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U.S. Army soldiers destroys ammunitions by burning it in an open field in United States.

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to destroy ammunitions in the United States. A soldier puts some ammunition on the ground. One soldier stands while another spreads black powder on the ground. Three soldiers standing near a barrack move inside. The ammunition burns away. A soldier attaches a wire to the spread black powder. Soldiers then move away and the black powder burns with huge flames.

Date: 1959
Duration: 2 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057544
A U.S. Army soldiers destroys solid propellant, bulk TNT and composition C-4 by burning in an open field in the U.S.

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to burn solid propellants in the United States. Two soldiers laying solid propellants packed in white bag on the ground. A soldier attaches a wire detonator to the propellants. Another soldier opens the bags. A soldier prepares the detonator while other soldier stands near him. The solid propellants burn with huge flames. A box of highly explosive ammunition. A soldier spreading bulk TNT (Tri Nitro Toluene ) on dry grass. He makes a line of black powder. The bulk TNT burns with huge flames. A soldier places composition C-4 on the dry grass. The composition C-4 burns with huge flames. Two soldiers come near the burned ammunition. Four soldiers stand near a fire brigade. A soldier sprays water on the site of burning.

Date: 1959
Duration: 3 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057545
U.S. Army soldiers destroy ammunition by burning it in an open field in the United States.

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to burn ammunition in the United States. Two soldiers stand near a hole in the ground. Some soldiers near a pile of wooden cartons. The hole in the ground is filled with lots of dry grass and broken wooden cartons. A soldier pouring kerosene in the hole. The soldiers covering the hole with sheets. Three soldiers near a pile of wooden cartons. One soldier opens a carton of cartridges. The covered hole burns with fumes. A group of soldiers digging the hole. Three soldiers filling a carton with cartridges. They place the carton inside the hole which is filled with broken pieces of wooden cartons. The soldiers cover the hole with sheets.

Date: 1959
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057546
U.S. Army soldiers destroy 240 mm projectiles by burning them in an open field in the United States.

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to destroy 240 mm projectiles in the United States. Piles of wooden cartons lying on the ground. Piles of 240 mm projectile. A soldier opens the top of the 240 mm projectile. He takes out the battery. The soldier picks the projectile and places it on the ground along with other projectiles. Another soldier covers the projectiles lying on ground with dry grass and dry wood. A soldier burns them. A soldier standing on a check post. Two soldiers discussing a map. Some soldiers clearing the ground. A bulldozer in the background. Three soldiers stand near a pile of wooden cartons. A printing machine. A group of soldiers at a meeting. A soldier hold an ordinance safety manual. Ammunition burning on an open ground. A box of ammunition burning with huge flames.

Date: 1959
Duration: 3 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057547
The First launch of an Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

.Strategic Air Command launches its first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile from new facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Shrouded Atlas missile on trailer enters the Pine Canyon Gate of Vandenberg AFB. Trailer being backed into the Missile Assembly Building (MAB). Electronic checkout of Atlas being carried out by computerized equipment at the MAB building. Views of Hollerith 88-column punch cards being loaded into the computer equipment and tape outputs being produced. Atlas on launch pad. USAF airmen and officers at controls and consoles at SAC (Strategic Air Command) headquarters and Vandenberg air base. The order to perform a test launch is issued by SAC headquarters and received by the launch control officers at Vandenberg AFB. The Atlas missile is successfully launched. (Note: According to a Convair technician, who was there, this launch was done in cooperation with Convair Astronautics of San Diego. Although this film shows only U.S. Air force personnel, it was the Convair Test Conductor and the Convair Crew that did the countdown for the launch, which was the final step to sell the Launch Sites (A-B-C) and the Block House to the Air Force. Reportedly, Convair celebrated with a launch party afterwards, that included James Dempsey, head of Convair Astronautics.)

Date: 1959, September 9
Duration: 2 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059982
Nikita Khrushchev addresses a press conference and visits the Lincoln Memorial while on his visit of Washington DC, U.S.

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on a visit to the United States. Exterior of the National Press Club in Washington DC. Traffic in front of the building U.S. flag and a flag flutter in breeze from the building. Journalists at a press conference addressed by Khrushchev. He discusses the objectives of his journey. After the conference, Khrushchev leaves in a car for a sight seeing tour of the city. Aerial view of the U.S. Capitol. Khrushchev visits the Lincoln Memorial with senators and congressmen. They pose outside the monument.

Date: 1959
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051165