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Dr. Ad Hoi Tailor works at a radar and an animation shows the operation and the use of the radar in the United States.

Operation and the uses of the radar. A radar with 'XAF installed 1938' written on it. Allied civilian scientist Dr. Ad Hoi Tailor, Chief of Electronic Science Development and his assistant Mr. Lio Se Young at work. A diagram shows the operation of the radar. A dot of voltage barrier at a florescent screen. An animation shows how a radar traces an enemy plane. Radar equipped planes detect enemy fleet. A light mover in the radar. (World War II period).

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046548
Radars used to gun down an enemy plane and used at ports in the United States.

The operation and uses of the radar in the United States. An enemy plane comes in the range of radar detection. The receiving antenna detects entry of a plane. A search light pinpoints at the plane. Guns fire. The plane on fire. It drops down. Radar used at ports. A plane in flight. It looses altitude. A ground control man guides with accurate information and helps the pilot to land safely. Gauges show altitude and other readings. (World War II period).

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046549
Y-12 atomic production facility; Trinity Shot atomic text explosion in the United States; Truman speaks about atomic secrets.

Atomic bomb production and its use in the United States. Doctor Ernest O. Lawrence experiments with the cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. View of the exterior and interior of the cyclotron. An animated diagram shows the results of the splitting of the uranium atom. Diagram shows a nucleus, electrons and protons. Atomic structures of Helium, Lithium and Uranium. A diagram of the creation of barium and krypton, and the release of atomic energy. Aerial and ground views of Y-12 atomic energy testing, uranium enrichment, and manufacturing plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee created during Manhattan Project. Workers walking on the grounds of the the plant. The Trinity Shot first atomic explosion is shown near Los Alamos, New Mexico on July 16, 1945. Flash of explosion and a cloud of smoke rises as seen from U.S. Army cameras 6 miles away. Two other views of the explosion are seen from other camera positions while narrator explains the effects. U.S. President Harry S. Truman speaks of the need to keep the secrets of the atomic bomb among the U.S., the U.K, and Canada, alone, until they find successful techniques to control the bomb and protect the world from total destruction. He indicates that he will work the the U.S. Congress in the effort and make the power a force for world peace. Truman asks that God guide the U.S. in how to use the technology in His ways and for His purposes. (World War II period).

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 4 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046550
A Mark 25 Aerial mine is loaded on a B-29 bomber in the United States and dropped on an enemy target in Japan.

Dropping of a Mark 25 Aerial mine in Japan. 21st Bomber Command base at an island in the United States. The Mark 25 mine at the base. Hydro static devices, an extender and a clock delay mechanism. Mines loaded onto B-29 planes. They are dumped on trailers and a parachute is attached to after end. Explosive charge, the extender and the clock mechanism are put in a safety lock. A water soluble washer is attached. An officer specify an enemy area on a map. Group commanders are briefed. A B-29 plane takes off. The bombing door opens on the target. The mine is dropped. The parachute opens. The mine drops in water. (World War II period).

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046552
Bobby Jones makes a 40 foot putt and wins the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open Championship after holing a 40 feet putt at Interlachen Country Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bobby Jones tees off. People follow the ball. A crowd at the golf course. Bobby Jones is presented the championship trophy.

Location: Minneapolis Minnesota USA
Date: 1930, July 14
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046566
Dr. Julio Prestes, new President of Brazil, welcomed by U.S. President Herbert Hoover in Washington DC.

Dr. Julio Prestes de Albuquerque, Brazil's new President visits United States. U.S. President Herbert Hoover greets him. A ship arrives at port in New York. President Prestes walks down stairs with officials. He poses. Boat in sea. U.S. and Brazilian Presidents pose at white House in Washington DC.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1930, June 14
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046580
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