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Axis forces of Rommel's Afrika Corps in full retreat after facing heavy Allied attacks in El Alamein, Egypt.

Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942. Clock tower in U.S. BBC announces that Axis forces of the Afrika Corps (Africa Corps) under German commander Rommel are in full retreat in El Alamein, Egypt. Tanks continue advance under artillery cover in battlefield. Views of captured German planes, artillery, tanks and prisoners. Some artillery and tanks destroyed or still smoldering from recent attack on the retreating German forces, including smoldering Panzer tanks (Pz IV). Five divisions of Italian soldiers in the South, abandoned by Rommel are swept up by Allied forces. Italian prisoners kneel at a ditch and drink water from it. German prisoners march under guard. German General Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, captured near the hill of Tel el Mampsra, marches on sand under British guard. Royal Air Force planes bombing retreating German positions on ground. Black smoke arises from ground. (World War II period).

Location: El Alamein Egypt
Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052602
View from the dock towards USS California (BB-44) departing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Views from a dock at Pearl Harbor toward USS California (BB-44) operating under her own power and departing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, bound for Puget Sound Navy Yard for major reconstruction following her damage during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the prior December 7. View of crew on her decks looking out over the dock and harbor area. Views from the dock as the battleship slowly moves out. The USS California had been at drydock number two in Pearl Harbor for repairs until June 7, 1942, and then was moved under her own power to a wharf at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard for reinstallation of guns beginning in July before leaving for the Puget Sound Navy Yard on October 10. (World War II period).

Location: Pearl Harbor Hawaii USA
Date: 1942, October 10
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061811
Visit to the Mission Santa Barbara, a Spanish mission of the Franciscan order, founded in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Franciscan monks at Mission Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California. A red map of the United States. Exterior view of the Santa Barbara Mission at Santa Barbara in California, USA. A Franciscan monk walking in a covered walkway of the Mission (Misión de Santa Bárbara 2201 Laguna St. Santa Barbara, California 93105). Greyhound tourist bus travels through a tunnel and on a highway. Exterior views of the greyhound bus, and interior point of view shot of highway and approaching tunnel from inside the bus. Silhouette of the passenger bus driver, driving on the highway.

Location: Santa Barbara California USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Spanish
Clip: 65675050325
El Capitan granite monolith and trees of the Yosemite Valley

The southeast face of the "El Capitan" granite monolith in Yosemite National Park. Views of trees in the Yosemite Valley lining the road, and El Capitan emerging from the trees, as seen from a moving vehicle.

Location: Mariposa California USA
Date: 1976, November
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031134
Protective measures taken by Americans in Hawaii, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Aftermath of Pearl Harbor attack. People in Oahu, Hawaii, prepare to deal with more air attacks by Japanese. Armed U.S. soldier in sandbagged position, in Hawaii. The territorial governor of Hawaii, Joseph Poindexter, signing a declaration of Martial Law. Four thousand members of Oahu's Civil Defense Committee, dressed in dark bottoms and white tops, wearing steel helmets with "W" on them, standing at attention in formation on grounds of a stadium. Windows in all downtown shops taped to prevent flying glass. Sand bags surrounding a power substation. Huge quantities of barbed wire in a storage yard and strung along the beaches, along highways, around schools, and public buildings of Oahu. A man pushing a lawn mower between sandbagged defense positions in a residential neighborhood. Construction machinery digging defensive trenches. Bomb shelters being constructed of precast concrete. Air raid sirens installed and school children leaving their building and sheltering in deep trenches during a test. Very small children taking shelter in zig-zag trenches and donning gas masks. Huge assemblies of children, and of grownups, all donning gas masks. Little children being dressed in capsule-like "bunny mask" protective gear.One of them crying inside the covering. Crowds of women and children lined up on a veranda waiting to receive these "bunny masks." Military personnel, civilians, and school children, all carrying personal gas masks with them at all times. Innumerable old rubber tires saved in an open yard. Japanese-Americans donating blood to the American Red Cross and lined up to buy war bonds. Soldiers arresting a Japanese resident known to be an enemy agent. Boarded up shops of Japanese-Americans, who had been interned. Japanese-Americans removing all Japanese language signs from their areas. Language school buildings with closed signs. An empty and boarded-up Shinto temple. One Japanese-American replacing his cafe sign with one reading: "Keep 'Em Flying Cafe." U.S. Army troops posted on roadways. The Aloha Tower in camouflage paint. A Lurline steamship leaving port, and being replaced by warships. Prewar view of people enjoying Waikakee beach, and current view of two boys playing in sand near barbed wire barriers. City streets deserted at twilight, as blackout procedures take effect at dusk. Views of darkened homes and palm trees silhouetted against sky at dusk. The "ghost" of a sailor killed in World War II, stands in front of Arlington cemetery, Washington, DC, and converses with the ghost of a soldier killed in World War I. They discuss idealistic notions about ending wars for good. Displays of flags is seen, including: Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica; Cuba; Czechoslovakia; Dominican Republic; England; Ethopia; Greece; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; India; Yugoslavia; Luxembourg; Mexico; The Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Panama; The Philippines; Poland; Russia; El Salvador; South Africa; and the U.S.A. "V" created in the sky by a skywriting airplane.

Location: Oahu Hawaii USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 11 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049608
Features of Yosemite National Park in California.

Yosemite National Park in California. Shows Bridalveil Waterfall, Half Dome above the Yosemite valley floor, Yosemite Valley, cliff El Capitan, Pinnacle Rock, Merced River and Giant Redwoods.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1940, April
Duration: 3 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675039412
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