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Major General Hardigg's speech on fat and oil recycling efforts; view of Halloran Army Hospital kitchen, Staten Island, New York

United States Army Major General Hardigg speaks about the need for saving waste fats and oils for recycling and reuse in the war effort during World War 2. Kitchen of Halloran Army Hospital is shown with Chefs preparing chicken and other foods, and saving fats. Homemakers and housewives shown straining fats through strainers to reserve and save fats. A housewife speaks to another woman. A girl presents a can of reserved fats to a store clerk who weighs it and gives the girl back a ration receipt.

Location: Staten Island New York USA
Date: 1945, April 30
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032525
Views of buildings on lower Manhattan and Ellis Island from a boat in New York Bay

Views of New York City buildings and skyscrapers on lower Manhattan from a boat in New York Bay. A schooner with sails furled can be seen passing. People walking off ferry towards building on pier.

Location: Ellis Island New York USA
Date: 1948
Duration: 3 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032740
View of Newport, Rhode Island, from Navy torpedo boat, "Morris" underway

View of Newport from steam driven Navy torpedo boat "Morris" underway. Sailors wearing hats seen on bow. Black smoke from the smokestack.

Location: Rhode Island United States USA
Date: 1900
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675040571
Sergeant R. L. Bose demonstrates reliability of Air Service parachutes at Mitchel Field on Long Island, New York.

Sergeant R. L. Bose demonstrates reliability of Air Service parachutes and disproves a theory that a man falling 500 feet or more loses consciousness. Civilians and military spectators watch the demonstration. Views from the airplane as Sergeant Bose free-falls from 3000 feet, delaying his chute opening until 1500 feet. Some of his free fall in slow motion. He makes a routine parachute landing. Spectators and an ambulance come as a precaution to his landing point.

Location: Long Island New York USA
Date: 1930
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675068847
United States Navy's radioman, George Tweed is rescued and U.S. destroyer crew in Guam.

Film titled, 'Return to Guam'. Map shows location of Guam in the Pacific Ocean. Japanese installations on the island are shelled by American destroyer (DD). Light flashes are noticed on a peak of a nearby hill on the island. Sailors aboard the DD look through binoculars. A reply signal is sent form the DD. Sailors board a boat and head cautiously toward the island. A white man swims toward the boat. He is taken aboard. The rescued man was found to be a radioman of the United States Navy (USN), named George Tweed who was hiding on the island for the past 31 months. George Tweed eats food with the Destroyer crew after being rescued. Destroyers underway in the Pacific. View of the American naval fleet underway in the Pacific. View of cannons and crew aboard an allied vessel. Crewmen pile up heavy 14inch shells and 40mm ammunition on the deck of the warship. (World War II period).

Location: Guam
Date: 1944, July 10
Duration: 3 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050428
U.S. personnel march Japanese personnel and take care of civilians during the Pacific campaign of World War II.

Japanese prisoners march and are interrogated on an island by U.S. personnel during the Pacific campaign of World War II. U.S. personnel aboard a ship look towards AKA (Attack Cargo Ship) ships at anchor in mid background. Task Force vessels in a harbor off the island. Men roll fuel drums from an LST (Landing Ship Tank) in background. Men walk over the beach. Small bulldozer underway in background. Japanese prisoners are marched over the beach. Marines in foreground. A Japanese prisoner is interrogated. A photographer shoots movies on the island. Japanese prisoners walk in a single file through the compound. U.S. personnel take care of civilians. Number being painted on arms of civilians and their children. Faces of islanders.

Location: Pacific Ocean
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053286
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