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Japanese and French confer in Hanoi; war materiel supplies to China cutoff at Yunnan and Canton; British forces departing Shanhai

Clip opens with unrelated brief two second view of Frank Griswold, winner of 1940 New York World's Fair road race, waving from behind the wheel of his 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B after the race. Scene changes to views through the fertile countryside of French Indochina on a trip to Hanoi early in World War II. Narrator notes Hanoi is a principal supply hub for war materiel destined for General Chiang Kai-shek; supplies which the French have now interrupted at the request of Japanese authorities. A train arrives at station in Hanoi. People at the station. Views of downtown buildings of Hanoi and a market place. Street vendors selling foods and goods. A woman carrying a basket on her head. Rickshaw pullers at work behind several people seated at a street-side outdoor cafe. Narrator notes views are proceeding toward the central park where the residence of the head of the new government is located. Views of a couple in formal suit and dress strolling in the park. Major General Nishihara, head of the Japanese mission, is seen exiting a building following talks with the French Governor-General. Scene changes to Lao-Kai (or Lai Cai), a border station between French Indochina and China, where narrator says supply inspectors from Japan have traveled to examine the situation. View of the Yunnan railway with railroad tracks cut off by the French authorities, and guarded by local indigenous soldiers with conical hats (nón lá). Scene changes to the harbor at Canton China. Large ships anchored in harbor. Barrels or drums on the ground near docks, as narrator notes that large quantities of war supplies no lie idle and unusable on the port docks. Scene changes to Shanghai. A procession of forces from Great Britain on parade at a racecourse or stadium, and in the streets of the city, including uniformed bagpipers. Narrator notes it marks the end of British supremacy in China, with the first contingent of British troops departing Shanghai.

Location: Hanoi Indochina
Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Italian
Clip: 65675050567
Baseball legend Babe Ruth plays golf in St. Petersburg Florida.

Newsreel entitled "Babe Gets a New Bat." Shows American baseball legend Babe Ruth playing golf at a St. Petersburg Florida golf course in 1930 with his wife, the former Claire Hodgson. The couple exit clubhouse with unidentified man; pose for camera on a breezy, sunny day; Claire holds up flowers for Babe to smell; Babe takes first shot while others in the background watch; the Ruths walk across golf course. (NOTE: St. Petersburg was where Ruth's team, the New York Yankees, held spring training most of the time between 1925 and 1960.)

Location: Saint Petersburg Florida USA
Date: 1930, January 18
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050771
Joe Louis, also known as the Brown Bomber, becomes the first African American heavyweight boxing champion since Jack Johnson.

James Braddock punches a punching bag. Joe Louis practices for the championship match against Braddock. Max Schmeling arrives at Boxing Commission in New York. He enters building while crowd cheers. Schmeling stripped to waist stands on weighing scale. Tickets for boxing bout sold at counters. Men buy tickets. Overhead sign reads 'Advance Sale Reserved Seats'. Names of Braddock and Schmeling on tickets (the bout did not occur). Man eats banana in empty stands of a stadium. Traffic on road outside Comiskey Park in Chicago before Louis versus Braddock boxing match. Crowd lined up. Joe Louis during a boxing bout . Crowd of fans in Harlem cheering and celebrating on receiving news that Joe Louis, also known as the "Brown Bomber," had defeated Braddock as the first African American to regain the title since Jack Johnson. From a June 1962 newsreel depicting events 25 years earlier.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1937, June 22
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052201
Surrender of Japan after atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

Surrender of Japanese Imperial forces leads to end of World War II. V-J Day (Victory over Japan) celebrations in August 1945. Americans celebrate as newspaper headlines announce V-J Day. Close up view of man holding Boston Post with headline "War Is Over." Teeming crowds in New York City's Times Square celebrating the news. Crowd of citizens, soldiers, and sailors in uniform surrounds a newspaper with headline "U.S. Announces Jap Surrender." Happy crowds of people waving, jumping, and smiling in jubilation. People show V signs. U.S. warships underway at sea. U.S. soldiers aboard ship. Japanese troops parading in Japan. Japanese aircraft lined up in flight line ready for take off to defend the Japanese mainland. Japanese amphibian tanks lined up ready for use against a possible allied invasion. Aerial view of actual atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima as seen from second B-29 aircraft accompanying the Enola Gay on the bombing run on August 6, 1945. Ruins of twisted metal and debris in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and civilians walking among the devastation. Japanese civilians along road. Japanese Generals deplaning and meeting U.S. General MacArthur on an airfield. Troops of 11th Airborne Division land in Japan. Marines reach Japanese shores at Yokosuka Naval Base in Landing crafts. American soldier raises American flag in Japan. American troops aboard Japanese battleship Nagato after Japanese surrender. View of the Nagato (later used as a target ship during Operation Crossroads).

Location: Hiroshima Japan
Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052559
President Harry S. Truman announces surrender of Germany in World War II. Crowds celebrate in streets of Manhattan

VE Day (Victory in Europe) May 8, 1945. From the White House, in Washington DC, President Truman announces that Germany has surrendered, bringing World War 2 in Europe to an end. Americans are seen celebrating the good news in the streets of downtown, Manhattan, New York City. Crowds on Wall Street and cheering on steps and in front of statue of George Washington at Federal Hall. Ticker tape falls on Wall Street. View of Trinity Church between tall buildings. Cheering crowd fills Times Square. Many in the crowd are soldiers, sailors and other military servicemen in uniform. American flags are seen on buildings and some carried by people in the crowd.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053386
United States declares war on Japan, December 8, 1941, marking U.S. entry in World War 2

New York Daily News headline reads 'Japan at war with U.S.' Journal American newspaper headline reads:'US votes war'. Boxes of M-1 ammunition being off-loaded from a ship by African American soldiers, and placed on a roller conveyer. U.S. Army tank, trucks, and aircraft ready for shipment overseas.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1941, December 8
Duration: 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053393
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