U.S. Naval Petroleum Reserve Number 1 on Elk Hills in California.. Mr. R.C. Patterson, Supervisor Oil and Gas Operations, Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, with his assistant Mr. J. D. Gerkel comes out of Naval Field Office. Both of them with charts in hand walk alongside field office. Oil wells shut down to conserve the Naval oil reserve. Patterson and assistant converse, derricks in the background. Chart shows Naval Petroleum Reserve Number No. 1. Naval undeveloped lands. Patterson and assistant talk to each other. Patterson and assistant drive up to the shut-down wells for inspection. Sign reads 'US Navy - Well No. 8'. Patterson and his assistant enter and come out of building.
high speed images used to examine behavior of munitions. Film showe a bullet fired into a container of water. The projectile penetrates the side of the container and continues through the liquid water, creating bubbles and voids. Water spews out of the hole in the container. (World War II period).
A C-119 flying boxcar airplane lands at an airfield. Rear view of the aircraft, with rear clamshell doors open wide, and twin booms overhead. Several ground crew in and around the aircraft. Navy officers measure an object to see if it will fit in the C-119. Naval officers, civilian technician, and others stand around an aircraft tail section. Mechanic works on empennage of an aircraft. Sailors manually carry tail section of U.S. Navy F9F-2 airplane, serial number 123571, and place it into the open tail of the C-119. Jet engine is hoisted on a truck that is backed to the C-119 tail. View from inside the C-119, of engine being pulled into the cargo hold. Views of airplane tail section being loaded and positioned in the C-119 cargo hold. One door of the aircraft is partially closed to check clearances.
A large crowd seated in the grandstand to watch the Suburban Handicap at Aqueduct Track in New York. Two-time Suburban winner Kelso falls short of his third victory, finishing second behind Iron Peg. The jockeys ride the horses on the race track. People cheering and watching the race. Another horse race held at the Hollywood Park in California. A South African-born horse called Colorado King wins the race in new world record time for 1 mile distance.
Exterior view of White House in Washington DC with a light covering of snow on the ground. Interior view of White House with U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson as he signs a letter to legislators urging quick passage of the Voting Rights Bill in Washington DC. U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson and U.S. Attorney General Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach seated at a desk. The Attorney General briefs the press about the bill. Journalists take notes about the proposed bill. Scenes from the third Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March, beginning on March 21, 1965. African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists, including John Lewis seen marching arm-in-arm at different parts of the parade route, including past the state house in Montgomery, Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr. prepares to address marchers in Montgomery regarding a meeting he had to plan future marches. John Lewis also on the scene.
A large crowd gathers during the 3rd civil rights freedom march from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama. People marching on a street in a large number, led by Martin Luther King, Jr and other civil rights leaders including John Lewis. African American political leader Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses the people. Buildings in the area. A sign reads: 'Edmund Pettus Bridge'. People seated on the ground at a camping area for much of the group on the first night. A helicopter in flight overhead.
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