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Trainees reach the end of a gas obstacle course at the Chemical Warfare School in the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland.

A gas obstacle course at the Chemical Warfare School in the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland, United States. A signboard reads 'Station No.6, Pursuit of enemy thru gas'. Trainees approaching a wire fence entangle in a woody terrain. The trainees moving on the ground through a cloud of smoke beneath the wire fence. An instructor throws a grenade beside the wire fence. The trainees emerging from under the wire fence. Clouds of smoke spread in the area and surround the wire fence. The trainees crawling under the wire fence, protects them from simulated enemy machine gun attack and also helps them to undergo a difficult situation. The trainees emerge from the wire fence and advance through the woody terrain. They climb over a series of wooden walls among trees. The trainees advance. A group of trainees sitting in an abandoned German trench. An officer sprays chlorine gas from a cylinder. The trainees get up in the trench, wear their masks and climb out of the trench. They get under a wire fence and crawl beneath the wire fence entangle. The trainees get out of the entangle and advance among the trees. They approach another wall. The trainees climbing over the wall to the other side and reach the end of the course. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066401
Trainees undergo a medical check up and take shower at the Chemical Warfare School in the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland.

A gas obstacle course at the Chemical Warfare School in the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland, United States. Trainees undergoing a medical check up at a first aid station after going through different stations during the gas obstacle course. Medical attendants carrying a trainee on a stretcher. Another trainee being checked at the station. The trainee being carried on a stretcher. The trainees are waiting in a line and are issued chemical intelligence forms. They sit on the ground and complete the forms. The trainees receiving instructions from an instructor. The trainees remove their impregnated clothing and take bath under an improvised shower. The trainees get dressed in clothes brought from a decontamination counter. Views of officers spraying gas from cylinders during the course and the trainees moving through clouds of smoke among the trees.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066402
Man examines the plants to see the effect of the poison used for the Weevils on plants in United States.

Laboratory test of Weevils fed with toxic compounds, Weevils examined at Edgewood Arsenal in United States. Man smokes cigar and inspects the plants. Plant toxicity test to note the effect of poison on plant. Man examines a poisoned Weevil. He notes down the results. Test tubes on table. Man tests the compounds and Weevils in the test tubes. A cotton farm.

Date: 1930
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028376
Chemical Warfare Service laboratories at Edgewood Arsenal, Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A film based on chemical warfare tests in the United States. Shows usage of poison gas on the Allies by the Germans in France during World War I. Casualties of chemical warfare being evacuated. The U.S. Capitol Building and the Washington Monument in Washington DC. Brief aerial view of White House. Establishment of U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service on July 1st , 1920 shows a sign which reads 'Office of the CHIEF Chemical Warfare Service'. Chief of the Chemical Warfare Service Major General William N. Porter at his desk. Various processes carried out by the Chemical Warfare Service. The Edgewood Arsenal Laboratories in Baltimore. Samples of gas are analyzed by technicians. Chemical warfare laboratories at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061087
U.S. Capitol Building, the Washington Monument, many landmarks and activities of people in Washington DC in the 1930s.

A film titled 'Dawn Strikes the Capitol Dome' depicts an impressionistic study of Washington DC on a typical day during the Great Depression in the mid 1930s. The U.S. Capitol Building. The Washington Monument. Vehicles driven on a street. A man crossing a wide street of Washington DC. Policemen control the traffic. A woman runs on a street. A horse drawn carriage on the street and a sign reads 'Thompson Dairy'. A man gets down from the dairy carriage to deliver milk bottles. Traffic on the streets. African American woman sweeps in front of a house. African American icen vendor is seen at work. The man breaks apart a large ice block into smaller chunks. African American man waters a garden. A train arrives at Union Station, with closeup view from tracks as locomotive comes to a halt just in front of the camera position. A Pullman car porter places a Pullman step stool on the ground and passengers exit the train. People board a street car or trolley car with sign indicating it is bound for Chevy Chase Maryland. A man in shabby clothing, possibly unemployed jobless seated on a pathway; he stands and walks off. People exit a city bus when it comes to a stop. Construction of a wide sidewalk and men at work building the sidewalk path. Equestrian statue of Ulysses Grant riding Cincinnati on Capitol Hill. A saddle goods and leather shop with a statue of a horse in front of the store. Construction of a building underway, and a steam shovel at work excavating. A Washington street and buildings on either side of the street. A sign reads 'Right Turn Now'. A policeman directs traffic. Elevated views of car and streetcar or trolley traffic on the streets of Washington DC. Another policeman controls the traffic. Many 1930s era automobiles are seen. Point of view shot from inside a moving streetcar or trolley on roads of Washington DC; view of street car driver and passengers riding in the street car. Civilians ride bicycles. A large wheel velocipede bike leans against a tree in the background. Men attached to ropes work trimming tops of a tree. Sport equestrian riders ride horses on a large green area with the Lincoln Memorial in the background. A person tees off a golf ball on the National Mall. A sign reads 'Do Not Talk to Guard'. Men dive off diving boards in a swimming pool. Children play and splash in the waters of the Columbus Fountain sculpture at Union Station. A sail boat underway on the Potomac River. A woman holds a pet parrot bird on her finger and talks to it. A sign reds 'Please Give The Garden A Chance' as a man walks right beside it. A man lying on grass beside the Potomac River. Brief view of the Lieutenant General George Washington equestrian statue at Washington Circle.

Date: 1936
Duration: 4 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069103
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, and Secretary of War, Harry H. Woodring,at the Watervliet Arsenal, New York

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt inspects an arsenal in Watervliet, New York. He arrives in a 1938 Packard open car with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Secretary of War, Harry H. Woodring. A car with Secret Service agents follows. The U.S. Army Colonel in charge greets them upon arrival. Arsenal employees lined up on either side to greet the Presidential party, which drives slowly between buildings at the arsenal as Secret Service agents run alongside the car. Secret Service agents move enthusiastic Arsenal employees back as the President's car emerges from an Arsenal building. The Presidential party remains in the car as they inspect railway guns, a navy broadside gun and 155 mm guns at the Watervliet Arsenal. An Army Captain describes details of the guns to them. The Presidential party also visits the Revolutionary War historic sites, including the Block House, on the site of Fort Neilson and the headquarters of General Benedict Arnold of American Continental Army.. View of signs identifying these sites, and a view of the the blockhouse.

Date: 1938
Duration: 2 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072289