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U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower awards the President Medal of Freedom to Genevieve de Galard-Terraube in Washington DC.

French nurse Genevieve de Galard-Terraube receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington DC. Genevieve de Galard-Terraube stands with other people outside a building. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to her. Cameramen take her photographs.

Date: 1954, July 30
Duration: 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062758
A man instructs a group of army photographers about correct use and functions of a camera in the United States.

A film titled: 'Joe learns the hard way' depicts a training of army photographers in the United States during World War II. A group of U.S. Army photographers carry photographic gear on backs. Joe, an army photographer, walks along with them. They walk inside the building of Signal Corps Photographic Center. Army men put down their gear. They take out their still photograph cameras from the gear and walk over to an instructor. The instructor explains various uses of the still camera equipment. Joe watches the camera. A B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight. Joe takes picture of the aircraft. Interior of a classroom. An instructor gives lessons. Students take notes in the classroom. Students load film in the still cameras both in classroom and in the field. Joe does not pay attention and sleeps in the class. The instructor gives a demonstration with a camera. A blackboard in the background. Interior of the classroom during a test. Joe cheats in the test. He stands near the door of a dark room for developing photographs. A sign near the door reads: 'School Darkroom'. He enters the room. He comes out of the room with pictures in hand. He enters his room and sits on a bed. Joe looks at pictures he took which are not very good.

Date: 1944, February 25
Duration: 4 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062792
Joe, an army photographer, makes mistakes while taking photographs in the United States.

Activities of army photographers in the United States during World War II. Joe, an army photographer, seated on a bed in his room. He looks at photographs taken by him. He recalls various mistakes that he made while taking the photographs. Men look at a notice board. Joe tries to take their picture. He uses a wrong grip over the camera and stands in a wrong position and takes a picture. Another photograph of a wheel of a car taken by Joe. The photograph was damaged due to bad lighting effect. Joe takes a photograph in a field. A truck arrives in the field. Joe takes the picture but because of wrong camera angle the photograph gets spoiled. Groups of soldiers get into a troop carrier. The troops wave towards people on a shore. A large ship pulls away from a pier. Joe places a slide in a camera. He takes a photograph. He again fails to take the correct photograph. Joe in barracks. He places his photographic gear on his back and walks out of the barracks.

Date: 1944, February 25
Duration: 10 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062793
Officials of the ASF train soldiers and discuss strategies in the United States.

A training of the Army Service Forces (ASF) in the United States during World War II. War Department technical manuals. Training of the soldiers. The soldiers in fox holes. They fire rifles in a battlefield. Officials gather around miniatures of railroad yards and warehouses. An officer lectures on supply routes. Entrance to the school of military government as officers file in and out of the building. The officers study in a library and hold brief discussions on the military government. Officials seated at a desk discussing. A wall map in the background.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062821
Members of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) pack barrack bags for soldiers in the United States.

Activities of the Army Service Forces (ASF) in the United States during World War II. Interior of a printing office. Men and women print invasion money. Interior of an office. A sign reads: 'Army Service Force Plans Division'. Officers study a relief map placed on a table. A TWX machine sends a message to All Service Commands. A message marked 'secret' is opened by an officer. The officer reads the message and picks up a telephone. Paratroopers stand on a parade field. Members of the Women's Army Corps (WACs) pack barracks bags. WACs board a truck.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062822
US Army soldiers and heavy equipment transported by railroad trains in the United States, bound for war front in World War 2

Activities of the United States Army in the United States during World War II. A U.S. Army band from the 407th Engineer Battalion playing musical instruments and marching. U.S. Army soldiers board railroad trains at a railroad station for transportation toward the war front. A railway steam locomotive pulling train cars. M4 Sherman tanks are seen on them as well as M2A4 (Mae West) tanks sitting partially turned with their guns out of sight away from the direction of travel.Browning M1919 .30 caliber machine guns are seen in their extra turrets. Army trucks and other military vehicles are also aboard the supply trains. The supply train moves through American countryside. Two women seated under hair dryers converse about the war in a beauty shop or beauty parlor. U.S. troops on troop transport railroad trains at night. Interior of a train car. American soldiers read books, sleep, and some play dice. An African American porter watches the game. A chaplain speaks to the soldiers. Civilians buy newspapers at a news stand. Headline on newspaper reads "London Expects Invasion of Europe at Any Hour" (before the upcoming Normandy Invasion of France in June 1944.)

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062823