Czech civilians welcome the arrival of United States Army troops into Pilsen, Czechoslovakia during World War II. Czech peasant girls in folk costumes rides on American vehicles. Crowds gather along either side of the streets. Czech citizens cheer and greet United States soldiers and vehicles as they pass by. Buildings seen in the background.
John F Kennedy confers with Dwight D Eisenhower on the Cuban Crisis at Camp David, Maryland. John F Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, arrives by a helicopter. Dwight D Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, also arrives by air. The two Presidents greet each other. Photographers click their photos. They walk towards a house for a conference. Other officers stand behind them. They get into a car and move.
Exterior view of a double walled fallout shelter in Florida during the Cold War. The shelter is built with cinder blocks, for use in the event of nuclear bomb attack in the United States. A view of the interior of the fallout shelter for a family. Food rations seen on shelves. A woman reads the details of design, building instructions, and use of a family fall out shelter, as described in a 1959 pamphlet issued by the United States Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. She turns a handle on an air ventilation system. The woman examines a Geiger counter for measuring radioactivity levels. Equipment and materials kept on shelves in the background including canned food, emergency water, disposable diaper pads, lantern, first aid kit, and portable radio. View of tools on a wall rack and bunk beds. A stuffed animal toy for a child is on a bed.
A model home with a fallout shelter for nuclear attacks in Denver, Colorado, United States. Crowds gathered outside a midcentury housing development. A door opens. The housing development shows the United States' first model home with a fallout shelter during the height of the Cold War. The house is designed with 8-inch reinforced concrete walls. The house is provided with all basic equipment and necessities like bunk beds, fresh air blower, and stockpiles of food. A desk with books and the Bible. Pantry shelf with canned goods and first aid kit. A crank-driven air blower. Women place a tag of approval on the front entrance wall of the house. Sticker reads “this HOME is prepared”.
American actor Kirk Douglas receives award for promoting the treasury campaign in Washington D.C. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, John William McCormack presents an award to actor Kirk Douglas at the United States Capitol. Kirk Douglas becomes the co chairman oftTreasury campaign of the Freedom Bond Drive for the sale of the saving bonds. Douglas poses with the award before the photographers.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. A banner reads Happy Birth Day to Hoover. Large crowd of well wishers gathered for the dedication of the new Herbert Hoover Library, on the occasion of former United States President's 88 birthday. The interior of the library. Few people walk towards the cottage where President Hoover was born. Former Presidents of the United States Herbert Clark Hoover and Harry S Truman arrive at the event. Hoover receives a tribute from Truman. Hoover addresses the gathering and receives Distinguish Service Award from two Universities.
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