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Civil Defense observers inspect test homes blown by an explosion at a test site in Nevada, United States.

Operation Cue nuclear test at Nevada test site in Nevada, United States. A man in a construction hat walks amidst rubble caused due to a nuclear test explosion. Civil Defense personnel at the blast site to inspect. Ruins of a two story building. An undamaged test house reinforced by concrete blocks. A partially damaged two story frame house. A protective basement room is inspected. Ruins of a house destroyed in the nuclear blast.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072223
Partially damaged power lines and transformers after nuclear blast at a test site in Nevada, United States.

Evaluation of Operation Cue nuclear test at Nevada test site in Nevada, United States. A collapsed radio tower at the site after the blast. Slightly twisted radio tower. An undamaged 18000 gallon supply tank. In a radio house transmitter equipment is replaced on a table. Partially damaged power lines and transformers. Several power poles are undamaged. Radio substations are undamaged. Food in cases is taken away for laboratory tests.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072224
Mannequins are inspected and observers of a blast line up for food at the test site in Nevada, United States.

Operation Cue nuclear test evaluation at Nevada test site in Nevada, United States. Mannequins and their dresses are inspected after nuclear test explosion. Civil Defense observers at the blast site. A butcher cuts meat. Observers of the blast line up for food at the test site. A woman inspects ruins and debris of houses. Civil Defense personnel work at the site. A damaged mannequin is carried out. Views of explosions.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072225
News stories of 1958 including polar cruise of USS Nautilus and statehood of Alaska

Aerial view of the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine, underway on the surface and then submerging. View of helmsman below in the Nautilus. Aerial view of frozen arctic ocean with deep crevasses, as narrator mentions the Nautilus traveling submerged, beneath the North Pole on August 3, 1958. The boat's Captain, Commander William R. Anderson, is seen in uniform. More views of the Nautilus moving on the surface, including one with crew members standing on deck. Next, a newspaper headline is shown, announcing Alaska's statehood. Small boy and girl sitting in the grass holding a flag displaying map of Alaska and reading: "Alaska 49th State." Automobile traffic driving into Anchorage, Alaska. Banner stretched across the road reads: "Anchorage. All-America City." Pedestrians jam the sidewalks as the city celebrates its new statehood. A float displaying a huge moose has sign on its side reading: "49th. Hey Texas. Now I'm the biggest Bull..." Young Alaskans ride in a convertible automobile. A huge 48-star American flag covers the front of a building. It has a large extra star appended to it. Closeup of the flag.

Date: 1958
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047397
Engineers work on manufacture of Hoover Dam's final generator "N8" and parts of N8 are assembled in the United States.

Creation of hydro electric operations at Hoover Dam in the United States. Hydro electric units are built in power house. Creation of hydro electric operations that provide electricity to California, Nevada and Arizona. An engineer works during manufacture of generator N8. Manufacturing of Hoover generator. A man works on welding. Men carry steel plates. Views of turbine wheel and men working near the wheel. Rail car transports N8 parts. N8 parts are transfered from canyon to power house via cable ways. A man signals. Manned cable way operator operated during dam construction. The interior of Nevada wing power house. Technicians assemble the engines installed. The crewmen prepare N8 equipped for receiving generating unit. The men remove temporary slab from turbine. Steel lamination plates stacked around rotary frames. An overhead crane carries the N8 parts. N8 parts assembled. On December 1961, world's largest hydro electric plant is completed.

Date: 1962
Duration: 4 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071606
Landmarks and tourist sites in United States, especially Nevada and California.

Brief shots of Grand Canyon, speed boats, Statue of Liberty, World Trade Center, Sea World killer whale, rodeo cowboy, woman skiing, snow capped mountains, and Disney castle. Map of North America highlights California and Nevada. Postcard pictures of people and places in California and Nevada. Los Angeles skyline. Neon sign "Coors California." Car hop drive in diner with classic muscle cars and motorcycles. Shot looking upward from moving vehicle of palm trees lining street. The famous Hollywood sign. Several stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Universal Studios park shows tourists with Jaws mechanical shark and moving shooting demonstrations. Rolls Royce on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, and shopping with storefronts of Cartier, Elizabeth Arden, Gucci. Aerial view of Santa Monica pier. At the beach, a man surfing in waves and women in bikini bathing suits playing volleyball. People in fashions of the 1980s. Controls of boom box radio and young man break dance performer shows a breakdance routine. Roller skaters performing stunts and dancing on roller skates. Hotdog vendor. Tall swings with two performers. Golden Gate Bridge, Painted Ladies homes, TransAmerica Building in San Francisco. Street Car or Cable car operating shows conductor and controls at work. San Francisco street scenes with pedestrians and automobiles. San Francisco pier. Slicing sour dough bread and steaming dungeness crabs. Yosemite National Park with people boarding shuttle bus and watching waterfall. Hoover Dam and Lake Meade. Boats on Lake Meade. Las Vegas sites including Flamingo, Stardust, and Dunes casinos. People gambling at the Las Vegas Club. Neon lights of casinos. Slot machines and card and table games like craps and blackjack. A Las Vegas nightclub show with dancers. Woman relaxing on a raft in a pool at a hotel.

Date: 1986
Duration: 5 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039831