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Steeplechase Park on Coney Island New York

Steeplechase Park on Coney Island New York. Women and children sit on a rotating wheel of a ride called the Human Roulette Wheel. Many have slid from the center of the wheel and lie trapped at its outer edge until the ride is finished. Rocking bridge. Water ride, Steeplechase ride, with horses on steel tracks. Staircase from 'Golden Stand' to top of the slide. People slide down. 'Steeplechase' stand in background. People watch 'Human Pool Table,' where persons are seen coming out of a chute (slide) onto a table with rotating discs that shunted them about in all directions. Man at Steeplechase stand. Gents Toilet in background. People take a roller coaster ride. Men and women on Coney Island beach dancing and playing on the edge of the surf, wearing typical early 1900s bathing suits or bathing costumes.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1919
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025406
American athletes take part in various track and field events held at inaugural event of Randall's Island Stadium in New York.

American athletes take part in various track and field events held at the new Randall's island Stadium on Randall's Island in New York. The athletes, including Jesse Owens, compete to secure their place in the America's Olympic team. Shows athletes taking part in various events including high jump, running races, long jump, hurdles, etc. Thousands of spectators cheer from the stands.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1936, July 12
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029714
Staten Island Ferry approaches Manhattan; Statue of Liberty at night in New York City.

View of Manhattan Island and skyscraper buildings of New York City, as seen from New York harbor, from dusk to night. A passenger ferry of the Staten Island Ferry, a passenger ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation, approaches the city. The Statue of Liberty. Views of skyscrapers of New York City lit up at night; the tallest being the twin towers of the World Trade Center.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1976, October
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032056
United States base built at Iwo Jima island, Japan; US aircraft bombing Tokyo, Japan.

"Iwo Base Against Japan" showsU.S. Army trucks, vehicles and other supplies being unloaded from an American ship in Iwo Jima island during World War 2. Construction work being carried on to build an advanced base on the island. Vehicles getting stuck in volcanic ash beach areas and being pulled out by bulldozers. Construction of Motoyama airfield number 2. U.S. P-51 Mustangs taking off for escort of American B-29 bomber aircraft in bombing raid over Tokyo, Japan. United States P-51 aircraft shoots down enemy Japanese planes and escorts B-29 to raid Tokyo Japan. 200 pound general purpose bombs are dropped over Tokyo causing fire and smoke. Damaged B-29 Superfortress aircraft return to American air base at Iwo Jima. Flack damage and engine damage shown on several B-29 aircraft after landing at Iwo Jima. Aircraft are repaired.

Location: Iwo Jima
Date: 1945, March
Duration: 4 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037609
British 26th Indian Division captures Ramree island in Burma (WW2)

A World War II film titled 'Capture of Ramree.' Aboard ship, the Commander, 51st Punjab Regiment, 71st Brigade, briefs his officers about the mission using a map and pointer. U.S Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers drop fragmentation bombs over the island causing thick smoke to rise up. Royal Navy ships bombard the island. British assault troops go ashore from landing craft. Vehicles and artillery pieces are unloaded onto the beach. Out in the water, a British assault craft strikes a mine and blows up. British infantry move through mine clear areas marked with rope lines. They advance towards the war damaged interiors of Kyakpyu town. A wounded Indian soldier is given medical aid. Soldiers occupy the town. A U.S. C-47 aircraft lands bringing U.S. Lieutenant General Raymond A. Wheeler, Deputy Supreme Commander, Southeast Asia, who is met by British Major General Cyril E.N. Lomax, Commander of the 26th Indian Division. The Generals consult together.

Location: Ramree Burma
Date: 1945, January 21
Duration: 2 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037796
Japanese attack Hawaii islands in United States during World War 2, and U.S. response to attack.

A film titled 'Jap-US at war' shows Japanese diplomats leave the venue of the diplomatic talks in Washington DC in United States, soon after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii islands. Secretary of State, Cordell Hull also leaves the building. President Roosevelt is seen. Japanese troops prepare for war. Japanese troops in mainland Japan board trains as crowds of Japanese citizens wave Japanese flags and cheer for their troops leaving for war. Scenes of Diamond Head in Hawaii in peaceful times are shown, including buildings, people on beaches with sunbathers and fast small boats with outriggers in the surf. City streets in Honolulu Hawaii are shown with cars and shops and view of Aloha Tower lighthouse in background. Japanese planes drop bombs over Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. United States Presidential Secretary Stephen Early tells the press of Japanese attack and the damage suffered by America. People in American cities read newspapers and scrolling lit sign (likely Times Square New York) with news about Japanese attack as the lead story. American citizens buying newspapers describing the attack at newsstands. U.S. troops march in front of War Department - Navy munitions building in Washington DC. Night time view of soldiers on guard in Washington DC. Sailors return to battle stations. U.S. Navy sailors boarding ships of U.S. Navy in the U.S. west, bound for battle. Brief scenes from American ports in Guam and Wake Island. U.S. Navy fleet ships underway in Pacific heading west toward battle with Japanese forces. Biplanes launched via catapult from U.S. Navy ships and then seen flying over Navy ships in formation as narrator encourages Americans to work together and put aside differences to win the war. Overhead view of a U.S. Navy ship passing under a bridge with deck busy with sailors and operations.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1941, December 8
Duration: 6 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037910
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