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U.S. soldier drives a Japanese Shinyo suicide motorboat found in the Kerama Islands (WW2)

A United States soldier climbs down into a Japanese Shinyo suicide motorboat found in the Kerama Islands during World War 2. Soldier begins to drive the retrieved Japanese motorboat. Motorboat driven by an American soldier underway circling along the beach of Kerama Islands at high speed. United States soldiers docking Shinyo suicide motorboat after testing.

Date: 1945, April 5
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079539
General Andrew D. Bruce and Admiral Ingolf Kiland inspect the Kerama Retto islands (WW2)

U.S. Admiral Ingolf Norman Kiland (Commander of amphibious operations) and Major General Andrew D. Bruce on a ship off the Kerama Retto (near Okinawa Island) in Japan during World War 2. Admiral Kiland and General Bruce talking to each other. General Bruce and Admiral Kiland use binoculars to inspect the Kerama Islands. Closer view of Admiral Kiland. An officer speaks to General Bruce and Admiral Kiland.

Date: 1945, April 5
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079540
Pedestrians in Chinatown; view of Alcatraz Island from the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco

Cars parked at Pier 45, Fisherman’s Wharf (43 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States) in San Francisco, California. Two ships are docked in front of the coast. View of Alcatraz Island (formerly home to Alcatraz Prison) from Fisherman’s Wharf. A yacht is seen sailing near the prison island. View of a street traffic coming up hill. A street scene in San Francisco’s landmark Chinatown district. Pedestrians walking on the sidewalk. Cars parked near Chinese shops. Shop sign “Ping Yuen Restaurant Bakery”. A faint red moon. Pedestrians walking past the Empress of China Restaurant and Cocktails (838 Grant Ave San Francisco, CA 94108, USA) in Chinatown. A signage of Empress of China, the most iconic and upscale restaurant in Chinatown (presently known as “Empress by Boon”).

Date: 1969, October
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079619
President Kennedy observes a Polaris missile test while onboard USS Observation Island

A man signals to United States Marine Corps (USMC) UH-3A helicopter. United States President John F. Kennedy arrives at the U.S. Navy ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154) by helicopter. A sailor plays his bugle and salutes. The president meets the ship's commander and other officers. President Kennedy observes a Polaris missile test with the USS Andrew Jackson submarine (SSBN-619) firing the missile. Other officials accompany President Kennedy to watch the missile test. President Kennedy gives a short speech on board USS Observation Island. Later in the day, President Kennedy speaks to Major General Davis and Launch Operations Director Kurt Debus in Florida before boarding the Air Force One (VC-137C SAM 26000).

Date: 1963, November 16
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080558
View of the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, New York

A three-quarter front view of the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island (present day Liberty Island) in New York City, United States, in the late 1800s.

Date: 1898, September 3
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080661
General Douglas MacArthur visits elements of the 6th Army in New Guinea, during World War II

General Douglas MacArthur (Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area) steps from a B-17 bomber at the airfield on Goodenough Island, New Guinea, during World War 2. He converses with Lieutenant General Walter Kreuger, Commander of the Sixth United States Army in the South West Pacific Area. Next they are seen sitting in a spruced up patrol boat underway in waters not far from the island (seen in background). A line of Landing Vehicles Tracked (LVT-1s) filled with soldiers, is seen moving across a field. On continues past an audience of sailors and soldiers, and enters the waters off the island. It continues, kicking up a wake as it moves through the water. A line of LVT-1s filled with troops, waits to also enter the water.

Date: 1943, December
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059159