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Allied troops fire artillery at a battlefield and guard captured German prisoners of war in the Balkans.

Allied troops fire from gun emplacements in the Balkans during World War I. They are positioned in the deep valleys of Serbian mountain ranges. Troops on the battlefield. Soldiers watch German enemy action through binoculars. Bombardment on the battlefield. Smoke from the bombardment. Soldiers (possibly Frencyh) firing artillery from a covered position. A group of German prisoners of war eating food while seated on the ground, as guards watch.

Location: Balkans
Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045990
A television controlled GB-4 missile is dropped from a B-17 aircraft in the United States.

A review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A GB-4 radio controlled bomb is suspended from a chain hoist in a work laboratory. This is a television controlled missile. Attaching television equipment to the bottom of missile. A B-17 takes off and is directly overhead. The B-17 in flight, GB-4 attached to its bottom. Interior of the aircraft shows television equipment as a bombardier prepares to drop a missile. The television equipment being put into operation. The B-17 drops the GB-4 missile. Interior of the aircraft shows the bombardier following the course of missile on the television equipment. GB-4 missile dives down towards a train. The locomotive moves across a flat open terrain. The missile hits the target area. The GB-4 missile dives towards a target building. It strikes the ground directly in front of the same and crashes through the building. (World War II period).

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046005
The dropping of Mk 84 laser guided bomb from F-4D Phantom jet during Vietnam War.

Paveway I laser guided bomb carried by fighter bomber in Vietnam. Aerial view over wooded terrain of a U.S. Air Force F-4D Phantom jet, from Ubon Air Base in Thailand, descending and, while still at fairly high altitude, releasing a 2000 lb Mk 84 laser guided bomb against Viet Cong ground target.

Location: Thailand
Date: 1969
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046016
U.S. Army Transport, Chateau Thierry, arrives in Honolulu, Hawaii, carrying Army troops.

The U.S. Army transport ship, Chateau Thierry, backing into a pier at Honolulu, Hawaii. Native swimmers are seen in the water at the side of the ship. The ship's deck is crowded with U.S. Army personnel in uniform, who watch as the Chateau Thierry docks at Army Transport Pier No. 5. Several other ocean-going vessels are seen in nearby berths. A mountain ridge is seen in background. Army personnel and several civilians crowd the pier to greet the arrivals. Several Army aviators are seen on deck. Sailors on the ship handle anchor chains. After the ship ties up, Army passengers disembark carrying their belongings. In a different setting, a parade ground is filled with American soldiers in formations holding U.S. and unit flags. Several round roofed buildings are seen clustered in a hill overlooking the Army parade field. The U.S. Army units march and pass in review before a large crowd of spectators.

Location: Hawaii USA
Date: 1937
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046024
U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing P-12 and Curtiss A-12 aircraft of the 18th Pursuit Group at Wheeler Field, Hawaii.

Boeing P-12 pursuit biplanes and Curtiss A-12 Shrike ground attack monoplanes, of the U.S. Army Air Corps 18th Pursuit Group, are lined up at Wheeler Field, Oahu, Hawaii. The 18th Group's Fighting Cock emblem is visible on the P-12s closest to the camera. The A-12s have fixed gear and wheel pants. The aircraft all start engines and sit with props turning. Then they shut down. They start again, and crew chiefs pull chocks out from under wheels. Pilots can be seen in the cockpits.

Location: Hawaii USA
Date: 1934
Duration: 1 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046029
Glimpses into a book entitled "builders of Hawaii." Highlights in Hawaiian history. Portrait of Sanford Ballard Dole.

View of a book entitled "Builders of Hawaii." A hand opens it to several different places, revealing photos of persons who played roles in the early development of Hawaii. Also revealed are pages from the newspaper "Commercial Advertiser" reporting that flags changed as "Hawaii becomes the first outpost of Greater America" and "Old Glory is the new flag of the Hawaiian Islands." (This refers to the establishment of the Territory of Hawaii, under the U.S. Hawaiian Organic Act of 1900.) A portrait of Sanford Ballard Dole is shown. (He was the President of the Republic of Hawaii, 1894-1900, and its first Territorial Governor, 1900-1903.) Views of the Hawaiian State Archives Building, on the grounds of the Iolani Palace, in Honolulu. A plaque honoring Captain James Cook. Views of visitors inside an exhibit that includes a reproduction of an early Hawaiian cottage.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1937
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046032
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