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President Franklin Roosevelt review U.S. Army troops and vehicles at a base in the United States during World War 2.

Entourage of President Franklin Roosevelt passes by troops assembled at attention. President Roosevelt seen seated in front seat of his car, atop drivers seat to view as U.S. Army soldiers and equipment pass in review. Soldiers carrying full equipment march past the President. Horses carrying supplies follow the troops. Trucks carrying equipment and long boats pass. Next are armored trucks & weapons carriers lined up for inspection. Camera view alternates between troops being reviewed and view of the President as he watches and talks to military and civilian staff around his car. Jeeps pass in review with mounted machine guns. Barracks and buildings of the military base seen behind the President's car. President Roosevelt's doctor, Naval officers and aide in conversation. At end of clip is a view from a moving car passing by U.S. Navy sailors assembled and at attention during President Roosevelt's visit.

Date: 1942, September 18
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050255
American classical singer, Marian Anderson sings three songs during a concert in the United States.

From a documentary about American Contralto, Marian Anderson, one of the leading classical singers in America. Marian Anderson accompanied by a pianist appears on the stage during a concert and sings the song "Oh What a Beautiful City." The concert hall roars with applause from the audience. Marian sings several songs while the pianist plays. Close-ups of Marian Anderson singing during the concert. Entire audience mesmerized with her voice. She also sings "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and "Crucifixtion" (He Never Said a Mumblin Word), followed by reverent silence in the audience.

Date: 1951
Duration: 9 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050271
Santa Claus on Christmas eve in the United States; children celebrate Christmas morning and unwrap toys

Snow-covered wooded area. Drawing of snow-covered lighted house with moon above. Slates give text of story "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) at foot of Christmas tree. Santa Claus looks at decorations on tree. On Christmas morning, children in pajamas sneak down stairs. Children play with new toys under the Christmas tree including dolls, baby carriage, toy gun, drum, keyboard. Women and children walking through snow in the woods. Santa Claus waves standing outside a wooden log cabin.

Date: 1926, December 25
Duration: 5 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050303
United States pilot training activity at start of World War II

Training of America's fliers, at start of World War 2. Brief scene of Congress in session. A Link trainer in motion at Randolph Field, Texas. Line of training planes with engines running, at the Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas. (Aircraft 33 & 34 are AT-6s, and the rest in the line-up are earlier BC-1s.) A Northrop A-17 taxiing on the tarmac, at March Field, California. Several views of B-17s taking off.

Date: 1942
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050370
Preparing drilling bit and drilling for oil in the United States

Sharpening an oil drilling bit. A worker holds hot steel oil drill (bit) with tongs. Another worker pounds it with a sledge hammer. A fish tail is fashioned into the bit.The newly sharpened fishtail bit,now fastened to the end of a drill shaft, is lowered into the drill hole. Then a heavy steel pipe is forced down into the drill hole. Roughnecks fasten the new section of pipe to another above it and lower the pipes and drill into the hole. At a depth of 2300 feet, The well yields muddy water with traces of oil in it. Supervisors, in a group, check carefully for the presence of oil.

Date: 1925
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050482
Nitroglycerin is used to "shoot" an oil well in the United States

Oil drillers "shoot" a well by exploding nitroglycerine in the oil sand. Man is seen pouring liquid nitro-glycerine into a device at the well. A man poses holding a drill bit. The exploding nitro, deep in the well, creates a gusher. Crude oil is seen gushing from the well hole. Roughnecks work to cap the gusher. Construction workers build temporary storage tanks for oil from the well.

Date: 1925
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050483