Soviet Union 1955 stock video footage and royalty free HD video clips and photos.(page 468).

French President Edgar Faure arrives at Elysee Palace as National Assembly is dissolved

Edgar Faure, President of the French Council of Ministers, arrives at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). He steps from his car and walks up the steps of the building. Cameramen photograph him. The occasion is the Government's decision to dissolve the French National Assembly and proceed to quick elections. A clock shows hands approaching midnight. President Faure is accosted by numerous members of the press as he leaves the building.

Location: France

Date: 1955

Duration: 1 min 6 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Clip: 65675061343

McMurdo Sound. Geologists examine rocks. Meteorologist release weather balloon. D-8 weasel tractor at work. Man feeds penguins

Aerial views from aircraft flying over McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. Convair 340 aircraft parked in blowing snow. Three men, in parkas, walk in blowing snow. A D-8 Weasel tractor backing up as men shovel snow in its path. Two geologists examine a piece of rock through a magnifying glass. A man looks through a microscope. A man in heavy parka and cold weather gear, walks on snow. Two meterolologists release and track a weather balloon. A man feeds penguins.

Location: McMurdo Sound Antarctica

Date: 1955

Duration: 1 min 32 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Clip: 65675061344

A USO troupe, starring Jack Benny, entertains American troops in Korea, after the armistice

In opening scene, as many as 20 thousand American troops are seen seated in sand at the base of a mountain. They watch as comedian, Jack Benny does a monologue. Camera focuses on two senior officers of the Third Infantry Division sitting with the troops. On the right is Major General Haydon L. Boatner, who assumed Command of the 3rd Division in December 1954. Rank insignia of the officer to his right is not discernible in the images. The next scene shows a woman dancer performing as another woman plays an accordion. Another view of the vast audience, with senior officers seated in the front row.

Location: Korea

Date: 1955

Duration: 28 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Clip: 65675061712

House destroyed by atomic bomb blast shock wave during testing.

Large home built in the desert. Flash as house is illuminated by atom bomb ignition. House destroyed by atom bomb. Aftermath next day shows pile of house debris from blast.

Location: Nevada United States USA

Date: 1955

Duration: 14 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Clip: 65675078362