U.S. artillerymen firing 155mm Howitzers M1917A4, in World War 1. The pieces are set up in several locations and conditions. Some are placed at edge of fields; others against berms; and several in ruins and rubble of buildings. Troops fire 155mm GPF heavy field gun, under cover of camouflage canopy.
Activities prior to the Trinity nuclear test conducted at Alamogordo in New Mexico during World War II. This is the day before the first ever atomic bomb test in history (the first ever detonation of a nuclear device). The plutonium core nuclear device nicknamed the "Gadget" being raised up to the top of the steel tower after final assembly. Men arrange drum shaped cushioning pads on platform, under the device, as the hoisting begins, and cover the pads with canvas tarps. The Gadget atomic bomb being hoisted to the top of a 20 meter steel tower for detonation early the next morning.
The first detonation of a nuclear device in history. Trinity nuclear test being conducted at Alamogordo in New Mexico during World War II. Pitch black night is blindingly illuminated as the nuclear device sometimes nicknamed "The Gadget" is detonated in the White Sands Proving Ground, ushering in the "atomic age." Then the mushroom cloud of the atomic bomb explosion can be seen. Billowing smoke and fire fills the view.
Grandmothers at a bathing beauty contest in New York City. Contestants pose in the swim wear. The panel of judges, judge the contestants. Mrs Rosemary Saks wins the contest. Judge greets the winner.
An English artist paints a portrait in Washington DC. An English artist paints U.S. President Herbert Clark Hoover's portrait. The artist prepares the portrait to be hung in the White House.
Natives gamble in Haiti,West Indies. They talk in the streets in the afternoon. Straw huts in the background. Men seated at a table shooting dice. Marines look at a cock fight.
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