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President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Senate Bill S.2150 authorizing the U.S. to work with Canada on the St. Lawrence Seaway

In a conference room of the White House, Washington, DC, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Senate Bill S. 2150 authorizing the United States to collaborate with Canada in creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The President holds up the documents. and signs them. A map of St. Lawrence Seaway is displayed behind the gathering of officials that includes the principal Congressional sponsors, Senator Wiley and Representative Dondero. Also present is Senator Ferguson and the Canadian Ambassador, Arnold Heeney. Views of President Eisenhower signing. He gives a pen to a person seated next to him. The map of the Seaway is shown up close. President Eisenhower greets and sits.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1954, May 13
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044780
Citizens carry out civil self defense exercise to meet the threat of H-bomb attack in Spokane, Washington.

Civil self defense exercise carried out by citizens of Spokane, Washington to meet the potential threat of nuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb attack during the Cold War. Mass evacuation by all citizens. Business area; women working at office, citizens and school children are guided to walk out and proceed to bomb shelters. Citizens standing near a bridge. A man in an operations center presses a button to sound the all clear signal at the end of the drill. Views of outdoor address loudspeakers sounding the drill sounds.

Location: Spokane Washington USA
Date: 1954, April 29
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044816
Seattle Cycle Club members participate in a motorcycle mud race to celebrate the spring in Seattle, Washington.

The Seattle Cycle Club celebrates the coming of spring with a motorcycle dirt and mud race in Seattle, Washington. Members of the Seattle Cycle Club start the race on motorbikes. They go through water and a mired course. Tire stuck in mud. All participants ooze a thick coat of mud. Spectators watch the mud race.

Location: Seattle Washington USA
Date: 1954, April 29
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044819
Greenhouse gases emitted by various industries and vehicles, and opinions of scientists about global warming in Washington DC.

(Audio present only during interviews). Scenes from a July 10, 1986 edited show regarding the greenhouse effect, scientific concerns, and global warming discussed in Washington DC. View of U.S. Senate hearing room during Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution hearings, “Ozone Depletion, the Greenhouse Effect, and Climate Change,” held June 10–11, 1986. Scenes of smoke stacks and cooling towers. Pollution being emitted into the air. Locomotive railroad train pulling two cars and moving slowly on a railway track. View of cars, taxis, and trucks on a busy highway in traffic, with the truck emitting smoke from exhaust. Industries, trains, trucks and various other vehicles emit greenhouse gases in excess which warms the atmosphere. A climate scientist speaks, saying, "We must, as soon as possible, undertake action to both limit climate change, and to learn how to adapt to it. We know what to do to eliminate climate change. We have to reduce the emissions of certain gases which are affecting our atmosphere. It's a matter of getting policies together which will tell us how to do that in a relatively short time scale." Low aerial view of a city with low mountains in background. Wheat harvesting machine pouring wheat into truck. Aerial view of a coastline including a ferris wheel near a beach. Workers in a African nation digging soil in a farm field. A dry and barren farm field. Another scientist speaks, saying "We think we have about a ten year research window to do the necessary research to really understand the greenhouse effect, and where we may have problems, where we might have benefits, and then hopefully how we can adapt to this." Views of a sunset partially obscured by clouds or smog. View of an industrial harbor.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1986, June
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044840
Organ transplant for an infant at Norton Hospital, Kosair Children's Hospital; opinions about organ transplant in the United States.

Fair distribution of organ transplants in the United States. A woman claps. A woman seated next to a man on a talk show is asked about organ transplant of her baby. The infant to receive the transplanted organ is seen in a crib. Exterior of Norton Hospital, Kosair Children's Hospital. Al Gore speaks and blames the administration for failing to have proper procedures for organ transplant. View of an infant. A woman types on a computer keyboard. A man speaks about the problem and proper procedures of transplanting organs. Al Gore speaks again about the issue. The infant on a hospital bed and pediatrician doctors near the infant.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1986, July 10
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044841
Mother Teresa attends and delivers a speech at the International Health Conference organized by NCIH in Washington DC.

Mother Teresa attends the International Health Conference organized by NCIH ( National Council for International Health ) in Washington DC. People seated in the conference. A member of NCIH announces to provide 2 million dollars. One million dollars U.S. contribution approved. Mother Teresa delivers a speech that we bring children from streets and slums and we take care of them and it is a beautiful gift given by God. People applaud and a photographer takes photos of the stage activities.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1986, July 10
Duration: 1 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044842
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