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U.S. sailors aboard landing craft during Operation Torch, invasion of North Africa in World War II.

U.S. landing craft underway during Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, in World War 2. Sailors manning antiaircraft gun positions. Sailors off duty relaxing. Two play guitars and others sing along with them, on the deck. A turret with twin 5 inch guns rotates. The El Hank lighthouse at Casablanca, Morocco. A red Moroccan flag fluttering in the breeze. A loaded landing craft displaying the number, 381, on its bow.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065269
Allied landing craft in Moroccan waters during Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, in World War II.

Allied invasion of North Africa, during World War 2 (Operation Torch). A British officer looks through binoculars at sunset. Several Allied landing craft maneuvering in waters off the Moroccan coast. The Casablanca El Hank lighthouse in the background behind ships. A British Naval officer on deck. A destroyer escort moving through a convoy. A Moroccan flag flying from ship. Naval gunfire in darkness at night.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065270
Views of the Monasterio de El Escorial palace in Spain

The Monasterio de El Escorial in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain, about 45 kilometres northwest of Madrid. Dome of the El Escorial (Av Juan de Borbón y Battemberg, s/n, 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain), the historical residence of the King of Spain. A carriage outside the palace, men remove dry leaves from the road outside the palace with large brooms. A stone emblem of a ruler and a statue of a man. Interiors of the palace. Murals on walls and ceilings. Furniture in rooms inside the El Escorial.

Date: 1956
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048298
Anglo French troops attack to seize the Suez Canal in Egypt.

Major events of 1956. Ships underway in Suez Canal, Egypt. President, Abdul Nasser announces the seizure of the canal. Soldiers move up in Egypt and dead Egyptian soldiers as a result of Anglo French attack. Anglo French planes bomb the canal area. Airborne troops land in the canal area. Debris due to aerial bombings spread on the street. Matter discussed at the United Nations meeting leading to a cease fire in the area. The Secretary General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold arrives in Egypt for negotiations. The United Nations Emergency Police forces enter a city in Egypt. People give a warm welcome to the forces.

Date: 1956, December 24
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049141
Glimpses in life of King Farouk I of Egypt who passed away during his exile in Italy

The life of King Farouk I of Egypt who passes away during his exile in Rome, Italy. Past events show King Farouk I in Egypt after his ascension to the throne in 1936. King Farouk with other officials walking towards a train station building. Soldiers salute the teen aged King Farouk as he boards a ship to Egypt. King Farouk I shakes hands with Egyptians. King Farouk I, as a middle-aged King of Egypt, with officials in Cairo. The King sits with his second wife, Narriman Sadek, with infant son, Prince Ahmad Fuad. King Farouk I with his wife Narriman and children, Fuad II, Princess Fawzia, and Princess Fadia in exile. The King coming outside a vehicle in Rome, Italy.

Date: 1965, March 18
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063248
The fertile land with the present desert of Egypt and paintings and stone carvings depict ancient Egyptian life.

Scientific Documentary depicts ancient Egypt. River with sun setting in the background and dry hot winds blowing over land shows contrast of ancient fertile land to the desert of modern Egypt. Sand dunes in the desert of Egypt. Footprints of animals in the desert. Small water pools. Scattered oasis in the area with a little greenery. Paintings on a pot depicting ancient Egyptian life. Carvings of kings and Pharaohs of Egypt on walls.

Date: 1951
Duration: 5 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064337