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Britain prepares for World War II

Film opens with a glimpse of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in a forum. Next, Big Ben and the British Parliament building are seen in the background as soldiers (and some civlilans) gather around a British 3-inch antiaircraft gun. British civliians assembling sections of a prefabricated shelter made of corrugated metal. View of a crowded railroad platform where hundreds of British children board a train to evacuate them from London to safety in the countryside, as part of Operation Piper. Parents and loved ones stand back on the platform to see them off. Closeup of children, each tagged with their personal information, climbing aboard the train. Next, after they have boarded the train, parents and others move close to the train windows to wave goodbye to the children. Parents, at a different railroad station, waving goodbye to children on a train carrying them to safety. complete change of scene shows the U.S. freighter ship, SS City of Flint, with hundreds of passengers onboard, who were rescued from the liner SS Athenia, sunk in the first hours of World War II, by the German submarine, U-30, on September 3, 1940. (The City of Flint landed its passengers in Halifax, Nova scotia, and New York City.) A formation of British soldiers is seen marching through a village in the United Kingdom. Glimpse of an underground control room of a German Fort in the Siegfried line. German troops entering the fort, Werkgruppe Scharnhorst Panzerwerk 1238, to take up defensive positions there. Heavy guns firing from underground.

Location: Europe
Date: 1939
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051603
NATO's Atlantic Alliance ships and aircraft associated with anti-submarine preparedness

Film opens with aerial view from overflying aircraft, of the aircraft carrier, USS Independence (CVA-62) underway. Scene shifts to Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, where a ramp is filled with a variety of aircraft. A pair of Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft are taxiing. View of men in the Control Tower with large radar array in background. Two A-4 Skyhawks approach and one lands as the other goes around. Complete change of scene, to Halifax Nova Scotia, where warships of the Royal Canadian Navy are berthed. In waters off the Grand Banks, the Canadian Navy Aircraft carrier, HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) is seen making way at high speed during anti-submarine exercises.

Location: North America
Date: 1960
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072003
Lumberjack water sports, trained deer, trout fishing and other amusements at a sports show at Grand Central Palace, New York.

Antics at the sports show at Grand Central Palace in New York, United States. Men dressed as African tribesmen knock on the door of an igloo in a winter diorama and greet a man dressed as an Eskimo. They are joined by others; one dressed as a Canadian Mountie and another as a Scotsman in a kilt. Lumberjacks joust each other while balancing in their canoes. Lumberjacks in a log rolling competition. The lumberjack from Nova Scotia falls in the water. Trained deer jump through hoops and extend their front legs in exchange for a treat. A man catches trout at a water display, complete with water wheel.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1938, February 22
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069226
Men aboard Gertrude L. Thebaud schooner underway off Gloucester, Massachusetts hoist sail and prepare for a forthcoming race.

Captain Ben Pine and crew aboard Gertrude L. Thebaud schooner underway at sea off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts. They are preparing for upcoming sailing boat races against Canadian schooner Bluenose from Nova Scotia, Canada. Crew hoisting sail aboard the Gertrude L. Thebaud. crew members aloft on the masts and in the rigging. Captain Ben Pine in white shirt with bow tie, wearing a cap, looks aloft toward crew member high above. One crew member slides rapidly down a rope line.

Location: Gloucester Massachusetts USA
Date: 1930, September 29
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075495
A policeman pulls over driver of 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon

Policeman driving motorcycle along Rt 1 South in Washington, D.C. Black 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon running stop sign to merge onto Rt. 1 South. Motorcycle passes Hecht Company truck before siren is turned on to catch stop sign runner. 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon pulling over to side of the road. Annoyed motorist checks his wristwatch. Police on motorcycle approaching as seen in car rear view mirror. A slice of burned toast is tossed at a man reading the newspaper at breakfast. Man makes a disappointed face after drinking bad coffee. Man hurriedly leaving for work after checking his watch and grabbing his newspaper and cigarettes. Black 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon waiting at railroad crossing. Traffic jam in Washington, D.C. street. The man huffs in frustration as he looks out car window at bank temperature sign reading 92 degrees. Driver giving license to policeman. Policeman giving license back to driver before holding up traffic to allow driver of 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon (with 1967 Virginia license plate 235-560) to re-enter traffic.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1967
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078770
U.S. schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud gets beaten by Canadian schooner Bluenose in a race in Halifax, Canada.

Canadian schooner Bluenose defeats American schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud in a race in Halifax, Canada. The schooners underway during the sailing boat race. Schooners at full sail racing on the water.

Location: Halifax Nova Scotia
Date: 1931, October 22
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075523
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