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Ford Motor Company coal mining town at Twin Branch, West Virginia

View from mountain overlooking the Ford Motor Company coal mining town where 900 miners are employed at Twin Branch, West Virginia. From mountain overlooking the scene, camera pans across Lodging and other buildings, near river, and to the town, itself. Scene shifts to ground-level where several homes and cars are seen as well as a canal. A steam shovel is seen digging near the site of a new dam. It loads earth into dump trailers pulled by Fordson tractors. Closeup of the tractors pulling their loads to the dam site, and returning empty.

Date: 1924
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035240
President Woodrow Wilson nominated for second term

Large crowd gathers at Coliseum in St. Louis for Democratic National Convention in 1916 in the United States. Al Smith of New York poses for picture. President and Mrs. Wilson in an open car. President Wilson accepts nomination for a second term. Crowd cheers and wave their hats. William Jennings Bryan poses for closeup picture and is then seen with other dignitaries on the back of a railroad train from which he shakes hands and waves to the crowd.

Date: 1916
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035243
Bombardment at Satawan Atoll during invasion of Saipan, Mariana Islands in World War II.

View of sunrise during invasion of Saipan, Mariana Islands in World War 2.. Satawan Atoll under bombardment. Ships off the coast of Saipan including a New Mexico class battleship.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035326
Story of "Black Cat" -- PBY Catalinas used as night bombers against Japanese convoys in World War II

Convoy of Japanese supply ships in the Southwest Pacific during World War 2. Mysteriously, two explode. One sinks and one is left burning. Narrator describes similar losses of Japanese cargo vessels and Japanese reports attributing the losses to new superior American aircraft. View of Japanese Military High Command buildings in Tokyo, Japan. An Imperial Japanese Navy Night Fighter (QHAFMFA6) seen taking off. Japanese admiral boards warship to plan Imperial Navy strategy and tactics. Attacking aircraft is shown as a U.S. Navy PBY Catalina Flying Boat. Several views of Catalina flying boats in flight, painted black for night flying (called "Black Cats"). Aerial view of islands with small harbors where a PBY can hide during daylight. Base personnel gather at a catalina base awaiting an overdue returning PBY. She appears and buzzes base to announce successful mission. The PBY then lands in nearby harbor, taxis toward shore and is met by sailors in boats who attach a tow line to winch the PBY ashore, tail first. Squadron Commander meets the plane as the crew disembarks. Commodore Thomas S. Combs, Commander Aircraft 7th Fleet, arrives by jeep with Group Commander, Captain Peck. Crew gives quick accounting of mission. Corpsmen take wounded combat cameraman from the PBY on a stretcher. Tow pulls the PBY to area of ramp for servicing and repairs. Maintenance personnel note crew report of problems and begin corrective actions. They count 8 bullet holes in starboard wing.They find hole in fuselage from shrapnel that wounded the cameraman, and repair it. They repair a gas tank leak and refuel the PBY. View of 525lb and 1000lb bombs in Squadron dump. Armorers assemble belts of 50cal machine gun ammunition.They rearm the PBY with bombs under one wing and a torpedo under the other, and machine gun ammunition. They remove two black cats (animals) from inside the airplane. PBY crew plays water polo with a coconut. View of officer's quarters. Pilots prepare for next mission and go to intelligence briefing

Date: 1943
Duration: 9 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035339
Captain Walker and Captain Vejtasa shake hands during Change of Command on USS Constellation.

Marine honor guard at attention in hangar bay during change of Command at USS Constellation. Officer in charge looks men over. Ship's insignia. Looking out over heads of assembled guests. Crew and officers in hangar bay. CDR (Commander) Racette at podium, call ship's company to attention. CDR Racette salutes as new skipper arrives. Speaker's stand shows CDR Reigner and Chaplain Corps reading invocation. VADM (Vice Admiral) Ekstrom addresses the guests from the podium. Guests and Crew assembled in the background at the hangar bay. Captain Walker reads his orders from the podium. Captain Vejtasa reads his orders as Captain Walker stands by directly off to side. He completes his orders. Captain Vejtasa turns around and salutes Captain Walker. Two Captains then shake hands as Captain Walker is relieved of command. Captain Vejtasa speaks to the crowd assembled from the podium. Chaplain Clifford reads benediction as Captain Walker stands nearby. Captain Vejtasa to the right. Ship's seal in the background. Officers stand on the speaker's stand. VADM Ekstrom shakes hands with Captain Walker and Captain Vejtasa. Ship's seal in the background. Captain Vejtasa and Captain Walker congratulated in receiving line at the hangar bay.

Date: 1962, November 19
Duration: 3 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035353
President Lyndon B Johnson greets Vice president H Humphrey after a 14 day Asian trip at White House lawn in Washington DC.

A helicopter lands on the lawn of White House as Vice President Hubert Humphrey returns from a 14 day Asian trip in Washington DC. He steps down and greeted on the White house lawn by President Lyndon B Johnson. President Johnson goes to New York where he receives an award from Freedom House. A bronze sculpture of President Johnson. President addresses the gathering.

Date: 1966, February 24
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035362