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Construction of pontoon bridge across Naktong tributary during Korean War, Korea.

Focuses on Korean War (1950-1953). A sign on tree reads '8 Ball Express Built 1492 Rebuilt 1950'. U.S. army vehicles pass on pontoon bridge built across Naktong tributary. Sign on bridge reads 'Cross By Courtesy of C Co 8th ENGR C BN'. South Korean laborers wade through river. They are employed to construct bridge. Heavy construction equipment, bulldozers and cranes at construction site.

Date: 1950, August 24
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052161
Singer and actor, Al Jolson arrives at Pusan Air Base to entertain United States troops during the Korean War.

A U.S. Air Force VC-47B (VIP transport plane, tail # 43-49212) arrives at Pusan Air Base in Korea on 17 October, 1950. Singer and actor, Al Jolson steps from the plane and is greeted by American officers. Al Jolson gets into a jeep. .Next he is seen with officers on a sidewalk. Scene shifts to Jolson seated at a piano on and outdoor stage, where he just finishes performing and turns to speak to the large audience of soldiers present. The audience is seen applauding. Jolson is seen from behind, and then from various angles, as he sings a song. Some soldiers respond to the tempo of Jolson's music. (Narrator comments that 6 days after this performance, Al Jolson died from a heart attack, on 23 October, 1950 in San Francisco.) In final scene, he is seen raising the United Nations flag. (Note: this film is silent except for narration.)

Date: 1950, October 17
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052174
'Korea Revisited' shows start of Korean War including Seoul street fighting

Graphic Korean children zooms to 'Korea Revisited' title. Wide shot of Korean countryside. June 25, 1950 North Korean troops attacking across to start Korean war. Dramatization depicting South Korean soldier hit by bullet. South Korean soldiers retreating from war front. American soldiers fighting at start of Korean war. Australian soldier on patrol. Howitzers being fired. Train carrying Chinese troops moving towards war front. Chinese troops in trenches and advancing. Mortar firing. Chinese troops advancing in snow. Street fighting in Seoul, South Korea.

Date: 1950, June 25
Duration: 3 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078896
187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team patrol in Munsan-ni, Korea

187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team patrol in Munsan-ni, Korea. (Footage shot during Eigth Army retreat from northwestern Korea, southward toward the 38th parallel, under pressure from the Chinese PVA 13th Army group in November and December 1950. During the retreat, the 187th RCT, together with the British Commonwealth Brigade, provided rearguard protection for the Eighth Army's retreat.) The team seen passing through woods. Platoon leaders address soldiers. 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team walks through fields and along ridges. Soldier looks through binoculars. United States Army soldiers set up machine gun on ground.

Date: 1950, December 15
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022720
Reconstruction work underway in North Korea after World War II

Views of North Korea during 1945 through 1950. Reconstruction going on in North Korea, new buildings being built. Korean country side and small islands in the bay as waves break on the shore. A group of North Koreans arrives at diamond mountain resort and look at Koo Rong Hun falls, they pose for pictures. Men and women in a reading room.

Date: 1947
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Korean
Clip: 65675048310
Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe dies at 36 after a successful career in films. Scenes from her professional life.

Famous Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe dies August 5, 1962 in United States. Marilyn Monroe dies at 36. Marilyn Monroe blows a kiss. Flashback shows Marilyn Monroe greeting Queen Elizabeth II of England. Monroe extends her hand to the British Queen. Marilyn Monroe in Korea on stage entertaining American soldiers during the Korean War in the early 1950s. Marilyn Monroe arrives for a USO show in a jeep. Monroe performs on the stage as Korean War soldiers look on. Marilyn Monroe kisses her second husband, baseball star Joe DiMaggio. Marilyn Monroe with her third husband writer Arthur Miller. Wide shot of Times Square, New York City a night in the late 1950s or early 1960s, with neon lights and traffic. Marylin Monroe being cheered by crowds as she attends a premiere at Times Square. People hold pictures of Marylin Monroe. Marilyn Monroe on a balcony as she waves and smiles.

Date: 1962, August 5
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042219