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Early ski jump footage: Spectators stand and watch the snow skiing Pre-Olympics Tournament in Cary, Illinois.

Scenes from a snow skiing ski jump Pre-Olympics Tournament in Cary, Illinois. Norwegian stars perform ski jumps. A large area of a steep hill with a jump is covered with snow. Spectators stand and watch the tournament. Kaare Walberg breaks the hill record in the ski jump. Sigmund Ruud and Birger Ruud perform dual jumps in ski jumping. Several men fall while landing their ski jumps.

Location: Cary Illinois USA
Date: 1932, January 18
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054198
Austrian-Hungarian troops on the march and French infantry assault German-held hill, in World War I.

Austro-Hungarian troops march along a road during winter in World War 1. Snow covers the ground. Change of scene shows troops moving supplies (including a field kitchen) in horse-drawn wagons, along the crest of a hill. Next scene shows a mounted army bugler sounding a call in a snowy army camp field. Regimental lancers (Ulanen) ride into view leading a column of various kinds of troops. The lancers are seen galloping along a path, followed by troops and supplies in wagons pulled by teams of horses. A group of senior officers is gathered near one looking through tripod mounted periscopic binoculars. They see French columns on a hill held by German troops. Austro-Hungarian infantry move down a snowy hillside. In the distance, French troops are assembled and march in small unit formations across a flat snow-covered field to engage the German soldiers in trenches. The French infantry begin to run on their attack. Several are seen falling to German gunfire during the battle. Then they are seen retreating in formation. Fallen French soldiers lie in the snow. The French infantry reform and launch another attack, making a right flanking movement before moving forward, this time. In their final assault, they swarm uphill, leaving many dead and injured lying in the snow behind them. Later they are seen carrying the bodies of the fallen from the field. Austrian medics on skis come the the aid of a wounded comrade. They improvise a sled from skis and pull the wounded soldier on it.

Location: Western Front
Date: 1916
Duration: 5 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040093
President Roosevelt presents the Crowell crest to the Hellenic Navy at Washington Navy Yards.

President Roosevelt presents the Crowell crest to the Hellenic Navy at Washington Navy Yards. Greek ambassadors respond. Greek sailors board the boat. Flag on the boat.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027929
Japanese Army conducts realistic war game with live-fire exercises involving infantry, armor, artillery and aircraft.

Film opens showing a Japanese Type 89 Yi-Go tank heading straight toward the camera. Next, mounted artillerymen ride up a hill with team of horses pulling caissons. More are seen passing trees, pulling caissons and Type 91, 105mm light field howitzers. They raise a lot of dust and they race across a barren stretch of land. Elsewhere, Several soldiers are seen with large canvases laid out on the ground. Small rolled up tents appear to be lined up on one canvas. Meanwhile, the artillerymen are starting to set up positions at various spots along the crest of a hill. Closeup of one of their horses. Next, batteries of anti-aircraft guns are seen pointing skyward, each surrounded by a team of about 10 soldiers, are seen firing. Kawasaki biwing aircraft fly overhead in formation, and the anti-aircraft guns are lowered as they pass. The guns are elevated again and resume firing. Scene shifts to the field artillery, where crews are manning the 105mm howitzers and firing them. Closeup of one of the gun crews in action. Shells are seen bursting on a sandy area near a shoreline in the distance. Some field artillery under camouflage nets. An army telegrapher sends messages with his key. Several soldiers at a field communications center also send messages. Two high wing monoplanes fly overhead. Closeup from behind Japanese artillery crew firing their field piece. More views of shells striking in distance. The guns under camouflage nets are seen firing. A huge explosion nearby throws large amounts of earth into the air. Views of the antiaircraft guns and crews dissolves into views of shells exploding. Two soldiers crawl along the ground, dragging a long pole with them. Soldiers jump up and abandon their position just before a big explosion occurs there. In final scene, several soldiers are running and shouting.

Location: Japan
Date: 1933
Duration: 4 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675025048
U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines on Sharp Tooth Ridge firing guns and bazooka on Japanese positions below, Naha.

U.S. 1st Battalion 1st Marines fight the enemy in Okinawa. Marines on Shark Tooth Ridge fire Thompson sub machine gun and M-1 from prone position down hill towards cave. Marines fire bazooka rocket launcher over crest of hill. Marines fire bazooka over edge. They reload bazooka and another round is fired. (World War II period).

Location: Naha Okinawa Ryukyu Islands
Date: 1945, May 29
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052896
Cross country motor bike race in Richmond England, United Kingdom.

Annual motor bike race in Richmond, England. Motorcycle riders participate in the cross country race. The men get ready for race. Crowd watches as the race starts. The motor bikes race on the hilly terrain. Crowd stand on hills to watch the race. Close up views of the motorcycles as they plunge down dips and approach camera leaping into the air at crest of a hill.

Location: Richmond England
Date: 1931, March 30
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041981
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