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People seen demonstrating in the United States as Red China is denied admission to the UN General Assembly.

United Nations General Assembly bars the People's Republic of China, aka 'Red China' from the UN during a General Assembly meeting in the New York. A taxi passes in front of UN headquarters. Demonstrators, mostly Americans of Chinese descent march in protest on the street. They hold signs in Chinese and English. Phrases seen on signs include, 'Don't let Chinese Reds shoot their way into the UN,' 'Chinese Reds must be punished by UN,' and 'Down with Red China.' Officials entering the UN building. Interior of the UN General Assembly. Duchess of Kent Katharine, U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge present among the dignitaries.

Date: 1954, September 23
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076501
Big television towers atop skyscrapers and small antennas atop houses and other buildings in the United States.

A documentary titled: 'NYU Television Workshops' on the growth of television industry in the United States. Skyscrapers in the United States. Big television towers on the skyscrapers, including the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building. View inside transmitting tower . Exterior of a house. Small television antenna atop the house. Apartment building with cars at street level cuts to view of television antennas on top of apartment building. Children playing in front of a mobile home at an RV / mobile home community.

Date: 1950
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076545
Demonstration of weapons and equipment to women Marines during training at Camp Lejeune in the United States.

A film on the recruitment of women in the United States Marine Corps during World War 2. Training of the new recruits. The Women Marines marching on a parade ground. Trees in the background. Several weapons are demonstrated in front of them. A soldier firing rifle. Machine guns and other guns are also demonstrated. Women stand near and aboard a tank. They are informed about the workings of the tank. A woman reading a document. Women seated in a room. They have a choice of subjects available to them. They can chose accountancy, statistics or many other subjects. Women Marines lined up on a ground. They salute each other.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076578
Civilians cheer as the Allied troops enter Rome after liberation from the German army (WW2)

Liberation of Rome, Italy from German forces by Allied troops during World War 2. Opening scenes are of German occupation of Rome earlier in the war during winter campaign, and German forces marching British and American captured allied forces through the streets of Rome. The Roman Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) seen in background as Allied forces are marched by German armed guards. Buildings along the sides of the street. Damaged buildings and wrecked equipment scattered are seen in the city. German Field Marshall Albert Kesselring looking through field glasses at battlefield. Smoke arises due to firing and bombardment from the Allied and the German army. Heavy artillery is fired including German 280mm cannon. After Germans retreat, the U.S. forces of the 5th Army enter Rome in triumph. U.S. Army General Mark Clark enters with other officers and soldiers in the city. Civilians cheering and applauding. U.S. troops and tanks passing through the city. Bells of Saint Peters basilica ringing. A large crowd gathers in Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro 00120 Città del Vaticano Vatican City) inside the Vatican. Pope Pius XII addressing the crowd. Prince Umberto II of Italy arrives in front of the crowd. Crowd cheering and applauding. American soldiers queue to enjoy real beer served from wooden barrels, made from supplies shipped from the United States. Smiling soldiers fill metal cups with beer. Wrecked railroad marshalling yards in Civitavecchia Italy are seen, as U.S. Army soldiers inspect an abandoned large German Krupp K5 rail gun (Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 (E). The gun shown here is either "Robert" or "Leopold" as termed by the Germans, also known by Allied names "Anzio Annie" or "Anzio Express".

Date: 1944, June 15
Duration: 4 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076589
U.S. President Richard Nixon arrives with his wife at the opening of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee.

The opening of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Interior of the Grand Ole Opry building. U.S. President Richard Nixon arrives with his wife Pat Nixon. People applauding and cheering. A banner inside the building reads: 'WSM Grand Ole Opry'. People seated in a large number inside the building. Men performing in front of audience. They sing a song and play guitars. People watching the performance. President Nixon addressing the crowd. People applauding. A woman taking photograph of the President.

Date: 1974, March 16
Duration: 4 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076611
U.S. soldiers searching for Japanese prisoners and firing at their positions along a shore in the Solomon Islands.

United States troops in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Tactical maneuver of bypassing some Japanese held islands and advancing to more strategic positions is explained. U.S. soldiers aboard a tank advancing along a shore. Some of the soldiers walking along the shore. They fire at Japanese positions. Holding rifles they search for Japanese prisoners. Buildings on a field. The soldiers standing in front of the buildings. Dead bodies of Japanese soldiers lying on the field.

Date: 1944
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076656