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United States paratroopers descend on snow covered land and advance towards a bridge in Europe.

Training of United States soldiers in Europe. An officer discusses a wall map with other officers and briefs them on strategies and plans. An officer smokes a cigarette. An airplane parked on an airfield. Paratroopers board the plane. The plane in flight. Interior of the plane shows paratroopers sitting and discussing. An aerial view of a snow covered area. The paratroopers descend with the help of their parachutes. They wear warm clothes and advance on the snow covered area. The troops head for a bridge. They hold their skies in hands and advance on snow. Mountains in the foreground. The troops climb a mountain. A building in the foreground.

Date: 1954
Duration: 7 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061679
United States soldiers explode a bridge as a part of their training in Europe.

Training of the United States soldiers in Europe during the Cold War. The American soldiers train for a demolition mission as they advance in a snow covered area. A bridge on a river in the foreground. A train passes on the bridge. A soldier watches through binoculars. Another soldier loads his rifle. The soldiers hiding from the enemy come near the bridge. A security guard walks on the bridge. A soldier fires a gun. The guard comes down a hill to watch the enemy. The soldiers in the training mission fix dynamite on rails and other places on the bridge. A soldier watches through binoculars. They give the signal, a soldier detonates the TNT, and the bridge explodes. The "enemy" stand outside a house and begin to pursue. The groups have German Shepherd dogs, snowshoes, and skis as they leave the scene and are pursued by the "enemy." The skiers advance on the snow.

Date: 1954
Duration: 10 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061680
The investiture ceremonies at the Élysée Palace as Rene Coty is invested as the President of France.

The investiture of French President René Coty in Paris, France. Outgoing President Vincent Auriol and incoming President René Coty arrive at the Élysée Palace. The investiture ceremonies at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). People gather in large numbers outside the Élysée Palace. At the Salon des Ambassadeurs of the Élysée Palace, Rene Coty is invested as the 19th President of France. The Insignia of the Grand Master of the Legion of Honour is placed on the neck of President René Coty. Photographers take pictures of the investiture.

Date: 1954, January 18
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076329
An Austrian boy suffering from hemophilia being cured with anti-hemophiliae globulin brought from the U.S.

Austrian boy Gottfried Eder suffering from hemophilia in Innsbruck, Austria. The boy lying on hospital bed. The doctor comes nearby and talks to him. The boy is cured with anti-hemophiliae globulin brought from the United States thanks to a certain American Information Chief Roberts. A man, woman and the boy seated at a table. Anti-hemophiliae globulin brought to Austria by the United States Air Force. A doctor talks to the boy lying on the hospital bed.

Date: 1954, January 18
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076330
People gather at the dock as a U.S. mercy ship to Korea is being loaded with food, clothing and supplies in California.

A United States mercy ship to Busan, Korea being loaded from Stockton, California. Ship named Hawaiian Bear at the dock. A man writes “PUSAN” (“BUSAN”) on cargo. People gather for a dock side ceremony. Nina Elizabeth Warren, daughter of Chief Justice Earl Warren, snaps a ribbon away from the cargo during the dock side ceremony. South Korean Ambassador Yang You-chan accompanies Nina Warren. Spectators clapping. Nina Warren holds a letter “From the American-Korean Foundation to the People of Pusan…”. A cargo containing blankets is loaded to the ship. Sign in cargo says “Blankets for Pusan Save The Children Federation”. Food, clothing and medical supplies being loaded onto the ship. People applauding.

Date: 1954, January 18
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076331
Crew working on a ship covered with ice at the harbor in Boston, Massachusetts.

Trawlers at the Boston harbor during winter in Boston, Massachusetts. The temperature of the harbor is below zero. Men standing near a trawler. A trawler covered in ice. A man crosses the ice-covered railings. A man catches a swinging pail of fish. Men removing ice on the mast of a ship.

Date: 1954, January 18
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076332