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Zeppelin Hindenburg moored by ground crew at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey after landing.

Airship LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station. New Jersey. Ground crewmen standing by with ladders and other equipment as the zeppelin settles on the ground. Man waves from bow of Hindenburg. Crew on mooring mast reel in cable attached to Hindenburg's nose. Suddenly, it pulls away. Officer on ground issues orders using a megaphone. U.S. Navy Commander Charles Rosendahl, commander of the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst, stands behind the officer issuing orders. The mooring crew try again, and succeed in securing the Hindenburg's nose cable. Men on ground stabilize control gondola of the zeppelin. A sailor holds a flag beneath the airship.

Date: 1936, May
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052077
Colonel Lindbergh officially completes three month tour in his airplane 'Spirit of Saint Louis', at Mitchel Field, New York.

Officials and crowd assembled at Long Island's Mitchel Field to welcome Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Colonel Lindbergh's airplane 'Spirit of St Louis' pushed by men at airfield. Charles Lindbergh poses with an officer. Cameramen take pictures while Colonel Lindbergh gets into car.

Date: 1927, October 23
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052495
Franklin D. Roosevelt relaxing at Hyde Park, New York, after his election to a second term as U.S. President

President Franklin D.Roosevelt (FDR) sitting at a desk, reading congratulatory letters and telegrams from supporters. He is surrounded by grandchildren: Curtis Dall,Jr.; Sara Roosevelt; and Anna Eleanor Dall. Next is a closeup of FDR signing a letter thanking Dan V. Stephens for his telegram. (Stephens was Democratic Congressman from Nebraska's 3rd District, 1911-1919. He died in January, 1939.) Scene changes to the lawn at "Springwood," the Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York, where President and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt are sitting in wicker lawn chairs. She is knitting, and FDR is paying attention to the grandchildren, Sara and Curtis, who are riding horses,and granddaughter, Sara, on a pony. He talks with Sara. Closeup of Sara. The President is next seen relaxing with his stamp collection. Finally, he is seen sitting by the fireplace, with his mother, Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt.

Date: 1936, November
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053254
Missile squadron training at Vandenberg AFB and Strategic Air Command headquarters in Offutt AFB, Nebraska.

Coverage of missile squadron training at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Airmen leaving building. B-52 Stratofortress banking left. Atlas D missile launch and climb at Vandenberg AFB. Airmen in classroom with Convair instructor at desk. Car entering main gate at Vandenberg AFB. Missile launch crew entering blockhouse. Launch crew at consoles with view of countdown clock. Atlas engine ignition and lift-off. Instructors congratulating launch crew after successful firing. Airmen arriving in theater by bus, leaving bus and entering theater. Screen in theater showing Titan engine ignition and explosion on pad. Screen showing fueling operations at launch site. Students in classroom and USAF instructor at wall chart. USAF support personnel including supply men, switchboard operator, AP, cook, and office workers. Staff car driving to coffin shelter. Colonel gets out and looks around. Snow covered geodesic radome. DEW line station. Airman writing data on plotting board. Entrance to Offutt AFB. SAC (Strategic Air Command) headquarters building in background. SAC Command Post showing officers talking, watching weather map on TV monitor, and talking on red phone. High-speed printer. Control room showing airman at radarscope, wall clock, USAF Major on red phone, tape recorder unit operating, wall charts with weather and target data being presented. B-52 Stratofortress taking off and in flight. Atlas D being raised to launch position in coffin shelter. Major talking into red phone. Launch control team at consoles in launch control center. Team member pushing 'start' button. Atlas engine ignition, lift-off and climb. Colonel sitting in staff car, then getting out. USAF team inspecting silo launch facility under construction. Mobile check out vans drive past. Aerial view of silo facility under construction. Atlas erect in coffin launcher. Silo facility under construction. Titan missile on launch pad. View of Minuteman missile lift-off. Railroad train in mountains capable of carrying missiles. View of railroad tracks looking down from a moving train. Close up view of Missile man badge on officer's uniform pocket. Atlas missile launched.

Date: 1968, May 8
Duration: 12 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053322
Updating of Titan II missile test facilities at McConnell, Little Rock, and Davis Monthan Air Force Bases.

Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile goes through extensive modernization program. Shows Titan II on trailer truck. U.S. map highlights McConnell, Little Rock, and Davis Monthan Air Force Bases where 54 missile facilities are to be updated. Process is broken down into four projects. Project Top Banana for booster modification. Project RV Update for reentry vehicle improvement. Project Guidance for system modification. Project Yard Fence for launch facility modernization. View of missile facility at McConnell AFB. Updating of missile for space boosters, and modification and updating of launch facilities. Men going into silo. Officer at chart. Engineers working at missile components and circuit boards.

Date: 1965
Duration: 2 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053326
German zeppelin Hindenburg lands at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey after battling a strong gale.

German zeppelin Hindenburg lands at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey after its second flight across the North Atlantic Ocean. Ground crew at the Lakehurst Naval Air station pull landing ropes as the airship lands. Men on a mooring mast as they undertake landing operations. Zeppelin battling gusts during landing. Passengers debark the zeppelin.

Date: 1936, May 20
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058801