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Animation depicting flight path of Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs to United States (WW2)

Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs bound for the West Coast, USA during World War 2. A Japanese paper bomb balloon in flight. Fu-Go balloon pass by a small island as winds take the balloon toward the United States. A paper balloon bomb descending. A deflated paper balloon bomb. Animated map depicting the flight path and mechanism of the wind velocity of Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs to the West Coast of the United States.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079562
Tourists driving up Kingsbury Grade to Lake Tahoe, California

Tourists visit the town of Minden, Nevada and Lake Tahoe during a tour in the High Sierra region of the United States. A car turns in front of Minden Inn (1594 Esmeralda Ave, Minden, NV 89423, United States). Car drives up Kingsbury Grade, also known as Nevada State Route 207, connecting the western edge of Nevada to the Lake Tahoe region through the Carson Range. Car passes by coniferous trees. View of Eagle Lake at the foot of Mount Tallac, southwest of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. An island in Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay. A man and a woman get off from a Yosemite Transport System (YTS) stage. View of Lake Tahoe.

Date: 1937
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079636
General Dwight D. Eisenhower campaigns for the office of United States President.

A demonstration for United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower in New Hampshire. Supporters holding signs read “NEW HAMPSHIRE” and “LIKES IKE”. Other demonstrators holding signs reading, "Garden City Long Island We're Behind Ike!" and "Adelphi College Likes Ike." Men rolling out a poster that reads, “WE LIKE IKE”. Newspaper headline reads, "We Need Eisenhower." A woman covered in “I LIKE IKE” badges waves beside a sign that reads “AMERICA NEEDS EISENHOWER”. Eisenhower supporters holding signs that read “The Subway Circuit for Eisenhower” and “Hitch-IKERS.” Newspaper headlines read “Big Minn. Vote Spurs Ike Drive” and “IKE VOTE STUNS FOES”. General Eisenhower with Senator Cabot Lodge. Ike and Mamie Eisenhower shake hands with dignitaries in Europe. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie descend from an airplane. General Eisenhower walks past crowds. General Eisenhower saluting. General Eisenhower delivers his farewell to the armed forces as returns to civilian life, saying, "Comrades in arms and my friends. The Uniformed services of the United States are far too deeply embedded in my heart for me ever to say a final goodbye, I hope you will allow me to say "Until we meet again"”

Date: 1952
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079801
United States troops firing Long Tom inland, shoot down Kamikaze Japanese fighters during the Battle of Leyte Gulf (WWII)

United States troops secure the island of Leyte, Philippines from Japanese control during World War II. apprehend an injured Japanese soldier found in a jungle. The Japanese soldier is taken to a tent. Two semi-naked Japanese soldiers raise their arms upon surrendering. General Douglas MacArthur discussing plans to take over the rest of the Philippines from Japanese occupation. Map of the Philippines. Japanese soldiers arriving in Leyte, with scenes of Japanese troops climbing down ladders from a ship during landing. A hand points to a map as other soldiers surround it. Two soldiers sitting on the mud as they work. United States troops with 155mm Howitzer “Long Toms” firing at enemy positions. Coconut trees lined behind the artillery. Soldier uses a telephone. Artillery fire both at daytime and night. Soldiers cover their ears. Troops begin to move through the jungles of Leyte. Imperial Japanese Navy flag waving. A fleet of Japanese ships heading to Leyte Gulf. Soldiers with binoculars on the lookout. Animated map of the Philippines shows Japanese and United States fleet. United States Navy ships sailing to Leyte Gulf. United States Navy sailors at fire control station. Sailor opens valve. Gun crew removes gunpowder bags from magazine. Hand squeezes fire control trigger. Torpedo released into water. Naval artillery firing during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. United States troops reading maps and reports inland. A soldier talks on the telephone. A general (Likely General Walter Krueger) inspects a map while smoking a cigarette. A 155mm Howitzer “Long Tom” is taken to the shore. Shirtless soldiers adjust the position of the howitzer. Howitzer barrel moves upwards. United States carriers sail to Leyte Gulf. A soldier pointing while other uses binoculars. Japanese land-based bombers and fighters flying to participate in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. A Japanese aircraft is shot down, falling to the sea. Naval anti-aircraft guns firing at enemy bombers and kamikaze fighters. A shot down kamikaze Japanese fighter bursts into flames. Inferno of shot-down Japanese aircraft burning. Anti-aircraft guns strafing at Japanese fighters. Thick smoke rises from bombed United States aircraft carriers on Leyte Gulf. Two United States fighters still flying with little gas. A Grumman F4F “Wildcat” fighter struggles to land on wet runway of Leyte airfield. The F4F stumbles and turns upside down. Another F4F skids off the runway and crashes into another aircraft. Medics carry a wounded pilot on a stretcher.

Date: 1944, October
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079908
Vintage views of Port of Helsinki and Market Square with Uspenski Cathedral.

Early civilian air travel in Northern Europe. Aerial view of a strait and island (probably Suomenlinna) near Helsingfors or Helsingford (present-day Helsinki), Finland. Boats docked in Helsingin satama (Port of Helsinki) with Uspenski Cathedral (Kanavakatu 1, 00160 Helsinki, Finland) in background. View of Market Square (Eteläranta, 00170 Helsinki, Finland) with Uspenski Cathedral and Tsarina's Stone in background.

Date: 1923
Duration: 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080070
A Spanish-speaking journalist discusses Cuban Missile Crisis

A Spanish-speaking journalist reports on the developments of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis in the United States. The journalist makes his report beside an America-centric world map. The map changes into a North and South America map. The projector shows a photo of United States President John F. Kennedy, briefly changing into a silhouette of the Americas and the island of Cuba, before reverting back to Kennedy’s photo. The reporter discusses the missile sites and the dismantling of Soviet weapons in Cuba.

Date: 1964, October
Duration: 6 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Spanish
Clip: 65675080128