Early 1960s late summer views of landmarks dedicated to United States presidents found in Washington DC. The Washington Monument at daytime. View of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). The U.S. Capitol Building (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States) and grounds. Two buses are parked in the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial (Washington, DC 20 016, United States) stands in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.
The United States Army tests new weapons during World War II. United States Army Air Force bombers drop 100-pound bombs in a huge concentrated salvo over a field. Shells explode simultaneously. A medium bomber drops an aerial torpedo. Anti-personnel bombs burst in the air shortly after being dropped from a flying bomber. Fighter planes diving and dropping auxiliary gasoline tanks used as incendiaries. This is a WW2 example of napalm use. Gasoline tanks explode and burst into flames upon hitting the ground. Artillery officers fire phosphorus shells from mortars. Explosion from phosphorus shells. Soldiers testing flamethrowers on a tank. A group of soldiers use flamethrowers simultaneously, covering the screen with thick smoke and flames.
Ice harvesters use horse-drawn plows to remove snow from ice. Horse-drawn scorers cut ice into long sections. A man uses a saw to cross cut ice into smaller blocks. Man use pole to guide ice blocks toward icehouse conveyor.
A map of the Russian side of the Eastern Front, cities and rivers are written in German during World War II. Weapons in dugout. Soldiers use binoculars to observe their surroundings. German military commander speaks to soldiers during a meeting in a forest. German soldiers listen while sitting. German soldiers storm a building while street fighting in a Russian town. A soldier runs across the blasted hall. Debris is scattered all over the rooms. The soldiers crouch, one of them uses a phone. A German soldier uses “Donkey Ear” trench binoculars to observe the street from the window. Smoke rises from a destroyed factory. An officer gives out orders on the telephone. Gun crewmen begin to fire with Flak gun. Artillery firing at Russian positions. German gun crew fire with heavily camouflaged artillery. Explosion is seen on the left side of the camera, in the position of the gun crew. Smoke rising from several explosions.
A Bikini Atoll native woman washing clothes on the beach. Her child sits beside her. A United States Navy doctor uses stethoscope to check on a baby. United States doctor checking native infants and children. Another doctor giving adults physical examinations prior to departure from Bikini. Doctor uses stethoscope on a Bikini Atoll man. Native children playing with paper cups, rattling coral in them. Native girls and women sewing and weaving, some women carry small children. A United States soldier holds a clapboard in front of native women. Native women bring pillows, mats, and baskets outside their house. Native women wrapping up items and belongings prior to departure from Bikini Atoll, before nuclear weapon testing by the U.S. in Operation Crossroads.
A police detective visits an office. A woman leads the detective to a desk. Female employees are seen working at their desks. The detective sits and examines typewritten documents. The detective uses a typewriter to analyze an extortion note. Document examiner inspects typewritten samples at the document section of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) laboratory. The examiner checks the typewriter standards file to confirm the make, model, and style of type for the notes. The examiner analyzes and compares samples. Typewriters on shelf behind the examiner. The examiner uses a magnifying glass to compare notes. He writes another note to analyze the sample. The examiner reads from a note. Sign reads “Court Appearances for Expert Testimony” above a map of the United States. The FBI document examiner marking characteristics of a handwriting to be used as court evidence.
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