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A montage of World War II scenes from the Mediterranean, U.S., Japan, Australia, and Pacific, in the early 1940s

Pictures taken by military and news cameramen during World War 2. The Battle of the Mediterranean at Malta: Smoke from burning buildings. Explosion due to bombardment. British soldiers look through binoculars, confirm target, take aim and fire antiaircraft guns at Nazi German aircraft in flight. Nazi aircraft drop bombs. Japan: Japanese Emperor Hirohito reviews Japanese troops. Japanese troops, tanks, artillery and cavalry parade. Japanese bombers strike Pearl Harbor on 7 December, 1941. Civilians run for cover. Burning U.S. warships. Debris removed from the Harbor. U.S. troops mobilize for the War. Australia: U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur arrives to take command of the Pacific Theater. New Guinea: The jungle campaign. U.S. troops advance over rough terrain. Natives run for cover as huts burn down. Australian and U.S. soldiers in combat. Smoke due to fire on a hill. Soldiers help wounded comrades through the New Guinea mud. Natives carry war equipment.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021765
United States CG-4A glider in Brisbane, Australia

United States CG-4A,a cargo military glider in Brisbane, Australia. Old type vertical stabilizer brackets and new type brackets are seen. Old and new type clevis brackets are seen under the tail. CG-4A gliders parked on ground.

Date: 1943, August 28
Duration: 2 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038133
Roosevelt wins 1944 United States Presidential Election during WWII

Newspaper boy peddling newspapers with headline "Nip and Tuck Race." View of Times Square in New York City during WW2. Shops in Times Square with barricades to prevent vandalism by crowds. View of Times Building. An Asian man and a White man standing together while checking for election updates from Times Building. Election officials and staff open a machine processing election returns from the small towns from the Eastern United States. Election official opens a Perfection ballot box. Radio announcer with CBS microphone, possibly Bob Trout, broadcasts updates as votes are tabulated. Volunteers tabulate results. Woman's hand seen turning on radio. United States soldiers based in Italy and France listen to radio to hear that current United States President and Democratic party candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt was leading race. Two United States soldiers smiling as they hear the news. WEAF Radio announcer broadcasts election returns from the west coast. An American family listening to the radio in their living room. An American family, with a picture of a serviceman on top of radio, listens to the news that Roosevelt won. Zipper marquee on Times building announcing election returns. Crowds gathering in Times Square New York. Americans celebrated the victory in New York. View of the Times Square at night. American civilians and soldiers celebrate the victory of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fourth term in office.

Date: 1944, November 7
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079035
100 yard dash and diving contests at New South Wales Championship in Sydney,Australia

Swimmers participate in 100 yard dash at New South Wales Championship in Sydney,Australia as large number of people gather around the pool to watch them compete. Participants dive from a high platform into the pool.

Date: 1928, March 3
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038374
Newsreel "Australian girls stage mass drill at Army hospitals" shows entertainment for injured Australian troops

Australian girls from the Sydney Australia College of Physical Culture perform mass drills in Army Hospitals in Sydney Australia during World War 2. Crowd cheering. Patient on a wheel chair watches the mass drills. The girls perform gymnastics drills and calisthenic exercises with rhythm and precision as the crowd of injured Australian soldiers and sailors watches.

Date: 1944
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040781
Donald Campbell, in his Bluebird sets a speed record of 403 miles per hour, over the sands of Lake Eyre in Australia.

Donald Campbell sets a new world record over the sands of Lake Eyre in Australia. Campbell seated in his 'Bluebird' sets a speed record of 403 miles per hour and beats his father's record of 360 miles per hour. His wife hands him a toy before he begins his ride. Crowd gathered to watch the record setting. Cameraman records the event.

Date: 1964, July 27
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043299