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United States troops crawl through mud during a practice invasion at Camp Gordon Johnston in Florida, United States.

A film about an amphibious training of United States troops at Camp Gordon Johnston in Florida. An explosion occurs during a practice invasion. The troops crawl through mud as live ammunition is fired during simulated combat conditions. Soldiers crawl across a field under heavy firing. The soldiers in landing crafts approach the Florida beach and unload from the craft. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058874
George Metesky and Colonel Abel arrested in New York, United States.

Major events of the year 1957. George Metesky charged with bombing of 21 places in New York after arrest by police. Photographers take his pictures. Colonel Abel, a Soviet spy, after arrest by Marshal Agents in Brooklyn, New York.

Date: 1957, December 23
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049168
Use of radioisotopes in engine and tire manufacturing in United States

A 1957 Ford Fairlane convertible automobile with top down, pulls into a "Mobil gas" station, and an attendant comes out to serve the driver. He opens the hood revealing the engine which is dominated by a large air filter on its top. Next, the scene shifts to a V8 engine mounted on a test stand in an automotive laboratory . The engine parts have been irradiated so that the slightest wear will be detected in engine oil. Oil drained from engine is collected and passed to atomic scintillation counter. A graph showing wearing metals of the engine. Scene shifts back to the convertible in the gas station, where the little girl leans over to watch the service station attendant check the pressure on one of the white wall tires. This introduces the discussion and views of radioactive applications in tire manufacture. Nylon fabric woven into tires at a factory is shown being precisely measured using atomic radiation technology. Thickness of nylon tire fabric is graphed continuously as it passes measurement station in automated production process. And rubber being applied is constantly monitored. If out of specification, lights alert the operator to intervene and reset controls. Final scene shows the woman and girl, from the opening scene. driving their Ford Fairlane convertible in a residential town or suburban neighborhood.

Date: 1957
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023831
United States nuclear testing during Operation Plumbbob: Shot Owens

"Owens," the tenth shot of Operation Plumbbob, is fired at an altitude of 500 feet from a plastic balloon at 6:30 am civilian time on July 25, 1957. The nuclear test yields 9.7 kilotons (equal to 9,700 tons of TNT). A brilliant flash gives way to an orange fireball which quickly begins to cool and churn skyward. Mushroom cloud forms fast. Cameraman slate at beginning of clip identifies the shot as Owens.

Date: 1957, July 25
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027691
Cape Kennedy motels and cars, Apollo 11 astronauts and mission control prepare for launch

Flashback on preparation for the launch of NASA Apollo 11 Mission in Kennedy Space Center. Early 1970s cars driving on highway near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Cars pass by Kennedy Space Center Campground sign saying “Space Center Campground 2 MI ahead on 1”. Cars passing by the Satellite Motel along the Florida State Road A1A (South of the 520 Causeway, Ocean Highway A1A, Cocoa Beach, FL). Cars driving on the Florida State Road A1A pass by two billboards saying, “Welcome to Cape Kennedy Resort Area” and “In the beginning God… Apollo 8 Six Cents United States Gateway to the Stars”. View of a launch complex inside the Kennedy Space Center. Monitors inside a mission control center. Speaker in a stadium near the launch site. The prime crew members- Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. and Commander Neil A. Armstrong, in ready room before entering the Saturn V SA-506. Buzz Aldrin yawns before the launch. Cars parked on the beach near the launch site. View of the Saturn V SA-506 in the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins depart for the launch pad. Astronauts going up on elevator in launch complex. The Saturn V SA-506 before launching. Launch controllers in the firing room of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the Apollo 11 mission.

Date: 1969, July 16
Duration: 2 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078850
Speed limits and directional signs on highways and roads of various states in the United States in the 1930s.

Cars drive on American highways in the early 1930s. Closeup view of a sign indicating a speed limit of 40 miles per hour. Point of view shot from inside a moving car driving on a highway, as men workers on the other side of the road are seen hand-painting white stripes on the highway while cars pass by. Milestone indicates distances on roads to locations in Indiana and Ohio and Florida. Closeup view of a route number sign for Indiana route 31. Ford Model T cars driving on roads and streets and passing by. Instructions to drivers like curve ahead (beneath a Florida route 4 sign). A Florida US 1 route sign with palm tree branches behind it. A grouping of road signs along US Route 20 in Ohio, with signs pointing to other nearby routes and cities in Ohio.

Date: 1932
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036982