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A new discovery called 'Quicold' is used to freeze water and other liquids in New York.

Ice making chemicals tested in New York. Scientists make a new discovery - certain powders that absorb heat so quickly when mixed that they freeze water or other liquids instantly. This combination is called 'Quicold'. Two men at a table in a laboratory. One scientist mixes two powders and a liquid in a martini shaker to create the 'Quicold'. He then screws on the lid and gives it to the second man who mixes the three together. Fog on the shaker surface. A thermometer is used to check the temperature of the prepared fluid. The temperature drops rapidly. The man inserts three test tubes filled with water into a beaker full of the prepared fluid. On removal, the water in the test tubes is frozen. The man removes the ice and breaks it into pieces.

Date: 1939, April 26
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057819
Men work on a railway exhibit for the upcoming Worlds Fair in New York.

A railway exhibit prepared for the Worlds Fair in New York, United States. The model includes bridges and roads. Men make adjustments in the model. The model built to a tiny but accurate scale. A train passes by on the tracks. Construction machinery at work. A man controls the model using a switchboard. 'Eastern' written on a railway carriage. A goods train on the tracks. The New York City skyline.

Date: 1939, April 26
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057820
U.S. Ambassador Joseph Kennedy returns to the U.S. from London, United Kingdom

United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Joseph Kennedy returns from London, United Kingdom. A Boeing 314 or Clipper flying boat at the New York pier. The Ambassador gets off amidst security personnel and other officials. He is greeted by numerous officials and his family members. He poses with his family for the press.

Date: 1940, October 28
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057823
Babies on decorative and humorous floats participate in the National Baby Show in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

The National baby Show in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Entrants from all parts of the globe vie for honors in the 40th annual pageant of infants. 150,000 spectators gathered on either side of the main street view the procession of decorative and humorous floats. Babies on the decorative floats. A girl pulls babies in a toy cart. A baby in an aircraft model atop a float. Another baby in a U.S. Navy model barrage balloon. Babies on model horses, in Native American Indian floats, a float titled 'Vanity', and a boy atop a pole on a float.

Date: 1931, September 3
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058055
Merchant Marine Officer candidates practice signaling and learn electric engineering at the USMMA at Kings Point in New York.

Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) at Kings Point in New York, United States. Merchant Marine Officer candidates practice signaling using signal flags. An officer teaches how to operate an equipment in a class. The candidates learn to find places on a globe. They work in an engine room. They use hand tools. They learn the fundamentals of electric engineering in a class. They learn to load and fire guns. The candidates exercise for physical fitness. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058096
Merchant Marine Officers write in a log book and learn to fire antiaircraft guns at the USMMA at Kings Point in New York.

Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) at Kings Point in New York, United States. Training vessels and sailboats at sea. Merchant Marine Officer candidates operate equipment aboard a ship and readings are noted down in the ship's log. An officer turns a wheel on the bridge of the ship. An officer handles ropes. An officer signals another ship with signal flags. An officer works in a radio room. An engineer works in an engine room. An engineer manning an engine control system. Engineers check machinery aboard the ship. Readings are recorded. An engineer checks switchboards. Marine officers learn to load and fire 50 caliber anti aircraft guns. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058097