Atomic bomb test in Nevada, United States. Aftermath of the blast. Formation of a mushroom cloud as the bomb explodes. Men looking at the explosion. Test houses and cars are seen being destroyed in blast wave, to note the effect of the bomb blast. A rubbled house. Dummies or mannequins inside the house.
Atomic bomb testing in Nevada, United States. High altitude view of the testing ground. A bomb explodes. Formation of a mushroom cloud due to the explosion.
American Olympians return from the Berlin Olympics. They are welcomed in New York, United States. Filmed from a building high above the street, people look down from windows at a ticker tape parade in New York City. Motorcade moves past a large crowd on side walks. People look down from balcony of a building. A highly crowded street during the parade. Road construction in center of street restricts path for vehicles.A campaign banner for Republican Presidential candidate Alf Landon is stretched high above and across the street, between tall buildings.
In a 1970 television program, host Lee Marvin talks about Hoover Dam in the Black Canyon on the Colorado River, in between Arizona and Nevada in the United States. Historical scenes from construction of the dam in the early 1930s. Crane lifts a number of workers on a raised platform. Worker comes down the mountain with the help of rope. Workers walk across bridge. Dynamite explosion dislodges rock for dam construction. The Hoover dam under construction. Rock blasting in the dam's diversion tunnels. Construction workers eat food in Anderson's Mess hall. Views of workers dining in the mess hall and the kitchen during food preparation. Includes interviews with workers Joe Kine, Tommy Nelson, and Doug Moore who participated in construction. Later aerial views of the Hoover Dam around 1970.
Normandy invasion Religious Service before D-Day invasion during World War II. United States Ship Bayfield (APA-33), United States Ship USS Nevada (BB-36) and United States Ship USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) underway to the Normandy beach. A coast guard wearing sound powered ear phones, life jacket and white helmet, stands at watch in gun tub near a 20 mm gun and talks on the phone. Guy wires extended through the frames of the ships. Two army officers and a coast guard officer stand on bridge of USS Bayfield and talk.
Night action at sea during World War 2. A massive explosion occurs as a mine detonates. Flashes in the dark as tracers are fired at night and flares fall on the surface. United States Navy heavy cruiser USS Quincy, CA-71, painted in Camouflage Measure 31-32-33 series Design 18D. Next is the battleship USS Nevada, BB-36, painted in Camouflage Measure 22. ( Note: This was likely filmed between May 1944 and September 1944 when these two ships supported both the Normandy and Southern France Invasions.)
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