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U.S. soldiers demonstrate decontamination of a combat tank at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland.

U.S. soldiers demonstrate decontamination of a combat tank at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. A tank moves on. Two soldiers decontaminate the vehicle using a spray. One soldier stands on the tank and decontaminates it. Under carriages heavily encrusted with mud. Two soldiers spreading lime on the ground. A tanker passes through the lime mud slurry. Two soldiers spraying a tank with high pressure water to remove mud from the under carriages. Now they spray the tanks with lime. A water tanker arrives. An aircraft passes over at a low height. A heavy smoke screen in the background. Soldiers wearing cellophane cover. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057540
U.S. Chemical Warfare Service trains troops to become accustomed to wearing gas masks during regular duties in World War I.

U.S. Chemical Warfare Service. U.S. soldier is wearied after exercise wearing gas mask . He is tired and sits besides tree after 15 minutes of exercise. He takes off his gas mask and lights a cigarette. In contrast, a company of soldiers returning from a five mile hike in gas masks show no undue weariness.They remove their helmets and masks and appear fine. A platoon commander inspects his troops wearing gas maskes, prior to entering a gas chamber for training.

Date: 1917
Duration: 3 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057556
African American composer and educator, Dr. John W. Work at the piano

Notable African American composer and teacher Dr. John W. Work (John Wesley Work III), seated at the piano. From a few different angles he is seen playing the piano. John Work stops and writes sheet music in a book at his side as he composes or arranges.

Date: 1937
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057569
At the end of World War II in Europe, President Truman speaks and crowd celebrates in New York Times Square.

A film titled 'The war ends in Europe' shows American people celebrating the end of World War II in Europe following surrender by Germany. A crowd in New York Times Square celebrates Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day). People pray in a church. U.S. President Harry S Truman announces the German surrender.

Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057621
Information about editorials and news in Ford's weekly Dearborn Independent.

An advertisement for Ford's international weekly newspaper Dearborn Independent. Information about a page by Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company. Information about international news and editorials in the newspaper.

Date: 1920
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057701
World War II veterans adjusting to civilian life after discharge from the Military.

First scene shows the State Capitol building in Salt Lake City, Utah. Next a sign identifies a military separation center in Fort Douglas during post-war demobilization. Soldiers in uniform are being processed for separation from the U.S. Army. A sergeant salutes an officer and receives his discharge papers. Narrator identifies Corporal Kirk being processed by a sergeant. He later salutes and receives his discharge papers. Corporal Kirk steps down the stairs from a house,arm and arm with his girl friend. They are seen enjoying a soda together. Next, they shop together for a civilian hat for him. Then they share shopping for a complete civilian wardrobe. They share time skiing together. Glimpse of some national parks in Utah and of the great salt lake. View of people floating easily in the dense waters of the salt lake. Views of the Mormon Tabernacle. The couple stroll streets of Salt Lake City. They visit the Veterans' Information Service. He sits with an advisor. View of Provo, Utah and the Geneva Steel Company there. Exterior views of the industrial steel plant. Hot coke being discharged into special rail cars. Steel plant operations with fiery molten steel being poured from Ladles. Billets of steel being formed. Open rail cars full of ore at the Columbia Iron Mine, Cedar City, Utah. A steam shovel loading ore into a truck. Coal mined and moving on conveyers. Miners leaving a mine in open box cars. Miners in rail cars entering a mine. A sign reading: "Welcome, Binghan Canyon, Home of the World's largest Open Cut Copper Mine, Drive Carefully!" Views of the open mine with numerous terraces cut into the walls. A steam shovel digging and loading copper ore into rail cars that carry it away across rail bridges. A sign for the Eitel-McCullough, Company, Inc. where radar tubes are currently being made. Several women employees in the plant.

Date: 1945
Duration: 4 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057704