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Eva Braun and family chat and relax on cruise ship in Arctic waters

German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's companion Eva Braun and her family aboard a cruise ship underway in arctic waters off Iceland . Eva Braun and other women seated in chairs on the deck of ship. Women chat and relax. Eva Braun talks to her family members. A boat underway at sea. A view of the snow covered mountains. A seagull in flight.

Date: 1938
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077799
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain John W. Davis and other officials aboard USS George Washington on their way to France.

American President Woodrow Wilson heads for France to negotiate peace between Germany and Allies. U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain John W. Davis and his wife on a ship deck. John W. Davis looks through binoculars. Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss, Mrs. David H. Miller and Arthur Bullitt converse with each other standing on the deck. French Ambassador to the U.S. Jules Jusserand with his wife, G. F. Close and R. C. Sween, confidential secretaries to President Wilson aboard USS George Washington.

Date: 1918, December
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064446
German torpedo boat/destroyers accompany a French fishing fleet, ostensibly to protect them from attack by allied aircraft, during World War II

A fishing boat, of a French fleet, leaves port during World War 2. Views from aboard German torpedo boat/ destroyers, escorting the fishing fleet. An officer on a German ship looks through binoculars. Numerous French fishing boats with sails, are seen along the horizon. A German officer with binoculars points to an enemy airplane. A sailor on the ship signals with semaphore flags, and a gun crew mans twin 12.8 cm FlaK 40 antiaircraft guns and other guns on board the ship. A multi-engine aircraft is seen overhead. Black flak clouds appear as the antiaircraft guns are fired. The next scene shows French fishermen emptying buckets full of herring back at their port.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047127
USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) en route to Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A. for repairs during World War II

U.S. Coast Guard Captain Roger C.Heimer of the Samuel Chase (APA-26), steps down to the main deck, where crewmen are assembled. They honor Captain Heimer, who will be leaving the ship in Norfolk, by presenting him with a plaque, that appears to chronicle the major campaigns in which the Chase participated. The Captain thanks them and speaks to the crew. He then climbs a ladder down the ship's side. Other officers follow him. Soon, the captain and officers are seen climbing back on the main deck, where they converse. A Consolidated PB2Y Coronado flying boat is seen flying overhead. The American flag flutters from the ship.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046334
Activities of crew members on USS Samuel Chase on mission to Algiers in World War II

The USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) en route to Oran, Algeria, in World War 2. A life preserver reads "USS Samuel Chase, USCG". American flag flies nearby. Silhouette shot of another transport ahead, gun mount and rigging in foreground. Silhouette of transport, sun in right side. Looking down on main deck of transport shows several Free French sailors in dress blues. Crew of ship on main deck. Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (Higgins Boat) on deck with identification "PA 26 3" painted on its hull. Transport underway. Marine dressed in fatigues. Water in background. Men lounge around on deck. Chief speaking to assembled Coast Guardsmen.

Date: 1943, March
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046335
A U.S. Navy ship caught in a storm. Later, sailors prepare a deck gun for firing

An American ship being pummeled by wind and wave in a storm at sea. Next, sailors are seen preparing to fire a 4-inch / 50 caliber Mark 9 deck gun mounted near the ship's stern.. The sailors work on the gun, while an Officer holding a log book, of sorts, observes. The sailors raise the gun barrel and rotate it to starboard. They ram a shell into the breech, and rapidly close it. (The breech is equipped with an Ausbury mechanism for rapid opening and closing.) They continue to open and close the breech, loading multiple powder charges. Closeup from a different viewpoint of the gunners loading the gun, as a sailor at the gun maneuvering controls elevates the barrel with a hand crank

Date: 1933
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063409