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Street scenes of Anchorage, Alaska, in summer of 1954

A 1953 Cadillac sedan, covered with dust, drives along a road, passing homes in Bootlegger Cove residential neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska. Next sequence shows Fourth Avenue south of C street, with vehicles moving along the street and several pedestrians on the sidewalk . A hotel is identified by its sign. Street level closeup of the pink-colored MacKay building, at 337 E 4th St, at corner of E 4th and Denali Street. ( It opened in 1951 as Mount McKinley Apartments, was renamed the MacKay building, and decades later, renovated and called the McKinley Tower.)

Date: 1954, August 24
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035041
Aircraft flying over Naval Air station in Norfolk, Virginia, with views of docks and ships USS Randolph, USS Valley Forge, more

An aircraft flies over Naval air station in Norfolk,Virginia. United States Navy ships like USS Randolph, USS Valley Forge, USS Des Moines, USS Missouri and USS Macon seen docked. Warehouses and Chesapeake Bay in background. Several ships at the anchor. Virginia coal piers and supply buildings.

Date: 1954, September 2
Duration: 3 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038455
U.S. Army Anti-aircraft batteries respond to threat from unknown aircraft sighted near Alaska and the Eastern seaboard.

U.S. Army Air Defense elements respond to threats from an unidentified (possibly hostile) aircraft detected, near Alaska and over the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Closeup of a rotating radar antenna. High altitude contrails (vapor condensation trails) seen overhead. Two U.S. Army technicians tracking aircraft and making notes in an anti-aircraft operations center. Two soldiers in a control center at positions labeled "Intelligence Teller" and "AAA Opns Off" respectively. A Lieutenant joins them and directs one to push an alert button. Soldiers respond from their barracks and take up positions at a large tracking map table. They move markers to positions corresponding to incoming reports. A Colonel joins the Lieutenant, already at the control center, and takes up a position labeled, "Deputy Defense CO," (Deputy Defense Commanding Officer). In the background, reports can be heard coming into the control center about five aircraft at 18 thousand feet. Two soldiers plot information on vertical plexiglass display, showing radial lines and distances. . A sign above the boards reads, "Early Warning Op." More reports in the background refer to three aircraft. The Lieutenant has now moved to the position of "AAA Opns Off." View of a soldier markiing grease pencil entries of aircraft sighting reports, on a plexiglass display, at his work station. More views of information being reflected by soldiers moving markers on the map plotting table and the large vertical display. Closeup of the aircraft position markers being moved on the plotting table. A Battery Attack light flashes on another display. The Lieutenant wearing a headset, announces to all units the change of readiness condition to "battle attack." (He also states, "this is not an exercise," and adds "alert all batteries.") An alarm bell rings at an aircraft battery. Soldiers are awakened in their quarters and scramble to their respective guns in a 120 mm Gun M1 anti-aircraft battery. Each gun crew reports being ready, as they raise their gun barrels. More views of aircraft positions being plotted. One appears to reflect a threat to New York City. Computers record data necessary to aim anti-aircraft batteries. Range and azimuth data being displayed. Gunners load shells and propellant charges into their weapons. Gunners looking up and awaiting further instructions. View of all battery guns pointed skywards. Apartment houses in the background. Changing firing and wind azimuth plus fuze information being displayed. A radar antenna turning at the battery location. Narrator states that the aircraft near Alaska has disappeared over the Pacific and the Eastern Seaboard sightings turn out to be commercial aircraft forced off course by strong winds. View of a Lockheed Constellation flying through some clouds, and then landing at an airfield. Alert lights go out in the Anti-aircraft control center, returning to normal status. View of soldiers manning their positions in the center begin wrapping up their activities. One lights a pipe.

Date: 1954
Duration: 6 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070285
Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of German Zeppelin Hindenburg, (LZ-129) talks to journalists about his voyage to the United States.

Dr. Hugo Eckener (1868-1954) who commanded the German Zeppelin Hindenburg (LZ-129), describes the maiden voyage of the airship over the North Atlantic, and states his opinion that even in bad weather the Zeppelin would be able to successfully make regular transatlantic flights.

Date: 1936, May 9
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047073
Activities of U.S. Navy recruits at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, United States

A film on training of navy recruits in the United States. Training films are shown to the recruits. The recruits seated in a theater. A naval officer threads a film projector. In the training film, recruits are seen viewing large caliber shells and loading a 40mm anti aircraft gun. Views of naval recruits playing baseball. One of the recruits carries a dog mascot named "Bone". The naval recruits practice running in formation. The naval recruits boxing with boxing gloves on. A sign reads 'bank'. The recruits enter a bank and ship's store. A poster outside reads, "It's Smart to Salt Away some of Your Pay." Views of a sailor buying a gold watch at the shop counter. Close up of a big band jazz orchestra bass drum reads, "U.S.N.T.C. Great Lakes Illinois." Naval recruits dancing with young women while the big band orchestra plays. View of naval recruit playing a clarinet. The navy recruits cleaning the floor and windows of their barracks in preparation for captain's inspection. A rooster flag flying outside the barracks is the prize for the best inspection. The recruits march. A Navy football game being played. Navy recruits seated in the stadium. The football game in progress. The recruits walk to the recreation building. The navy recruits sitting at the soda fountain and then in the table area in front of a juke box while eating ice cream.

Date: 1947
Duration: 3 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077253
Admiral Gallery, who was Commander of task force that captured U-505 is present as it is towed to Chicago for a museum in 1954

Admiral Daniel Vincent Gallery, United States Navy, is piped aboard a U.S. ship. He poses briefly with three civilians (possibly members of the original U.S. boarding party) . View of the German submarine Unterseeboot 505 (U-505), captured by U.S. Naval Task Force, TG 22.3,on June 4, 1944. Admiral Gallery (then a Captain) commanded TG 22.3. U-505 is written on hull of the ship and she flies the German flag. The submarine is towed under an open draw bridge. Scene of harbor in Chicago, Illinois, where crowd is gathered. Striking the German colors on the submarine. A launch motors out to the submarine, which is being towed with German flag flying. A line is thrown to the submarine. Small boat approaches stern of submarine and person on the U-505 attempts, unsuccessfully, to pass a package to the small boat, which then comes abeam on port side to try again. View of tugboat with submarine behind.

Date: 1954, June 26
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675024185