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United States paratroopers descend on snow covered land and advance towards a bridge in Europe.

Training of United States soldiers in Europe. An officer discusses a wall map with other officers and briefs them on strategies and plans. An officer smokes a cigarette. An airplane parked on an airfield. Paratroopers board the plane. The plane in flight. Interior of the plane shows paratroopers sitting and discussing. An aerial view of a snow covered area. The paratroopers descend with the help of their parachutes. They wear warm clothes and advance on the snow covered area. The troops head for a bridge. They hold their skies in hands and advance on snow. Mountains in the foreground. The troops climb a mountain. A building in the foreground.

Date: 1954
Duration: 7 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061679
United States soldiers explode a bridge as a part of their training in Europe.

Training of the United States soldiers in Europe during the Cold War. The American soldiers train for a demolition mission as they advance in a snow covered area. A bridge on a river in the foreground. A train passes on the bridge. A soldier watches through binoculars. Another soldier loads his rifle. The soldiers hiding from the enemy come near the bridge. A security guard walks on the bridge. A soldier fires a gun. The guard comes down a hill to watch the enemy. The soldiers in the training mission fix dynamite on rails and other places on the bridge. A soldier watches through binoculars. They give the signal, a soldier detonates the TNT, and the bridge explodes. The "enemy" stand outside a house and begin to pursue. The groups have German Shepherd dogs, snowshoes, and skis as they leave the scene and are pursued by the "enemy." The skiers advance on the snow.

Date: 1954
Duration: 10 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061680
Avalanche kills students and teachers as rescuers recover their bodies in Austria.

Avalanche occurs in Austria. Rescuers search for group of students and teachers trapped in avalanche in Dachstein Peak area. Snow covered Alps in Austria. Snow covered bodies of German teenage students and their teachers being recovered by the rescuers. Bodies being pulled on sleds. A still photograph recovered from film in a camera found with the dead shows the group of students in a huddle for prayer hours before their death. Snow covered bodies being carried on sleds. Austrian flag at half mast to mourn the loss.

Date: 1954, April 29
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078208
U.S. Navy F8F Bearcat fighters being loaded aboard USS Windham Bay for Indochina War in Alameda, California.

United States aircraft being transported to Indochine during the First Indochina War. USS Windham Bay (CVE-92) at Alameda, California. Sailors load U.S. Navy F8F Bearcat fighters. Crew members work on the aircraft aboard the carrier.

Date: 1954, April 29
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078210
Army surplus goods including light and jeep on public auction in California, United States.

Army surplus goods being auctioned in California, United States. Army surplus goods worth 12 million dollars piled up at Sharpe General depot for an auction. Goods include a battered jeep as men work on it. Lights and lanterns for sale. Bidding takes place. Men seated in chairs as they bid for the goods.

Date: 1954, April 29
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078211
People being evacuated from the business center during a civil defense exercise in Spokane, Washington.

Civil defense exercise attack in Spokane, Washington. A civil defense exercise being carried out to meet the threat of Hydrogen bomb attack. Women technicians at a map as they work to locate the position of the enemy airplane during the exercise. Business center of the city being evacuated and people move out of their homes. National guards patrol the streets. People carrying umbrellas stand in a large group. Chester Brown, Chief Radio Engineer for the city, speaks on phone as the 'all clear signal' is sounded. People walk on street.

Date: 1954, April 29
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078212