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The icebreaker, USS Burton Island, breaking her way through ice sheets Northeast of St. Lawrence island, Alaska

The icebreaker, USS Burton Island, heading Northeast from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, through ice field. View from bow, as she follows "groove" where ice field has separated and refrozen enabling the icebreaker to easily make way. As she progresses, the ice thickens and she slows, until the USS Burton Island finally stops. The ship's helicopter cranks up and warms up preparing to scout out easier pathways through the ice field. View from the low-flying helicopter, of a polar bear moving across ice flows. view of the icebreaker from returning helicopter. Since no "leads" could be found, the ship must use engine power. View of the engine room where sailors start more engines to increase the icebreaker's driving power. The icebreaker backs down from the ice sheet, and then as Captain calls for more forward power, a sailor on deck advances control, and the ship begins to break her way forward, through the ice.

Date: 1952
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077436
An intelligence officer briefs officers at a patrol boat base on Mios Woendi Island in Dutch New Guinea during World War II.

U.S. Navy Patrol Boat Base 21 at Mios Woendi Island in Dutch New Guinea during World War II. An officer in a briefing hut with a map in the background. Other officers enter the hut and take their seats. An intelligence officer at the map as he briefs the officers. The officers take down notes. They look at a map. The intelligence officer points at an island on the mp.

Date: 1944, August 2
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675057653
President Hoover aboard the USS Arizona en route to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. He goes ashore at the Virgin Islands

U.S. President Herbert Hoover aboard the U.S. Battleship Arizona (BB-39) underway to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. View of ship's deck. The President's flag flies on the mainmast. The ships company take up positions across the entire superstructure of the USS Arizona forming a dramatic backdrop for a photograph with President Hoover. The President seated in a wicker chair on deck. President Hoover is brought by boat from the USS Arizona to the dock at Charlotte Amalie, the Capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands. A sailor jumps onto the dock from the boat. President Herbert Hoover is met by the Governor, Paul Pearson. Soldiers and sailors stand in attention. President Hoover gets into a car with Governor Pearson and they drive with several other cars through the streets of Charlotte Amalie, which are filled with spectators. From a gazebo-like reviewing stand, The President and the Governor watch a parade of students and various organizations.

Date: 1931, March
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044623
Sailors watching the Hawaiian Island as they reach near the island aboard the ship underway in the Pacific ocean.

The sea voyage of the ship Hannibal Victory from San Francisco to the Philippine Islands during World War II. The ship underway in the Pacific ocean. A sailor arrives near the smoke stack of the ship. Other sailors walking on the deck of the ship and they also arrive near the smoke stack. A map locates the Hawaiian Islands. Sailors watching the area in the foreground from the mast of the ship. They discuss amongst themselves. One of the sailors looks through a camera.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062877
Paratroopers pack medical supplies on Mindoro island for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands.

U.S. Airborne 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers prepare for the invasion of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Paratroopers seated with medical supplies on Mindoro island. Soldiers pick up the medical supplies for packing. The supplies include iodine swabs, cotton absorbents and first aid. The soldiers pack these supplies into bags. A soldier carries the bags of the medical supplies and other soldiers assist him.

Date: 1945, February 15
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070642
United States C-47 aircraft takes off from Empress Augusta Bay air field in Bougainville, Solomon Islands

Aircrafts take off from an airstrip at Empress Augusta Bay air field in Bougainville, Solomon Island. A United States soldier points altus lamp as a C-47 taxis along the airstrip and takes off. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, March 31
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038241