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Different artillery guns being fired under adverse conditions at U.S. Naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia.

United States naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia. Different artillery being fired under adverse conditions to test them. Smoke rises due to fire. 55 rounds being fired per minute from a 3 inch artillery gun to test its life expectancy and erosion pattern.

Location: Dahlgren Virginia USA
Date: 1951
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077423
Men work to develop projectiles at Armor and Projectile laboratory at U.S. Naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia.

United States naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia. Armor and Projectile laboratory building at the naval proving grounds. A sign on the building reads 'Armor and Projectile Laboratory' Men at the laboratory work on instruments and machines to determine the hardness pattern of projectiles, to fabricate small number of projectiles and develop new inert loading for rocket heads.

Location: Dahlgren Virginia USA
Date: 1951
Duration: 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077424
8 inch smooth bore gun being test fired at U.S. Naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia.

United States naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia. 8 inch smooth bore gun being fired at the proving grounds as smoke rises. Gun being fired at target boards. 8 inch smooth bore being fired to ensure accuracy and to save time.

Location: Dahlgren Virginia USA
Date: 1951
Duration: 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077425
A rocket being fired from a long rocket launcher at U.S. Naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia.

United States naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia. A 110 feet rocket launcher at naval proving grounds. Men carry a rocket and place it on the launcher. Rocket being fired. Length of the launcher ensures accuracy. Rocket being fired and smoke rises.

Location: Dahlgren Virginia USA
Date: 1951
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077428
50 caliber gun being tested in a centrifugal chamber at U.S. Naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia.

A training film about the activities being carried out at United States naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia. A centrifugal chamber where a 50 caliber gun is being tested for ejection performance. A table rotates as a man looks at a gauge. Men attach a bomb on an aircraft catapult to determine the strength of shackles. Bomb falls during the test resulting in shackle failure.

Location: Dahlgren Virginia USA
Date: 1951
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077431
The USS Burton Island (AGB-1) arrives at King Island, Alaska on U.S. Navy cruise to assess ice conditions in Alaskan waters.

View from the icebreaker, USS Burton Island (AGB-1) as she approaches the two-square-mile King Island, at the Western most tip of Alaska. A village of simple dwellings is seen on the sharply sloped rocky side of the island. Local inhabitants gather at the shore to greet the arriving icebreaker. The crew lowers a gangway and villagers accept the invitation to come aboard the ship. The local Priest, Village Leader, and two school teachers are among several local people seen on the ship's deck during their visit. Eskimo women and children wait on shore with their children until being assured by their leaders and men that it is safe for them to visit. Several of the ship's company are invited to visit the village and are seen climbing up the steep way upward. View of house perched against steep mountainside, with skin boat laid up for winter, underneath. Clothing on washline. A larger building with a short wave radio. View from high up in village toward the icebreaker. Sailors climbing down the steep stairs from the village at the end of their visit. Some of them slip and slide down the hillside. Crew try hand at catching king crab through a hole in the ice. A large catch of king crab. View from the icebreaker as she departs Southward away from King Island.

Location: King Island Alaska USA
Date: 1952
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077437
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