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Effects of conventional bombs compared to incendiary bombs in tests against wooden structures, at Eglin Field in World War II

Tests to compare effects of conventional bombs to those of incendiaries,on wooden structures. Test conducted at Eglin Field, Florida, during World War 2. Actor Lee J. Cobb, portrays an Air Force Captain, seated at Project Officer's desk. He shows photographs of a wooden test house constructed similar to houses in Japan. View of wooden structure being ignited from within. The resultant fire is put out promptly. B-17 airplane in flight over the test area, drops conventional bombs, which destroy some of the test village houses. A second bombing using incendiary bombs that break apart and ignite many fires, produces greater destruction across the test village.

Location: Florida United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051710
Bombing tests using conventional and incendiary bombs against wooden structures, at Eglin Field, Florida, in World War II.

Tests by the U.S. Army Air Forces to assess the effectiveness of incendiary bombs against wooden structures (typical of Japanese homes) during World War 2. Tests conducted at Eglin Field, Florida. B-17 bomber drops conventional bombs on test village, producing considerable damage where they strike. In contrast, bombing with incendiaries produces fire and smoke engulfing the entire complex, and greater destruction and confusion on the ground.

Location: Florida United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051711
Dedication of Wright Field near Dayton, Ohio, in 1928.

In 1926, Frederick Patterson, in cab of a Steam shovel, breaks ground for the construction of Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Horses pull wagons past the steam shovel. Dedication of Wright Field at Dayton in 1928. Flag raising ceremony shows Mr Orville Wright pulling the rope which raises the flag upon the pole. In addition to Orville Wright, the event was attended by Secretary of War, Davis; Judge (and Baseball Commissioner) Kenesaw Landis; Assistant Secretary, F. Trubee Davison; Air Corps Chief General Patrick, and others. Artillery salute is fired at the ceremony. Squdrons of airplanes fly overhead.

Location: Dayton Ohio USA
Date: 1928
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051733
The Pacific War Council and British and American General staffs meet at the White House in Second Washington Conference in World War II

Allies of the Pacific War Council met at the White House on June 25, 1942 Pictured with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (both seated) and Canadian Prime Minister, Mackenzie King, standing immediately behind and between them. Others, standing behind are: Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eelco N. van Kleffens, Australian representative, Stanley Melbourne Bruce. The tall man behind Prime Minster King, is British Vicount Halifax (Edward Wood). To his left is Chinese Foreign Minister T.V. Soong, and Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The last person standing at the right, is Walter Nash, New Zealand's minister to the United States. Scene shifts to military leaders of the combined British and American General Staffs, meeting in the so-called Second Washington Conference (Code named Argonaut). Closeup of U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General George S. Marshall, conversing with lieutenant General Henry H (Hap) Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Another closeup shows U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Ernest King, conversing with Admiral William D. Leahy, personal Chief of Staff to President Roosevelt. Glimpse of British Military General Staff members.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1942, June
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051759
Work Progress Administration projects in West Virginia during the Great Depression.

Shows 'Closed' sign on gate of a factory during depression. Jobless men sitting idle on benches. A young man asks another man for some money. People with signs and banners on road including a sign "Unemployed, will take any job." Desperate unemployed men going through trash looking for food or anything of value. Men sleep in doorways. Men in soup kitchen lines and waiting for handouts and relief. Manufacturing factory whistle blows and men are seen going to work. Smoke stacks working again at industrial area. Men shoveling field. Men and women entering a factory. Men in a pay line to receive pay at a factory. Smiling faces of people. A parent tossing a young boy into the air playfully. A young girl drinking milk. A man handing bags of food groceries to a happy wife. Pictures of bottles of milk and plates of breads. People enjoy a swimming pool. Children play on a merry go round and on a see-saw, as seen from child's point of view on the ride. A couple holding kids. A tall building under construction and surrounded in scaffolding. Construction of Tri-County airport at Clarksburg. Men working to build the runways. A plane taxis on a completed runway beside them. A man working to seal abandoned mines to prevent pollution of the water supply. Construction of a retaining wall is shown at Richwood Avenue in Morgantown West Virginia to prevent collapse of the roadway and homes above it. Construction shown of a hydro-therapeutic unit at Morris Memorial Hospital for crippled children, especially those suffering from infantile paralysis (polio). Children suffering from infantile paralysis in cots. Scene of construction of a new building at Marshall College (later Marshall University) in Huntington West Virginia, for an elementary training school. A new Gymnasium at Fairview High School is shown, and a new Assembly hall for the 4-H camp at Jacksons Mill. The new building for the African American High School at Morgantown is shown. View of a swimming pool, and people diving and swimming. Scene changes to a Sewing room, with many women working at sewing machines powered by foot pedals, and making garments for needy families. View of a Nursery school, and a small black child being bathed in a bath tub. Children playing in the yard of the nursery school.

Location: West Virginia USA
Date: 1937
Duration: 3 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051766
Winston Churchill waves his hat as his car passes by the crowd in Quebec, Canada.

Prime Minister of UK, Winston Churchill in Quebec, Canada for Quebec Conference of 1943. Sign reads: 'Stand By On The Air.' Winston Churchill and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King in an open top car (a Canadian McLaughlin-Buick convertible, specifically a Buick Series 90 Limited Convertible Phaeton). Churchill in white coat, waves his hat as the car passes by the crowd assembled.

Location: Quebec Canada
Date: 1943, August
Duration: 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051789
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