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Men work with pontoons for salvaging U.S. Navy submarine Squalus off the coast of Isles of Shoals near Portsmouth,New Hampshire.

Salvaging activities for the U.S. Navy submarine Squalus (SS-192) off the coast of Isles of Shoals near Portsmouth,New Hampshire. Pontoon afloat on surface with cable slings attached. Men work with pontoon alongside U.S. Navy Ship Falcon (ASR-2). Men on top of pontoon. "Flowerpot"cable clamp is lifted from pontoon by crane hook. Men work with "flowerpot" on deck of U.S. Navy Ship Falcon (ASR-2). Officer sits on bitts in the foreground. Men work with cable on top of pontoon. Air hoses stretched over surface seen in the background. Pontoon alongside USS Falcon. Air bubbles come up along lower portion. Air hoses in mass lying on surface. View of the motor launch and crew work. Man stands on the top of mass of hoses on surface. Men work with hoses stretched over surface. View of the rescue site. Air hoses seen on surface.

Date: 1939
Duration: 3 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072420
Men work on air manifold on deck of USS Falcon (ASR -2) off the coast of Isles of Shoals near Portsmouth,New Hampshire.

Salvaging activities for the U.S. Navy submarine Squalus (SS-192) off the coast of Isles of Shoals near Portsmouth,New Hampshire. Rescue vessel underway. U.S. Navy Submarine Sculpin (SS-191) with bow line attached. Men work on the air manifold on deck of USS Falcon (ASR -2). Animated view of U.S. Navy Submarine Squalus (SS-192) after being lifted by cables. Disturbance caused by the air bubbles. Pontoons pop to surface during salvage operations. Air hoses and pontoons seen on surface. Small boats seen in area. Men move in and climb aboard pontoons to secure them. Men return to boats.

Date: 1939, August 17
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072421
Men work with winches on USS Falcon for salvaging USS Squalus off the coast of Isles of Shoals near Portsmouth,New Hampshire.

Salvaging activities for the U.S. Navy submarine Squalus (SS-192) off the coast of Isles of Shoals near Portsmouth,New Hampshire. Animated view shows USS Squalus being lifted. Disturbance on surface of water. Pontoons seen hitting to surface. Boats ready to secure pontoons. Men work on pontoon in foreground. Rescue vessel seen in background in fog. Air hoses and pontoons on surface. Boat crews leave area of pontoons. Rear Admiral looks over side of USS Falcon (ASR -2). Men work with winches on USS Falcon. Air hoses stretched over surface on water. Hoist is hauled down. Towing operations start. Tow vessel seen in background. Officers on bridge of USS Falcon. Tow vessel underway. Rigging of USS Falcon. Two star admiral's flag and other flags seen on mast.

Date: 1939
Duration: 4 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072422
Rescue vessels underway for salvaging U.S. Navy submarine Squalus off the coast of Isles of Shoals near Portsmouth,New Hampshire.

Salvaging activities for the U.S. Navy submarine Squalus (SS-192) off the coast of Isles of Shoals near Portsmouth,New Hampshire. Rescue vessels underway in towing operations during night. Air hoses float on surface. Pontoons seen on surface. Rescue vessel seen in the background. Animated view shows: USS Squalus on bottom with pontoons rigged at stern of submarine. Submarine bow in shallow water. Blow hoses seen aboard USS Falcon (ASR-2).

Date: 1939
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072423
Film describing social character of United States in decade leading up to World War II

Film describes American society in the 1930s and 40s, including World War 2. CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) President John L Lewis and Father Coughlin speaking. Harlem street scene. Crowd entering a subway station in New York City. Newspaper headlines posted in China Town New York. Storefronts of Greek and Italian merchants in downtown New York City. Signs seen include 'Grande Deposito Dolio Doliva,' and 'Anthony Coulapides, manufacturer of high grade cigarettes.' Hebrew writing and star of David seen on side of building. Buildings with Spanish language signs in New York. A parade float with Virgin Mary depiction. Wide shot of a vineyard. View of a water wheel turning at a mill. Boys skinny dipping. 1930's and 1940's era cars on deep snow covered roads of an American town. Homes in deep snow. People recline on a beach in Florida in winter while on the same day in New Hampshire people ski, some pulled by horses. Skiers on slopes. People slip while walking across a street during a blizzard. A boy takes removes an apple from an icebox (early refrigerator). Dust storms in farm country of the rural Midwest during the dust bowl. Man races across a field toward a barn as a dust storm bears down on it. A farmer leads his horses out of a corral. A farm is destroyed by dust storms during the dust bowl. A family piles their remaining things on a farm truck and abandons their farm destroyed by the dust bowl. A poor family in a shack in the River Mississippi Valley area.

Date: 1939
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053398
German U boats U-858 and U-805 surrender to the Americans in the Atlantic Ocean and are taken to the coast.

German U-boats surrender to United States Forces in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Wrecked submarines and ships at a ship yard. Prefabricated submarines at Raymond shipyard in Bremen, Germany. German submarine U-858 underway towards Cape May, New Jersey after its crew surrendered to United States officers in the Atlantic Ocean. Men on the deck of the U boat while underway at sea. Men at a dock. Another U boat U-805 being brought to Portsmouth, New Hampshire after it surrendered to the Americans. Crew of the U boat before being taken to the Portsmouth Naval Prison. The captain of the German U boat.

Date: 1945, May 14
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059356