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General Eisenhower asks for compulsory military training at a Congressional Committee in United States.

General Dwight Eisenhower advises to pass universal military training in the United States. Officials on stage. Other dignitaries in the Congressional Committee. General Eisenhower talks about compulsory military training. He states that it is an important step towards maintaining peace and protecting America's freedom.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021163
Willie Hoppe, Three Cushion Billiard Champion gives exhibition at servicemen center.

Willie Hoppe, Three Cushion Billiard Champion during an exhibition. Officers and dignitaries at a billiards table with cue sticks in hand. Willie Hoppe in the center. Willie Hoppe takes his first shot. People watch him play. He teaches a lady officer. Another woman takes a shot. Officers and dignitaries clap. Billiard Champion exhibits his performance. Officers and dignitaries keep their caps on the table and the champion plays his game.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021178
Bell X-1 at airfield, a man with a hose stands next to the X-1, smoke emits and a pilot in X-1 cockpit in the United States.

Bell X-1 rocket plane at airfield in United States. A man with a hose stands near X-1. Smoke emits from the back of X-1. Insignia of United States. Man stands next to the wing of X-1. Smoke or condensate covers X-1. Men stand near the cockpit, one of them looks inside the cockpit. A pilot in a cockpit. A man approaches the pilot. Nose art writing on plane nose says "Bell aircraft".

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021404
Bell X-1 is fueled with liquid oxygen, X-1 is hooked onto the underside of a B-29 in flight, United States.

Bell X-1 rocket plane hooked with B-29 bomber aircraft in flight. Bell X-1 is towed with tug and pulled out of the hangar. Men direct the tug. A radar and hangar in the background. The plane fueled with liquid oxygen. The B-29 bomber is tugged across the landing strip. X-1 sits underside of B-29. X-1 is hooked onto the underside of a B-29 Superfortress bomber by the technicians. A pilot shakes hand with an officer and talks. B-29 with X-1 in the background. B-29 bomber with X-1 taxis and takes off. B-29 bomber with X-1 in flight. A chase plane in flight. View of B-29 bomber with X-1. X-1 is released and in flight. X-1 in flight to the great height and leaves a vapor tail. X-1 lands on the dry lake bed. The pilot is congratulated.

Date: 1945
Duration: 4 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021405
Drivers compete in race of small, high-speed motor boats in the United States.

A motor boat race in the United States. A race of small, one-person, fast motor boats gets underway. A commentator at microphone. A motor boat driver in water after his boat upturns in the water. The driver emerges from the water.

Date: 1945
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022067
Reclaiming salvaged materials during and after World War II.

A United States post-war report about salvage and reclamation efforts to reuse supplies and reduce costs both during World War 2 and after the war. Technicians create aluminum plates for Army mess gear from salvaged aircraft parts during World War 2. Reclaimed parts used to make washing machine of gasoline drums, field telephone wires, air force tire trailer. The army salvaging and reclaiming cranes, chains, tents, tanks, shoes, axes, medical equipment, musical instruments, fire lamps, fire extinguishers. Technicians load crates of reclaimed materials on conveyor belts. An Army signal corps cameraman holding a motion picture camera. Films being picked up in bags from an Army van. Films being edited, cut, rebuilt and run on film projector equipment.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022357