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V-J Day: New Yorkers celebrate as President Harry Truman announces Japanese surrender during World War II.

Events surrounding the surrender of Japan during World War II. Scene from the Potsdam Conference meeting. Group of dignitaries together including Clement Attlee, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin. U.S. President Harry S. Truman and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, in discussion. A parade in Moscow showing Soviet military might (these scenes are from the May 1, 1945 May Day parade just before Germany's surrender). Scene changes to Japanese Emperor Hirohito riding on a white horse in a procession. Next scene shows dignitaries arriving for meeting at the White House in Washington D.C. U.S. Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of State James Byrnes and Secretary of Navy James Forrestal meet at the White House. Close up view of Secretary Forrestal. View of President Truman with his cabinet in a meeting. Scenes from prior months showing dignitaries involved in the war: Close up of the late President Franklin Roosevelt. A scene of President Roosevelt shaking hands with several Soviet military officers. General Douglas MacArthur seated and talking to President Roosevelt. Close up view of Chairman of Nationalist Government of China, Chiang Kai Shek. View of U.S. Navy Admiral Chester Nimitz shaking hands with a sailor. Views of President Truman meeting in emergency session with his cabinet, and his announcement of the Japanese surrender. View of former Secretary Hull at that meeting. President Truman standing as he reads from a bulletin confirming the Japanese acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Agreement and their agreement to unconditional surrender. View of media, press, and newsmen running from the White House to file the happy news story. New Yorkers rejoice at the end of war. Daytime scenes of happy, jubilant celebrations on Victory over Japan day, or V-J Day, in the Times Square area of New York City. Crowds cheering, people dancing, soldiers, sailors, and citizens waving hands and American flags. A neon sign with message "Japs Surrender". View of night time celebrations at Times Square as the crowd continues to celebrate VJ Day.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1945, August 15
Duration: 4 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051627
German Army new recruits and supplies transported by railroad cars to Eastern Front in World War 2.

New German Army recruits, artillery, tanks, trucks, and ammunition sent to Eastern Front in World War II. New recruits stand in lines on a parade ground. Many appear to be very young. Buildings in the background. German Soldiers examine supplies and ammunition. Artillery, tanks, and supplies being loaded on train cars. Children run on the streets as soldiers march past. Soldiers on tanks. Supplies and new recruits transported by railroad cars. Train moves along railway track. Armored vehicles move along the street. Artillery and tanks lined up.

Location: Eastern Front European Theater
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675054007
Heavy snow in New York City and Washington DC leaves motorists stranded and monuments covered in snow.

Snow scenes in New York City and Washington DC. Skyscrapers and snow covered streets in New York City. New Yorkers clear roads and 7 inches of snow off cars.Pedestrians walk on snow covered roads. Heavier snow of 12 inches in Washington DC leaves the city roads impassable. Cars buried under snow. Two men try to remove snow from a car. Views of the White House, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Building all covered in snow. High winds blow snow as a few pedestrians walk by. A United States flag on the Capitol building. Automobiles destroyed due to accidents in the wake of the storm.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1966, January 31
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054387
Sailing vessel 'City Of New York' arrives as men leave the area after the Antarctic Expedition.

United States Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. Sled dogs in view. The radio operator receives the message about the arrival of the sailing ship named "City Of New York". They receive the news about the vessel being stuck in the ice pack. The 'City Of New York' anchors at the barrier ice. Admiral Byrd's dog 'Igloo' sits on the snow. The men take their belongings and board the vessel. Smoke rises up from the smokestack of the vessel. The men leave the camp area named 'Little America'. A penguin in view. The men take a last look at the camp area as they leave after the expedition is over.

Location: Antarctica
Date: 1928
Duration: 4 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054626
United States President Hoover and new President-elect Franklin Roosevelt at the U.S. Capitol during 1933 inaugural ceremony

The inaugural ceremony for President-elect Franklin Roosevelt in Washington DC. The Air Express of the Universal Newspaper Newsreel prepares to take off from Washington DC for New York with sound pictures of the great event of the inaugural ceremony of the new President-elect Franklin Roosevelt. A man on the wings of the aircraft. A pilot gets into the aircraft. The aircraft takes off. The aircraft in flight over Washington DC. It lands in New York and the pilot waves from the cockpit. A motor carriage with a police escort arrives beside the aircraft to collect the sound pictures. Outgoing U.S. President Herbert Hoover and his wife come out from the White House and receive President-elect Franklin Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt with officials. Troops march along a road. President Hoover and the President-elect Franklin Roosevelt in a motor carriage move along the Pennsylvania Avenue to the U.S. Capitol (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States). The United States flag on the front of the motor carriage. The Capitol building in Washington DC. The United States flag in view. A large crowd gathered around the Capitol. View of the dome of the Capitol. A flag on the dome. Franklin Roosevelt, President Hoover and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of U.S. and other officials prepare for the inaugural ceremony in a decorated area in the Capitol building. The officials behind the dignitaries look on. Franklin Roosevelt behind the podium. The Chief Justice administers the oath of office to Franklin Roosevelt making him the 32nd President of the United States. Franklin Roosevelt recites the oath of office.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1933, March 4
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675055028
An X-15 aircraft with a new engine is released from a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft for its first test flight in California.

A new engine is tested in an X-15 rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California. A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft with an X-15 aircraft in flight. The rear of the X-15 aircraft with a new engine. It is attached under the right wing of the B-52 aircraft. The X-15 is released and is in flight. It releases contrails. The X-15 lands and taxis on a runway at the air base after the successful first flight with a new engine.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1960, November 19
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675055690
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