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The fall of Warsaw to German forces in 1939, during World War II

Polish General Tadeusz Kutrzeba, deputy commander of Warsaw, is seen accompanied by German officers, as he proceeds toward a military bus where he will sign a ceasefire agreement incident to the capitulation of Warsaw defenders in World War 2. Views of the city in ruins, after the ceasefire. Thousands of Polish citizens gathered in an open square, damaged buildings in background. Polish children being escorted by teachers away from the gathering. Aerial views of the bombed out city, with smoke still rising in places. Unknown locations might include the Warsaw Ghetto. View of Polish General Kutrzeba, inside, the bus, where he signed capitulation agreements. He is reviewing local maps with German officers. He exits the bus and is escorted away (taken as a prisoner of war).

Date: 1939, September 27
Duration: 7 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675037612
A model demonstrates nylon stockings during 1939 New York World's Fair in New York City, United States.

New York World's Fair held at Dupont Building in New York City, United States. A model sits on stairs under an artificial tree. She stands and pulls up her dress above her knees to display nylon stockings. The model displays jewels made of Lucite. Several articles made of Lucite on display.

Date: 1939
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054244
British royalty visit Washington DC in June, 1939, at the invitation of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Opening scene shows a military parade along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, in honor of the visit of British King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The parade is led by a contingent of mounted Army cavalry. Spectators line the sidewalks. The Capitol building is clearly visible in the background. Closeup of Cavalry passing the camera. Closeup of King George VI with President Roosevelt conversing in an open automobile. Both are formally dressed. The President wears a top hat. Riding in the back of a car are First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt and Queen Elizabeth, together with a Navy officer. Next, seen posing on the porch of the Roosevelt family home, Springwood, at Hyde Park, New York, are: First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt; King George VI; the President's mother, Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt; Queen Elizabeth; and President Roosevelt. Camera pans in closeup across the group, as they engage in friendly conversation.

Date: 1939, June
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051600
Creation of dust storms and how to prevent soil erosion caused by dust storms, 1939

View of house on barren land. Destroyed fences and mounds of dirt. Dust storm covers the sky during Dust Bowl period in America. View of windmill and houses before the wall of dust. Illustrated map of the United States outlines the areas affected by dust storms, ranging from the panhandle of Texas to the Dakotas. Graphic shows side view of soil including top soil and sub-soil. Crops are pictured growing from the top soil, then dying. Narrator explains that sun and wind then strip away the top soil. Animation shows top soil crumbling to dust and being swept into the air. Measures to protect top soil are pictured, beginning with planting "arid-land plants" such as grasses to protect soil from the sun and wind. Illustration depicts Lister Furrows: the cutting of deep ridges at right angles to the direction of the wind, acting as a wind break. For future protection, an illustration of shelter belts of trees acting as wind breaks. Scene of house and barren ground in dust storm. Motor cars drive amid dust storm. Scenes of buffalo and cattle being herded. Man stands with cow in dry, barren farmland. Farmers tend to dry, unhealthy crops. Motor car and carriage drive on barren ground. Idealistic scene of healthy land with good grass for cattle grazing and large barn in the background. Final image of a wall of dust.

Date: 1939
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675081017
18th Military Police brigade signs in Saigon in M 151 armored jeep.

A Military Police station. 18th Military Police brigade signs in Saigon. Military Policemen check M-60 machine guns and radio in the M 151 armored jeep. They get into jeep. They discuss among themselves and drive off on patrol. They drive in armored jeeps in the streets of Saigon.

Date: 1967, August 14
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027026
General Tassigny,MacDonald and staff review troops and installations in Saigon,French Indochina during First Indochina War.

Arrival of General MacDonald in Saigon,French Indochina during First Indochina War. British,French and Vietnamese flags flutter in wind from flag pole. British General Commissioner for Northeast Asia ,Sir Malcolm MacDonald disembarks aircraft and arrives at Saigon from Doilat. French Army General, Jean De Lattre de Tassigny receives and greets Sir MacDonald. General Tassigny,Sir Donald and their staffs review troops. The Generals hand shakes with officers. They inspect installations and tank units. Sir MacDonald stands at attention as General Tassigny salutes at the British,French and Vietnamese flags at the airfield.

Date: 1949
Duration: 2 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675073085