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Shock wave spreads to harbor during nuclear bomb test at Bikini Atoll, Micronesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Nuclear bomb test being conducted at Bikini Atoll, Micronesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, by the United States military. Ships at sea. Shock wave spreads rapidly due to a nuclear blast. Mushroom cloud hangs over the water, surrounded by grey clouds. Tons of water being thrown back down on the surface as white light obscures the area. Bird flies in the foreground.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046798
Atomic blast over water during a nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, Micronesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, Micronesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Atomic blast occurs far out over the water causing a wide expanse of smoke to spread out in all directions. The fireball churns upwards from its center and grows dark in many areas except for the top. Entire fireball dissipates. Darkness spreads.

Date: 1955
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046800
U.S. Navy Task Group led by USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) tows captured German submarine (U-505) to Bermuda

A Task Group of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet captures and tows a German Submarine (U-505) to Bermuda. Views of captured German crew members being rescued. Destroyer USS Pillsbury passing a line to the U.S. boarding party aboard the U-505, which then collides with the Pillsbury, damaging her hull, and must be cut loose. Because a destroyer appears unable to tow the sea laden submarine, the USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) does so herself. Views of captured German crew members exercising and bathing on deck of the Guadalcanal. View of the U-505 flying the American flag and entering harbor in Bermuda, on June 19, 1944..

Date: 1944
Duration: 6 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027931
Men remove dead bodies from a plane crashed into a mountain killing 66 people in United States.

1955 air disasters in the United States. Wreckage of United Air Lines Flight 629, a Douglas DC-6B aircraft (N37559, Mainliner Denver) that was blown up over Longmont, Colorado on November 1, 1955, by a dynamite bomb placed in the checked luggage. The crash site of United Air Lines Flight, a Douglas DC-4 propline (N30062), in Medicine Bow Peak, near Laramie, Wyoming. Dead bodies carried out from wrecked plane. Crowd watches.

Date: 1955
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052616
Preparations for the "Apple Two" atomic test shot and associated U.S. Army's "Desert Rock VI" exercise, at the Nevada Test site

The U.S. Army prepares for its "Desert Rock 6" atomic maneuvers and tests , as part of Operation Teapot atomic tests in 1955. U.S. Army troops in trucks, pass through entry gates, headed for ground zero of atomic test shot "Apple 2" , the 13th in this series, scheduled for May 5, 1955, at the Nevada test site. A soldier with clipboard notes their passing. Next, the Control Center Building is shown. It displays several types of antennas. View from inside the building. Vehicles moving in area near the control center. Low-level aerial view of the "ground zero" area. Men walking into a bunkered shelter housing instruments for measuring atomic explosion data. View upward from ground, of instrumentation being setup on a steel tower outdoors. Glimpse of a soldier who will be participating in the exercise. A technician adjusting instruments atop the steel tower. Soldiers walking into ground zero and inspecting an artillery piece there to determine the planned explosion's effects on it. Other things placed in the area to determine effects atomic explosive effects on them include: sand-bagged emplacement; a jeep (labeled, Test Equip. off limits); a 155mm howitzer; A Browning heavy machine gun; portable field radio; trench mortar; simulated soldiers, including steel helmet and rifle; trees; an unsheltered North American B-45 tornado aircraft; and Republic P-47 aircraft in both sheltered and dug-in positions. Workmen are seen erecting buildings in a model village (including mannequins representing occupants and food to be tested). M-48 Patton tanks and their crews, part of "Task Force Razor" are seen raising dust as they travel across deserts to the Nevada test site. Army soldiers performing maintenance on their tanks and equipment prior to entering the test site. More trucks and equipment approaching the test site.

Date: 1955
Duration: 3 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073527
Annual Baseball Old Timer's Day at Yankee Stadium in 1955

Baseball immortals gather at Yankee Stadium, on July 30, 1955, for the annual Old Timers day. Players welcomed onto field. Ty Cobb shakes hands with fan in stands. Shots of participating players including Yankees' Joe DiMaggio, Cubs' Gabby Hartnett, Dodgers' Burleigh Grimes and White Sox' Ted Lyons. Players in dugout include A's Jimmy Foxx (with bat), and at far right, NY Giants' Bill Terry talking with Boston Braves' Tommy Holmes. 89-year old Cy Young sits and smokes a pipe. Shots of Yankees' great 1940s outfield of Charlie Keller, Joe DiMaggio and Tommy Heinrich. Shots of fans in stands. Yankees' current manager Casey Stengel accepts birthday cake from newspaper writers. Old Timers game in progress, players come around to score.

Date: 1955, July 30
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062937