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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
United States Air Rescue Sikorsky H-5 helicopter lifts off in Panama

Canal Zone in Panama. United States Air Rescue Sikorsky H-5 helicopter prepares to take off at Albrook Air Force base in Canal Zone, Panama. Rotor blades of the helicopter rotate and it lifts off.

Date: 1953, July 6
Duration: 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048572
African American soldiers serving in wars, especially World War I; Memorials to African American United States soldiers.

A film on contributions of African American soldiers in various wars, but mostly focusing on World War I era. African American workers at an oil field with oil derricks talk to each other. Depiction of African Americans serving in the Spanish-American War and advancing towards a battlefield. African American man speaks about his experience of the war. Scenes of excavation and construction of the Panama Canal. Huge earth moving equipment at work and a man triggers an explosive detonation during the dig. A U.S. Navy ship underway in the newly completed Panama Canal. World War I scene of a U.S. Army unit including African American soldiers marching through a town in France, in formation, with a military band leading the march. African American soldiers of the 813th Pioneer Regiment near Marseilles France work to build a railroad. Also scenes with soldiers from the 332nd Labor Battalion, and the 808th Pioneer Regiment clearing an area near Verdun. African American soldiers of the 8th Illinois infantry (later the 370th infantry) running with the rifles as they mobilize for battle in France. African American soldiers of 371st Regiment and 372nd regiment crossing battlefield during World War I. Members of the 369th regiment in battle. Railroad guns and heavy artillery firing during World War I. American soldiers leaping from a trench and running across no mans land during battle. African American soldiers of the 369th infantry ("Harlem Hellfighters") receiving awards, medals, and citations at an awards ceremony in France during World War 1. Henry Johnson and other African Americna soldiers marching in New York City victory parade soon after the armistice ending World War I. Graves of soldiers at Arlington Cemetery as seen from a moving vehicle. Images of grave markers for several African American soldiers and officers. Two African American soldiers approaching the All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Close-up view of the memorial and plaque on the memorial. Several other memorials in the U.S. showing African American soldiers. View of a facsimile of the 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division (colored) memorial in France, near the towns of Ardeuil and Séchault. Dramatized depiction of the memorial being destroyed by the invading German Army on June 15, 1941. African American preacher speaks in a church.

Date: 1918
Duration: 4 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077351
U.S. Battleships passing through the Panama Canal

View from ahead of the U.S. Navy battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) as she makes her way passes through Panama Canal locks. View from the bridge, of her forward deck, showing her set of triple guns and ship's company assembled, all in white uniforms as she enters the Gatun Lake. Next, the Battleship USS Nevada is seen being towed through the Canal Locks. Her crew is also assembled on deck in white uniforms. Her five forward guns (two in upper turret and three in lower) are clearly visible. View of a small boat underway in Gatun Lake, with hills in background.

Date: 1922
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027192
John Wingate Weeks and Julius Kahn board the Army Transport ship, "Cambrai" in Canal Zone, Panama

Secretary of War John Wingate Weeks and Representative Julius Kahn board the U.S. Army Transport Ship "Cambrai", in Canal Zone, Panama. Local U.S. Army Commander, Major General william S. Graves, and his wife bid adieu to them and move down the ramp. Other dignitaries also see them off and move down the ramp. Passengers on board the ship wave from the railings, as ship moves away. Army officer and others watch as ship departs. Secretary of War, John Weeks and Kahn Congressman Julius Kahn, standing on wharf, with those seeing them off, before boarding the ship.

Date: 1923
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049080