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Great flood of the Potomac River near Washington DC after heavy rains add to melting of ice and snow

The working of weather bureau in the United States. Snow covered shores of the Potomac River at Great Falls, west of Washington DC, following 15 inch snowfall in February 1936. Two people walking on a high snow covered bluff near the Great Falls. The frozen Potomac River, covered with ice. View of the Memorial Bridge spanning a totally frozen Potomac River, with the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument in the background. Views of the river carrying chunk of snow and ice as a thaw begins the breakup. Man photographs a woman next to a guard rail at the Potomac River, covered in chunks of thawing ice and snow. Frozen ice chunks flowing under the Memorial Bridge. Narrator describes flood beginning with heavy rainwall in Shenandoah River valley on March 17 and March 18, 1936. Scenes of Western Union Telegrams detailing reports of rain in the west from various towns in the Shenandoah foothills. One from Romney , West Virginia notes rainfall of 5 inches.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1936, March
Duration: 3 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062895
Soldiers assess damage from atomic explosive test shot,"Apple Two," during U.S. Army exercise Desert Rock 6.

Views of various structures and objects after being exposed to atomic explosive test shot "Apple 2" during U.S. Army Exercise Desert Rock VI. A wooden frame house splintered by the blast. A low concrete structure, relatively intact. An overturned Army vehicle. An unsheltered low-wing monoplane, number NG 489851, with skin stripped from its horizontal stabilizer and wing tips. A P-47 aircraft appearing relatively intact. A badly damaged two-wheel trailer. A relatively unscathed auxiliary power unit on a stabilized trailer. Vehicles reduced to rubble. Radar unit and accompanying truck and power unit, seemingly OK, but dish antenna may be damaged. Three soldiers stand around an M2HB heavy machine gun knocked from its stand. A B-29 bomber sits on a ramp with a sign in front of it warning of radiation. A ground crewman sprays the bomber down with a pressure hose to decontaminate it by washing off radioactive particles. A soldier rides a jeep out to check radiation readings on a vehicle that had been exposed. Troops walk back from ground zero and undergo personal cleaning with brooms and checks by geiger counters. A soldier being checked, including his boots. Soldiers sweeping dust from M48 tanks used in the exercise. A soldier being "interviewed" by another, about means of coping with atomic weapons on the battlefield. A formation of soldiers marching, led by one carrying a Corps of Engineers Guidon with the number 14 on it. [Note: According to the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, from February 18 to May 15, 1955, the United States conducted Operation Teapot, a nuclear test series at Yucca Flat and Frenchman Flat on the Nevada Test Site in the continental United States. During the test period 14 nuclear shots and 1 non-nuclear shot were detonated. Several thousand scientific, military (army, air force, navy, marines), and civilian contract personnel participated in the organization, planning, and execution of the test series. Military exercises undertaken during and following the shots took place under the name Desert Rock 6.]

Location: Nevada United States USA
Date: 1955
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073530
Women enjoy a drink at the Fabulous Flamingo Hotel bar in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A bar at the Fabulous Flamingo Hotel (Flamingo Las Vegas, 3555 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two women at the bar as they enjoy a drink. A sign at the bar reads "Flamingo's A bomb, $1." (the drink is named after the Atomic Bomb, tested not far from Las Vegas). The women sip the drink through a straw.

Location: Las Vegas Nevada USA
Date: 1952
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059275
People gather to watch the demonstration by USAF Thunderbird aerobatic team at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A reunion of former USAF Thunderbird aerobatic team members at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thunderbird crew stands in front of a United States Air Force ( USAF ) F-100C Super Sabre parked at the air base. A USAF C-123 Provider in the background. Officials inspect the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbird commander shakes hands with the officials. F-100Cs being prepared for a flight. The aircraft in flight in diamond formation. A crowd watches the aircraft. Mountains in the foreground. The aircraft leave behind vapor trails. People seated on chairs watch the aircraft.

Location: Las Vegas Nevada USA
Date: 1960, June 25
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062287
Members of USAF Thunderbird team talks and watches aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A reunion of former United States Air Force ( USAF ) Thunderbird aerobatic team members at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. A crowd walks along parked aircraft at the air base. Five USAF F-100 Super Sabres followed by USAF C-54 Skymaster and USAF C-123 Provider taxi on a flight line. An F-100A being secured for inspection. The crowd gathers around the F-100s. A C-54 aircraft in the background. A group of former and present Thunderbird members talks. Major Robert Fitzgerald signs an autograph card. The crowd watches the F-100s.

Location: Las Vegas Nevada USA
Date: 1960, June 25
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062289
Elvis and Priscilla Presley cut their cake during their wedding reception in Las Vegas, Nevada.

American singer Elvis Presley marries actress Priscilla Ann Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel (3667 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The newlywed couple Elvis and Priscilla cutting their wedding cake during their wedding breakfast reception. The wedding cake is made of yellow sponge, filled with apricot marmalade and kirsch-flavored Bavarian cream. Photographers taking photographs. Elvis and Priscilla kiss each other. Priscilla proudly shows her diamond wedding ring, a three-and-a-half-carat diamond encircled by 20 smaller, removable diamonds.

Location: Las Vegas Nevada USA
Date: 1967, May 5
Duration: 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073282
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