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Brief glimpse of a U.S. marine and Landing Vehicles tracked (LVT) during amphibious assault against japanese in Pacific

Momentary glimpse of U.S. marine standing in front of two LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked) as they make an amphibious assault against an island held by the Japanese, during World War two, in the Pacific theater of operations. The marine is shouting something at the combat photographer (unseen).

Location: Pacific theater
Date: 1944
Duration: 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044905
People wading in the flood caused by typhoon in Japan.

A typhoon ravages Japan. Destruction and homes in the flooded areas in the wake of the typhoon (Super Typhoon Tess). Typhoon Tess struck the Central Honshū Island in Japan. People wade through flood with their belongings. A man rows a boat in the flood. Men row a wooden board.

Location: Japan
Date: 1953, October 1
Duration: 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045087
Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Gordon Dean admits hydrogen-bomb tests to newsmen in Washington, United States.

Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Gordon Dean speaks to newsmen in Washington, United States. He admits hydrogen bomb tests at Enewetak island chain (sometimes spelled Eniwetok or Eniewetok) to newsmen. Cameramen record. He promises a probe of possible security leaks from Enewetak.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1952, November 17
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045404
Public demonstration of "fire bomb" and its use supporting U.S. Marines in the Battle of Peleliu in World War II

A U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat airplane is seen parked on a ramp, with a bomb slung under its fuselage. The narrator identifies it as a "fire bomb," containing gel gasoline. Scene shifts to an F6F dropping one from several thousand feet, in a demonstration. The incendiary bomb creates a swath of fire along the ground, in the direction of flight. A flight of two F6Fs repeat the demonstration, dropping their bombs simultaneously, from a formation. Another drops a bomb on a pier at a waterfront. View to the rear from an airplane that just dropped a bomb in a wooded area. Views of actual U.S. 1st Marine Division operations on Peleliu, Palau Islands, during World War 2, showing F4U Corsair aircraft, flying low and slow, with gear down, dropping napalm incendiary bombs on Japanese troops dug in on a ridge. View of smoke rising from bomb strikes at targets near a river.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045622
The launching of a JB-2, based on the German V-1 buzz bomb, surface to surface missile at Eglin Field, Florida.

From a review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A JB-2 (Jet Bomb 2) "Loon" based on the German V-1 buzz bomb, surface-to-surface missile. Technicians examine a scale model of the JB-2 missile. Air Force research and development of American type JB-2 missile, the first unmanned guided missile in America's arsenal. A JB-2 is launched from Santa Rosa Island, Florida. A rocket assists in take off. The rocket unit falls away immediately after JB-2 rises into the air. A control aircraft flies overhead showing JB-2 launchings at Eglin Field. JB-2 in flight. The JB-2 was sub-contracted by Republic: Airframe by Willys-Overland; Engine by Ford Motor Company, the IJ-15-1, which copied the German V-1's 900-lb. thrust Argus-Schmidt pulse-jet; Guidance by Jack and Heintz Company; Launch System by Monsanto; Rocket launch sleds by Northrop.. (World War II period).

Location: Florida United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046009
Glimpses into a book entitled "builders of Hawaii." Highlights in Hawaiian history. Portrait of Sanford Ballard Dole.

View of a book entitled "Builders of Hawaii." A hand opens it to several different places, revealing photos of persons who played roles in the early development of Hawaii. Also revealed are pages from the newspaper "Commercial Advertiser" reporting that flags changed as "Hawaii becomes the first outpost of Greater America" and "Old Glory is the new flag of the Hawaiian Islands." (This refers to the establishment of the Territory of Hawaii, under the U.S. Hawaiian Organic Act of 1900.) A portrait of Sanford Ballard Dole is shown. (He was the President of the Republic of Hawaii, 1894-1900, and its first Territorial Governor, 1900-1903.) Views of the Hawaiian State Archives Building, on the grounds of the Iolani Palace, in Honolulu. A plaque honoring Captain James Cook. Views of visitors inside an exhibit that includes a reproduction of an early Hawaiian cottage.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1937
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046032
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