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First flight of Convair XB-36 in Fort Worth, Texas

First flight of Convair XB-36, on August 8, 1946, piloted by Chief test pilot Beryl Erickson and copilot Gus Green. Air and ground crews doing extensive inspections and preflight checks of the XB-36 parked on ramp. Two of the team standing on horizontal stabilizer examining the vertical stabilizer. Tail number 213570 clearly painted on vertical stabilizer. Two Air Force personnel standing next to one of the huge single main gear tires. Engines are started and XB-36 taxis toward runway. It spins around on active runway towards direction of takeoff, and commences takeoff roll, gradually breaking ground in a shallow climb angle.

Date: 1946, August 8
Duration: 3 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075682
Aircraft workers on an assembly line during the construction of U.S. Lockheed bomber airplanes in Burbank, California.

U.S. Lockheed bomber airplanes under construction in Burbank, California during World War II. The airplanes are to be transported to England. Aircraft workers on an assembly line in a factory. The workers move out of the factory. Cars parked outside the factory.

Date: 1939, November 27
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075697
Cornell University beats the University of Pennsylvania with a score of 26-0 in a match in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A football match between Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The match in progress. A cheering crowd in the stands. Cornell University beats the University of Pennsylvania with a score of 26-0.

Date: 1939, November 27
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075701
The University of Southern California beats the University of Notre Dame in a game of football in South Bend, Indiana.

A football match being played between the University of Southern California and University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The game in progress. A cheering crowd in the stands. The University of Southern California (USC) beats the University of Notre Dame with a score of 20-12.

Date: 1939, November 27
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075702
Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives to meet U.S. Secretary of War, James Forrestal at the Pentagon in Virginia.

Opening scene shows a dozen newsmen and photographers lining steps to the U.S. War Department Pentagon building, in Arlington, Virginia. A 1947 Packard Custom Clipper Club Sedan pulls up to the curb. It displays a 5-star general's insignia on its bumper.A military policeman salutes as an Army officer opens the rear door and exchanges salutes with retired General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who is now dressed in civilian clothes. (Eisenhower is the President of Columbia University, in New York, at this time. He is here to meet with U.S. Secretary of War, James Vincent Forrestal.) Closeup of Eisenhower as he walks toward and up the Pentagon steps, accosted by photographers along the way. He pauses as he goes up the steps to allow the picture taking. At the top of the steps, he removes his overcoat. More closeups as he reaches the top step and enters the building. Scene shifts to closeup of photographers, including an Army one, taking pictures. (Note: The War department was renamed the Department of Defense when President Truman signed the National Security Bill on August 10, 1949.)

Date: 1949, February 10
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075798
Dwight D Eisenhower visits U.S. Secretary of War, James Vincent Forrestal in the Pentagon, Virginia.

Retired 5-star General, Dwight David Eisenhower (now President of Columbia University in New York) enters the office of the U.S. Secretary of War, James V. Forrestal, in the Pentagon. The two men shake hands and begin conversing. (Note: The War department was renamed the Department of Defense when President Truman signed the National Security Bill on August 10, 1949.)

Date: 1949, February 10
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075799