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The Countess of Halifax launches USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) escort carrier in Vancouver, Washington, United States.

A US Navy Escort Carrier carrier being launched from Kaiser Shipyard of Vancouver, Washington, in the United States during World War 2. The ship USS Natoma Bay (CVE–62), a Casablanca class escort carrier, is ready to be launched. Sponsor at the launch is Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Wood (née Onslow), Countess of Halifax, (Wife of 1st Earl of Halifax who was the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the United States; and she was daughter of 4th Earl of Onslow). The Countess of Halifax hits a bottle of champagne against the ship hull and it slides down the ways. The escort carrier gets underway at sea.

Location: Vancouver Washington USA
Date: 1943, July 20
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059035
U.S. soldiers depart army after getting points needed for discharge at Fort McPherson in East Point, Georgia.

First U.S. soldiers discharged from U.S. Army at a separation center toward end of World War 2. The soldiers exit a bus and enter a army facility at Fort McPherson in East Point, Georgia. They confirm their earned service points after 5 years of service, and and prepare to leave. Sergeant Ronald Stroud with 132 service points hands over papers to an officer as he leaves the army. He returns his uniform and gear to quartermasters. Stroud being given a pay check worth 1400 dollars. (World War II period).

Location: East Point Georgia USA
Date: 1945, May 14
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059048
Horse racing resumes as 30,000 people turn out at Narragansett Park in Rhode Island.

Horse racing resumes in the United States after the end of World War II in Europe. Men work to redecorate the stands at a racing park. Horses go for their paces at the track. 30,000 people turn out at Narragansett Park, Rhode Island to watch a horse race. Crowd entering racetrack stands. People lined up to purchase $2 place and show tickets at betting windows. The horse race begins. People cheer. Horses on the track. The race comes to a thrilling finish.

Location: Rhode Island United States USA
Date: 1945, May 14
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059050
Highway viaduct with center section bombed out during World War II, Northern Italy

A dramatic roadway viaduct somewhere in Northern Italy. It is of steel and concrete construction with integral arches, and soars above a deep valley in which a river flows. The center portion of the bridge is gone, due to Allied bombing in World War 2. Camera pans over the viaduct from surrounding high terrain. (May be associated with a river named Olio, or perhaps, Oglio.)

Location: Italy
Date: 1945, April 29
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059052
French tanks and troops advance through towns and villages in France during World War II.

French troops and equipment move along the Siegfried Line in France during World War 2 Battle of France. French troops and tanks advance through a small village during occupation of France. (Renault UE Chenillette armoured carriers seen at seconds 26-37). The tanks and the troops advance across a field. A view of the village with smoking chimneys. Nazi signs on the walls of a village. Trucks and troops move through a town. Horses lined up outside a building. A damaged wooden structure. Wrecked German vehicles and equipment. An ambulance and a hospital. Soldiers look at a collection of teller land mines. They come down a hill. The soldiers on the top of a fortification along the Siegfried Line.

Location: France
Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059057
French troops and armor moving in France during World War II.

French troops moving large artillery pieces along a tree-lined road in France during World War 2. French soldier smoking a pipe as he rides on four-wheeled carriage transporting an M1917 155mm artillery piece. A French Char B1 Bis Tank driving away from the camera. Its turret and main gun are rotated to the rear. French soldiers ride atop the tank as it moves through a village. They are followed by an H-35 light tank with soldiers draped on its turret. A Somua tank with foliage on it. An H-35 light tank with foliage camouflaging. Assortment of vehicles including trucks and a motorcycle with side car, transporting French soldiers.

Location: France
Date: 1940
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059059
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