A goat herd in Mesquite, New Mexico. Goats in an enclosure. Small tents being pitched for the little kids to save them from the scorching sun. Two kids near a tent. They get under the tent. The goats in a herd move along a path. The goats, one by one, slide on a slanted piece of wood and come out of the enclosure. The goat herd moves on a rough terrain. The goat herd around a small pond drinking water.
The first atomic bomb is detonated during Manhattan Project testing at Alamogordo, near Los Alamos, New Mexico. Atomic bomb explodes. Fire and a smoke cloud rises. (World War II period).
Testing of German V-2 rocket at the Guided Missile Proving Ground in Alamogordo, New Mexico. An aerial view showing the vertical launching tower for small-type missile and a gantry crane. V-2 on the ground nearby. A view of surrounding countryside.
Shows the first atomic bomb explosion in history, on July 16, 1945, resulting from the work of the Manhattan Project. Atomic bomb tested at an experimental station in New Mexico, United States. Bomb explodes and a mushroom cloud forms, seen from cameras 6 miles away. Smoke and fire emerges. (World War II period).
White Sands Proving Ground and the Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The white drifting sand dunes. The entrance sign reads 'White Sands National Monument, United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service'. A building in the premises with the American flag in the foreground. Soldier walks on the sand dunes with a gun. Tracks made by motor vehicle. Sandy desert area with a cactus bush. Soldier runs over sand dunes. Soldier throws sand out of the camera. Sign reads 'Air Material Command Alamogordo AAF Special Range'. (World War II period).
The Holloman Air force Base, first atomic bomb testing site in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The Base, also known as Trinity Site. Large grounds at the Base. Fused sand shows the blast region. Mountain ridges in the background. (World War II period).