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Colorful Christmas parades in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Hollywood, California.

Christmas parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Colorful floats in Toyland parade. Various characters as floats pass on the streets, including what appears to be a very early Fred Flintstone character. A carriage drawn by a number of Clydesdale horses carries Santa, and stops at a building while Santa climbs a ladder to greet children. Another parade celebrating Christmas in Hollywood, California. Hollywood actors and actresses on various floats pass in front of the News View Newsreel Theater, near the Egyptian theater on Hollywood blvd. Actors seen on floats include Red Skelton on the "Red Skelton Show" float, Sabu riding an elephant, Judy Canova on the "Judy Canova Show" float, William Bendix with cast on "The Life of Riley" float, Ralph Edwards on the "Truth or Consequences" float, Jimmy Durante on his float, and finally, N.B.C.'s Jack Benny along with Santa at the end of the parade.

Date: 1947, December 2
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056297
Injured World War 2 veterans exercise and walk at the Lieutenant Ray Rehabilitation Clinic in New York, United States

Lieutenant Ray Rehabilitation Clinic in New York, United States to serve World War II veterans. Radio broadcasts mark the opening of Lieutenant Ray Rehabilitation Clinic. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, graces the occasion as the guest of honor. Various Veterans Administration executives present on a podium at the opening ceremony. A statue of Lieutenant Ray being unveiled at the ceremony as his parents look on. Prosthetic artificial limbs being made at the clinic. Veteran soldiers work to make the prosthesis limbs to meet individual needs. A disabled veteran being fitted with an artificial prosthetic limb. Disabled veterans practice to walk with crutches at the clinic. A mock street at the clinic with traffic lights where the veterans practice to cross the road and time themselves according to the traffic lights. The veterans being made to exercise to strengthen their limbs. They ride exercise cycles. Disabled veterans practice to walk in a crowded street and transports. The veterans lift and place heavy pieces from one block of a floored checkered board to another as this helps to exercise their legs and backs.

Date: 1947
Duration: 4 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059200
Rocket models are tested in simulated flight conditions at White Sands in New Mexico, United States.

A film about testing of rocket models at White Sands in New Mexico, United States. Technicians in a room. A car pulls up outside a building with a sign on it that reads 'Supersonic wind tunnel laboratory'. Men at a drafting table as they design rocket models. A technician in a machine shop works on a model of a missile. A model of a rocket being tested in a wind tunnel for flight factors like drag. Technicians observe during a test flight in a compression room. Men work on control panels. Rocket models being tested in the wind tunnel under simulated flight conditions. Huge gauges on a wall as technicians take readings. An image of a rocket model under test on a viewer screen. The pattern of air density being observed. Photographic record of the image being taken. A rocket lifts off and in flight.

Date: 1947
Duration: 5 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066621
A dignitary puts badge on officials in New York.

Dignitary puts badge in New York. A dignitary puts badge on another official's coat. Sign reads as 'Father's Day'. A dignitary puts badge on an African American man. The African American smiles. Two officials shake hands. Dignitaries and officials attend the program.

Date: 1947
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071724
Officers receive commissions,being assigned service schools and prepared for final parade at the West Point in New York.

United States Military Academy at West Point in New York, United States.. View of the United States Military Academy (USMA). The cadets receive commissions. They are assigned to service schools. After 4 years of intensive education and military training the cadet is ready for the final parade. They march past on the field holding rifles. Trees in the background.

Date: 1947
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072750
Technician connects liquid oxygen lines and German V-2 rocket launches from USS Midway at White Sands, New Mexico.

U.S. Navy launch German V-2 rocket from an aircraft carrier USS Midway at White Sands in New Mexico. German V-2 rocket launches from U.S. Navy ship Midway. Technician aboard USS Midway connects liquid oxygen lines. Firefighters crew stand by with hand extinguishers. Hydrogen peroxide containers kept in place in the background. Rocket takes off from USS Midway deck. Rocket in flight pass superstructure of a ship.

Date: 1947
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072767