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The inauguration of a new medical library and a study center at Will Rogers Hospital in Saranac Lake, New York

Will Rogers Hospital in Saranac Lake, New York. The exterior of the hospital's building. The Board of Directors dig the ground with spades for the inauguration of a new medical library and a study center in the memory of Abe Montage, former president of the hospital. People in the garden of the hospital. A statue of Will Rogers.

Date: 1965, June 24
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046632
New Yorkers welcome and honor war heroes of Allied Nations, in a ticker tape parade in New York City

Motorcade of Allied heroes during World War 2, escorted by royal guards and troops, parade down the streets of New York. Ticker tapes are showered over the parade. Thousands of people gather at the City Hall Plaza to get a glimpse of the war heroes from different countries. The U.S. and British flag on buildings. The procession moves uptown. Heroes include men of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and men of American armed forces. The men are honored at a ceremony in front of the City Hall in New York.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050134
Sorenson skis down a track and breaks his own New England title record in Salisbury Mills, New York.

A skiing-jumping competition in Salisbury Mills, New York. A ski jump in Salisbury Mills. People stand on either side of the track to watch the skiers. Numerous skiers take part and several fall after their jumps. 'Norsemen Ski Club' written on a sign at the ski jump. Sorenson, who won the New England title at Brattleboro, Vermont, skis down the track and jumps to a height of 181 feet beating his own record of 177 feet, and scores 224 out of 240 points. Sorenson poses with his skis (even as another jumper falls, in the background).

Date: 1931, February 2
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675055147
John H. Glenn Jr. signs the Gold Book and receives the New York City's Gold Medal of Honor at the City Hall in New York.

A ticker tape parade in honor of American astronauts in New York. A large crowd of civilians greet and welcome the astronauts. Astronauts Donald Kent Slayton, Virgil Ivan Grissom, Malcolm Scott Carpenter and John Herschel Glenn Jr. wave as they move in a motorcade. The astronauts arrive at the City Hall for a ceremony. Lord Mayor of Perth attends the ceremony to salute John H.Glenn. American astronaut John H.Glenn Jr. signs the Gold Book. He receives the New York City's Gold Medal of Honor.

Date: 1962, March 1
Duration: 4 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675055879
A new discovery called 'Quicold' is used to freeze water and other liquids in New York.

Ice making chemicals tested in New York. Scientists make a new discovery - certain powders that absorb heat so quickly when mixed that they freeze water or other liquids instantly. This combination is called 'Quicold'. Two men at a table in a laboratory. One scientist mixes two powders and a liquid in a martini shaker to create the 'Quicold'. He then screws on the lid and gives it to the second man who mixes the three together. Fog on the shaker surface. A thermometer is used to check the temperature of the prepared fluid. The temperature drops rapidly. The man inserts three test tubes filled with water into a beaker full of the prepared fluid. On removal, the water in the test tubes is frozen. The man removes the ice and breaks it into pieces.

Date: 1939, April 26
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057819
Burmese diplomat U-Thant is elected as the new Secretary General of the United Nations in New York.

The election of the Secretary General of the United Nations in New York. The headquarters of the United Nations. Flags fluttering on flag poles outside the building. Interior of the building. Officials cast their votes for the election of the Secretary General. Burmese diplomat U-Thant is elected as the new Secretary-General. The officials applaud as U-Thant comes on a platform after being elected as the Secretary General.

Date: 1962, December 3
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062503