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A General demonstrates a missile model, scientists make missile designs and manufacturing of missiles in the United States.

Development, testing and launching of missiles in the United States. Officers seated at a table during a conference. Dr. Werner von Braun rises from seat and explains something, using a model of a missile launch system. American engineers work on missile designs. Chemists work on propellants. Engineers undertake mechanical tests related to missiles. Fabrication and assembling missiles in an industrial plant. Welder doing multiple simultaneous welds on missile housing. U.S. Army 'Redstone' missile on launch pad. Soldiers operate switches and the missile is launched.

Date: 1955
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073561
The U.S. Army conducts a number of test firings of tactical missiles for use in the field by Army troops

The U.S. Army test launches missiles in the United States. An Army Honest John missile is moved on its transporter launcher into position near some trees at an Army testing site. An army crew uses controls built into the launcher to raise it into a 45-degree launch angle. Closeup of soldier counting down to launch time and then signalling with his arm. Two hands are seen pushing down the plunger handle of an igniting control, and the missile launches in a burst of black smoke. It explodes in the distance raising a small mushroom cloud from its tactical nuclear warhead. A Little John, replacement is launched and disappears in distance. Next, an MGM-18 Lacrosse missile is seen on launch pad and then fired, leaving a trail of white smoke. View of it crashing onto the ground without any explosion.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073563
A review of modern U.S. Army field weapons (circa 1955) showing some in tests and exercises

A U.S. Army Sergeant at a blackboard explains the concept of moments in mathematical terms to a classroom of soldiers. Next, soldiers are seen in a shop equipped with electronic equipment. An oficer watches as a soldier removes a motherboard from a bank of early computers. As the officer refers to a wiring diagram, the soldier checks the board. Scene changes to outdoors where several infantrymen are seen running alongside an M4A3E8 76 mm armed Sherman tank, as it climbs up from a ravine and moves forward. Next, two views of a Flame Thrower Tank M67 are seen as it fires a jet of flaming fluid. Field artillery pieces and tank guns and machine guns fire and destroy various targets on a field. A soldier presses plunger to remotely launch a tactical rocket. More views of tactical rockets being fired. A mushroom cloud created by the explosion of a tactical nuclear weapon. Camera pans over a variety of Army artillery, tanks, self-propelled guns, missiles and other field weapons.

Date: 1955
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073564
U.S. Army Sergeant Stuart Queen speaks about U.S. Army soldiers' uniform used in the earlier days in the United States.

United States Army soldiers' uniform in the United States. U.S. Army Sergeant Stuart Queen speaks about soldiers' uniform in the earlier days. Caps kept on a table. A soldier in a uniform. A poster for the U.S. Army.

Date: 1955
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073565
The U.S. Army presents the Big Picture which is an official report for the Armed Forces and the American people in the U.S.

The Big Picture telecast in the United States. Animated globe rotates. The U.S. Army presents the Big Picture which is an official report for the Armed Forces and the American people.

Date: 1955
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073566
Dancers perform on streets. Bathing beauties compete. Jazz great Paul Whiteman conducts orchestra. Dancers in swirling gowns.

People celebrate in the United States. Costumed people parade and dance in the street (possibly Mummers parade in Philadelphia). Women models in swim suits walk on a ramp during a beauty pageant. Paul Whiteman conducts his jazz orchestra. Women dancers in swirling gowns.

Date: 1935
Duration: 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073567