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Landing crafts advance towards the beach during practice exercises at Okinawa, Pacific Theater.

The U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force participate in practice exercises at Okinawa in the Pacific Theater. Amphibious assault on a beach. Practice exercises of United States troops. Landing crafts advance towards the beach. Aircraft strafe the beach. Amphibious tanks (LCVTs) make initial assault. Marines and soldiers establish beach head. Specially equipped trucks lay road mats on the sandy beach. Mechanized equipment rolls on the road mat. A floating pier is put into operation. Tanks, amphibious DUKWs and troops advance inland. A helicopter evacuates the simulated wounded.

Date: 1955, November 2
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054262
General Adolf Heusinger and General Lauris Norstad make short speeches in Marburg, Germany.

First German units join NATO shield. German Army troops march on a field at Tannenberg Kaserne in Marburg, Germany. An aerial view of the city. German 2nd Grenadier Battalion marches. German Navy troops follow. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) military leaders arrive during the ceremony. They arrive by cars. The men greet each other. Several cars parked in the background. General Lauris Norstad arrives. The German troops salute. General Lauris Norstad reviews the troops. Flags of the 15 NATO nations and the NATO flag flying. A military band plays trumpets. Chief of the German Army Staff General Adolf Heusinger and General Lauris Norstad make short speeches. Cameramen take photographs.

Date: 1955, July 30
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054265
Views of Chicago skyline in 1950s; O'Leary home set on fire to make way for a boulevard in Chicago.

Elevated and aerial views of downtown city of Chicago skyline in mid 1950s, including skyscrapers and various buildings. View of the O'Leary house landmark from which the Great Fire of Chicago is believed to have originated. Views of still images showing damaged buildings due to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Aerial view of the buildings. The buildings damaged by the fire. View of 1950s fire fighters demonstrating use of old manual pumper cart for fighting fires. The house of Mrs. O' Leary is set on fire to make space for a new boulevard being built in the area . Smoke rises from the building. Cars drive past on the street in front of the house while it is on fire with smoke pouring from windows.

Date: 1955, November 26
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062509
Men work at the construction of a dam for undertaking the Volga Hydroelectric Project in Russia.

Construction of a dam on the Volga River in Russia. The dam is constructed for undertaking the Volga Hydroelectric Project. Men working at the construction site. Large pyramid shaped concrete blocks are dumped into the river.

Date: 1955, November 26
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062510
People watch a competition for testing the skills of air force vehicle drivers in Ohio.

A competition for testing the driving skills of air force vehicle drivers in Ohio. Air force vehicles being driven on a racetrack. People watch the competition. 'Air Power is Peace Power' written on the vehicles. Men write information on a paper about the driving skills. Trophies which are to be awarded to the winners are placed on a table.

Date: 1955, November 26
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062512
A large crowd gathers to watch a football match between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy teams in Philadelphia.

A football match played between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy teams in Philadelphia. A large crowd gather in a grandstand to watch the match. Several officials and dignitaries seated in the grandstand to watch the match. The players march on the ground. The match in progress. The crowd cheers and applauds. The army team wins the match 14-6.

Date: 1955, November 26
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062513