort in trucks.

Date: 1951, June 15
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045399
Amputees of World War II meet U.S. President Harry S. Truman in Washington and show their fitness and use of prosthetic limbs.

Partially disabled amputees of World War II meet U.S. President Truman in Washington. A World War II veteran who has both his legs amputated walks in front of President Harry S. Truman with the help of prosthesis artificial limbs. Another veteran with amputated hands lights a cigarette. Both of them shake hands with Truman.

Date: 1951, June 15
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045400
A tiny squirrel named Bimbo eats and enjoys the company of a dachshund in Hanover, Germany.

A dachshund adopts a squirrel in Hanover, Germany. A tiny squirrel named Bimbo eats nuts. She climbs up a milk bottle and tries to open its lid. A dachshund near a pair of boots. Bimbo climbs upon the dachshund. Children look at them and smile. Bimbo on the dachshund while he sleeps in hay.

Date: 1951, June 15
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045401
Acrobats perform stunts atop the Eiffel Tower during the celebrations of the 2000th anniversary of Paris, France.

The Rose Gold Trio (Rose, her husband and a partner) perform atop the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. They perform dangerous aerial stunt maneuvers during the celebrations of the two thousandth anniversary of Paris. Cameramen record the event from a height to get a closer view of the acrobats. High altitude view of the city. People watch them performing. (Note that the heel-hang is done barefooted, i.e. without any possibilities for concealed hooks or similar, which are so fashionable today.)

Date: 1951, June 15
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045402
Tommy Cole of London wins the 100 mile car race held in Bridgehampton, Long Island.

A 100 mile car race held in Bridgehampton, Long Island. People gather to watch the race. Cars line up on the race track. Participants get inside the cars. A man gives signal to start the race. Spectators watch the event. Tommy Cole of London wins the race.

Date: 1951, June 15
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045403
A stamped bombing flight record sheet containing information about Tarzon bombs dropped over North Korea.

A record of Tarzon bombs dropped over North Korea. A bombing flight record stamped secret. The sheet contains information about the pilots, bombardiers and targets. Release of a Tarzon bomb from the bomb bay of an aircraft. The target area, a railroad bridge across a river. Release of another Tarzon bomb.

Date: 1951, January 17
Duration: 2 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045996