A stope at the zinc mine in Franklin,New Jersey. A stoper reverses the danger sign and descends down a stope .He examines integrity of the stope. Stoper places wood-log as a support for the stope's back under supervision of shift boss.
Shows Major General J Lawton Collins, Commander of U.S. VII Corps and U.S. Third Army soldiers at a Nazi German Vergeltungswaffe V- weapon plant (V-1 and V-2 missiles) in Nordhausen, Germany. General Collins and the soldiers examine dead bodies of the slave laborers and inspect the ruins of the rocket weapons plant in their jeeps. Shows a young slave worker victim's corpse with name and nationality written on his chest. (World War II period).
A U.S. Army Captain examines bodies of American soldiers of the 46th Tank Battalion, 13th Armored Division, killed when their Sherman M4 tank was struck by panzerfaust anti-tank weapons and 20mm fire, on April 17, 1945, in the final days of World War 2, in Europe. The wrecked tank and human remains are seen at the intersection of Ellerstraße & Hülsenstraße, in Hilden Germany. Closeup of the Captain looking closely at the dog tags of one dead soldier. Next, he is seen checking the dog tags of other dead tank crew members, as local German townspeople watch from nearby. He and another officer cover the bodies with a large tarpaulin.
Clip opens with on screen text giving information on administration of electric shock therapy, and on the patient about to be shown. Scene shows a young schizophrenic United States Marine Corps private, sitting in a wheel chair at the St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington DC. The 19 year old man was brought to the hospital after a experiencing a mental breakdown on his way to military basic training (during World War 2). A doctor (psychiatrist) examines him. The patient gives no response to the doctor's questions and has no reaction to pin pricks. The doctor's assistants transfer the patient to a gatch bed. The bed is lifted to produce a moderate hyper extension in the patient's spine. The doctor spreads electro-jelly on both sides of the mental patient's forehead and applies electrodes. The electro-shock apparatus is connected to a 110 Volt AC outlet. Electro-shock (shock therapy) is administered to the patient in a 0.3-0.5 second's time interval. Mouth gag is placed in the patient's mouth during shock administration.
Woman suffering from Dementia Praecox (Schizophrenia) is examined by a psychiatrist at the St Elizabeth Hospital in Washington DC. Nurses assist in shifting the patient to a bed. The doctor spreads electro-jelly on both sides of the patient's forehead and applies electrodes. Electro-shock or shock therapy is given to the patient. Mouth gag is placed in the patient's mouth. Nurses exert pressure on the patient's shoulders, arms and knees during convulsion, to moderate her bodily movements.
A 54 year old woman suffering from Involutional Psychosis (Melancholia) is examined by a psychiatrist at the St Elizabeths mental hospital in Washington DC. Nurses assist in shifting the patient to a bed. The patient is really agitated and restless. The doctor spreads electro-jelly on both sides of the patient's forehead and applies electrodes. Electro-shock, or shock therapy, is given to the patient. Mouth gag is placed in the patient's mouth. Nurses exert pressure on the patient's shoulders, arms and knees during the convulsion to moderate her body's movements. The patient becomes stable after the treatment.
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