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Y-12 atomic production facility; Trinity Shot atomic text explosion in the United States; Truman speaks about atomic secrets.

Atomic bomb production and its use in the United States. Doctor Ernest O. Lawrence experiments with the cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. View of the exterior and interior of the cyclotron. An animated diagram shows the results of the splitting of the uranium atom. Diagram shows a nucleus, electrons and protons. Atomic structures of Helium, Lithium and Uranium. A diagram of the creation of barium and krypton, and the release of atomic energy. Aerial and ground views of Y-12 atomic energy testing, uranium enrichment, and manufacturing plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Workers walking on the grounds of the the plant. The Trinity Shot first atomic explosion is shown near Los Alamos, New Mexico on July 16, 1945. Flash of explosion and a cloud of smoke rises as seen from U.S. Army cameras 6 miles away. Two other views of the explosion are seen from other camera positions while narrator explains the effects. U.S. President Harry S. Truman speaks of the need to keep the secrets of the atomic bomb among the U.S., the U.K, and Canada, alone, until they find successful techniques to control the bomb and protect the world from total destruction. He indicates that he will work the the U.S. Congress in the effort and make the power a force for world peace. Truman asks that God guide the U.S. in how to use the technology in His ways and for His purposes. (World War II period).

Date: 1945
Duration: 4 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046550
Prime Minister Lester B Pearson lights torch during opening ceremony and starts the Expo 67 in Montreal, Canada.

View of buildings on Notre Dame Island and Saint Helen's Island during Expo 67 opening ceremony in Montreal, Canada. View of the Canada Pavilion. Large crowd gather to watch. Flags of different nations hoisted. Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson lights torch and starts the Expo. Canadian Air Force planes flyby overhead and perform acrobatics. View of the United States pavilion. Fountain, science exhibition, model, mini train, and other attractions.

Date: 1967, May 2
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035366
Thousands of people pay last respects to 'Miracle Man', Brother Andre, of the St Joseph's Oratory, Montreal ,Canada.

Flags at half staff in mourning on roof of College of Notre Dame in Montreal, Canada (Collège Notre-Dame, in Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal). Thousands of people (a total of about 1 million in one week) pay last respects to the 'Miracle Man' of Montreal, who died January 6th, 1937. Brother Andre, the former Alfred Bessette, was a revered 20th century disciple of St. Joseph associated with St. Joseph's Oratory, a major Roman Catholic religious sanctuary in Montreal, Canada (l'Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal). On Saturday, January 9, the coffin is taken from the Oratory to the Montreal cathedral Marie-Reine du Monde (Mary Queen of the World), for a first funeral Mass. Six Firemen Officers carry it inside. Later, back into the sanctuary (St Joseph's Oratory) it would lie in state until January 12 for a second funeral ceremony. View of the open coffin. Views of the St. Joseph's Oratory. Brother Andre poses for picture a few years before his death.

Date: 1937, January 6
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041420
The crew of whaler Herman visits the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island.

Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. The whaler at St. Lawrence Island in Alaska. The crew visits the village of Gambell. Tents in the village. Dogs with sledges. Native women with children on their shoulders. Native families. Dogs lie on the ground.

Date: 1915
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020843
Crew members of the whaler Herman feed a baby walrus on board at St. Lawrence Island.

Cruise of the whaler Herman. The whaler on St. Lawrence Island. The ship's mascot, a baby walrus on board. The crew tries to feed the baby through a tube. The baby walrus in a tub. A dog near the walrus. The baby with the tube in its mouth. The crew bathes the walrus in a tub. Man scrubs as another fills water in the tub. A man hold's the baby's face. The walrus in the tub.

Date: 1915
Duration: 2 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020845
Tourists board sightseeing launch, and views of island and Chateau in St. Lawrence Island.

Tourist visit St. Lawrence Island. Tourists board the sightseeing launch. Views of island from the launch. Buildings on the island. Trees and greenery on the island. Large Chateau of some wealthy owner with yacht.

Date: 1919
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071643