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Allied soldiers during the Battle of Saint Mihiel Salient in France during World War I.

Allied troops in France during World War I. U.S. General John J. Pershing after the Battle of Saint Mihiel Salient. On September 12th Allied soldier in a field as they prepare for the Battle of Saint Mihiel Salient. Men dig trenches. Artillery being fired at the enemy position by the Allies. Allied soldiers advance. Cavalry units, infantry units and supplies loaded on to carts as they move further. Cavalry units move over wooden planks to cross a trench. Wounded being carried on litters. Artillery being fired. Soldiers on foot and a convoy of military trucks advance. Allied soldiers march forward with damaged houses in the background. An American tank crossing from a field to a lower road during battle. Smoke rises from a battlefield. Shell cases piled up as Allied soldiers load shells in an artillery piece and fire at German enemy targets. Stone concrete dug outs of Germans in Mont Sec, France being used by the Allies. Two Allied soldiers in the dugout as they look through binoculars. Views of French civilians and refugees after being freed from four years of German rule. They talk with American soldiers, smile, and relax.

Date: 1918, September 12
Duration: 5 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042392
World War I armistice celebrations; Allied soldiers being decorated by General Pershing

People celebrate on the streets of New York after the Germans sign the armistice agreement ending World War 1 on November 11, 1918. People cheer and wave their caps. A French couple thanks Allied soldiers for rescuing them from Germany. Allied soldiers lined up in a field in France as U.S. General John J. Pershing decorates them. Troops of the United States 42nd Division march at a parade as General Pershing reviews them. Soldiers carry American flags at the parade.

Date: 1918, November 11
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042395
An Army personnel officer looks at the qualification record of a soldier during World War 1 recruiting efforts in America

A United States Army officer in the office of the Provost Marshal General, Washington DC, reviews Qualification Record cards received from millions of American men, in response to a U.S. Government questionnaire about military service in World War I. The personnel officer at a desk at the army personnel office. He takes out a qualification record from a drawer. The officer looks at the qualification record of John Thompson from Cleveland, Ohio. He turns around the card and notes down some information. Fingerprinting of a soldier is shown, for inclusion in the man's personnel record. A completed finger print sheet is displayed.

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042435
Parades in Washington DC and New York City to promote the sale of Fourth Liberty Loan supporting World War 1

Scenes from two World War I Liberty Bond drives. First scenes are in Washington D.C.during World War I. United States Navy sailors march down the Pennsylvania Avenue. A naval band plays and men carrying American flags march down the Avenue. The United States Capitol in the background. Landmarks seen include: Post Office Building and Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. A street car is seen and a sign advertising Kelly Springfield Tires is clearly seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. A newsboy carrying papers (newspaper boy, newsie). A truck with a banner on it to promote the sale of Fourth Liberty Loan. Sailors march and the naval band plays as they move past the Old Executive Office Building. John Phillip Sousa conducts a massive Navy brass band from the steps of the Capitol. Around 1:07 scene change to a Liberty Loan parade on 5th Avenue in New York City. A sign reads "Over the Top. The Fourth Liberty Loan Must be Made a Glorious Success. United Waist League of America." Sign on side of building for C.G. Gunther's Sons Fur Company (391 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan). U.S. Navy sailors among military groups parading on Fifth Avenue. A group of officials including United States Vice President Thomas Marshall and New York Governor Charles Whitman in coats and top hats are seen near the Altar of Liberty during the parade. With them is a U.S. Army chaplain in military uniform with a sign on him that reads "Lend !"

Date: 1918, September 28
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042479
Quist-Bromwich and Marble- Palfrey win the men's and women's doubles at U.S. open tournament in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

U.S. open tennis tournament in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Men's doubles finals where Adrian Quist- John Bromwich take on Hopman-Crawford. Quist and Bromwich win the title. The duo being presented with the trophies. Women's doubles finals where the pair of Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey Fabyan win the title.

Date: 1939, August 23
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042802
President Kennedy speaks of a new bill to deal strictly with hazardous drugs available in the market

U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers a speech in Washington D.C., United States. The President, while addressing a conference, speaks about the food and drug laws of the country, and references issues with the drug Thalidomide. He informs about the decision to increase the staffing at the food and drug administration (FDA). He also talks about a bill that has been introduced in the Congress to allow rapid removal of drugs from the market that prove hazardous to public health and should potentially be illegal.

Date: 1962
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042811