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Flood water rushes through the spillways of the Panama Canal dams in Gatun, Panama.

Floods strain the Panama Canal dams in Gatun, Panama. Water flows through the spillways of the dams. Various views of water rushing through the spillways.

Date: 1934, December 31
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061030
Ship USS Constitution, an ancient frigate, underway in the Panama Canal zone.

United States ship USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, underway in the Panama Canal. The ship, an ancient frigate, underway at Gatun Locks in the Panama. The frigate underway in the canal zone and a ship in the background.

Date: 1933, January 9
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042742
Contribution of African American soldiers during the Spanish American War and World War I.

A film about the role of African American soldiers during various wars in the United States. A dramatization shows a black soldier during the Spanish American War. He also talks about his role in Cuba and the construction of the Panama Canal. Footage of the Panama Canal being constructed and ships underway in the canal. United States Army forces including black soldiers boarding troop transport ships bound for Europe during World War 1. A railroad train carries African American soldiers to France during World War I. African American soldier units under General Pershing march in formation with an Army band in France during World War 1. African American soldiers work and fight against the Germans, including the 813th Pioneer Regiment near Marseilles, the 332nd Labor Battalion, and the 808th Pioneer Regiment near Verdun. African American soldiers racing for front lines including the soldiers with the 8th Illinois and the 372nd regiment and the 371st, and the 369th Infantry Regiment in the Argonne. View from behind soldier as he fires a machine gun, and United States Army infantry firing artillery. African American soldiers of the 369th regiment being decorated and receiving the French Croix de Guerre for their heroic actions in World War I. The African American soldiers march at a parade in New York City following World War I and are greeted by throngs of enthusiastic African American civilians attending the parade. View of Henry Johnson being congratulated by civilians after he and Needham Roberts performed with exceptional heroism and received the Croix de Guerre. Close up view of the Croix de Guerre medal on a uniform. Graves of African American soldiers who lost their lives during World War I at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. View of the All-Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors in Logan Square in Philadelphia (Logan Square, SE corner 20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). View of a stone memorial erected in the Meuse-Argonne region, north of Sechault, as a tribute to the efforts of the African American soldiers of the 371st Infantry Regiment who fought and died there on April 21, 1918 during World War 1.

Date: 1917
Duration: 4 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078145
A U.S. officer conducts a JCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff) briefing and outlines military base requirements in Panama Canal Zone.

U.S. military base requirements in Panama Canal Zone. Covers outline of military canal defense and base security requirements and future requirements regarding proposed canal relocations by Lieutenant Colonel J.D. Balmer Jr. and Lieutenant Colonel Robert K. Widdicombe Jr.. A U.S. officer conducts a JCS briefing in the United States. The officer speaks. A chart shows Army, Navy, and Air Force as components of USSOUTHCOM. The chart shows organization and mission of USSOUTHCOM (United States Southern Command). The officer displays placards on a board.

Date: 1963
Duration: 4 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060005
United States Army headquarters at Fort Amador in Panama

Canal Zone in Panama. United States Army Caribbean headquarters in Canal Zone, Panama. Men and cars pass by the building. Trees in front of the headquarters.

Date: 1953, July 2
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048563
United States soldiers enjoy fishing at Fort Amador in Panama

Canal Zone in Panama. United States soldiers catch fish with fishing rods at the end of causeway at Fort Amador in Panama. Ships in the distant background as they wait to enter the canal. Hills in the background as soldiers stand and sit on rocks to catch fish.

Date: 1953, July 7
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048569