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United States Navy YMS underway in Atlantic Ocean off the Norfolk, Virginia.

Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. A YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway in Atlantic. Men wearing life jackets on deck of a ship. YMS in the background. A paravane with a flag underway as it detects mines. YMS follows the paravane. A boat underway at sea. Two SDB Dauntless Naval dive bombers in flight. Four aircraft fly at a low altitude.

Date: 1943, August 20
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049260
United States Navy YMS fires at mines in Atlantic Ocean off the Norfolk, Virginia.

Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. Men aboard a vessel lower mine marker in the water. YMS underway at sea. YMS fires at mines in water and water splashes. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, August 20
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049261
Super outbreak of tornadoes and related emergency coordination in United States.

Scenes of Tornadoes in the U.S. during a Super Outbreak in early April 1974, when a series of tornadoes struck numerous states including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and New York; and the Canadian province of Ontario. A man receives a call at a radio station during tornado in United States. He goes to door and see outside. He comes back and gives warning on radio. Message received at local emergency center. A man announces warning. A helicopter flies and relays report of tornado sightings from flying helicopter. A man talks on phone giving sighting reports. A meter indicates wind speed. View of tornado bearing down on Louisville Kentucky downtown buildings after having hit state fairgrounds. A cameraman takes video. A man talks at National Warning System. A man points location of tornado on a map. Various departments having meetings. Police jeep on road. Scenes of Tornado. People carry dead ones on stretcher and in hands.

Date: 1974, April 3
Duration: 8 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034357
Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby is the first commanding officer of Women's Army Corps in the United States.

Women's Army Corps in the United States. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, created in 1942 is converted to WAC (Women's Army Corps) in 1943. A WAC carries a cake. 'WAAC' written on the cake. A WAC walks outside a building. Several men stand and talk. The WACs parade on a field. A United States flag. Duties performed by WACs. Women work as mechanics and handle complicated equipment. They take photographs through cameras. The U.S. Capitol building in view. U.S. Army General George Marshall and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Stimson. Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby is the first commanding officer of WAC. A dramatization depicts recruitment and induction of WAACs. A sign reads 'WAAC, information and recruiting'. A woman appears in an interview. The women undergo physical examination and are then recruited. WAACs undergo a training. They perform physical exercises and swim. Several WACs go to specialization classes. WACs cook food. A woman receives an award for her husband's bravery during World War II.

Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054491
Ships destroyed during Pearl Harbor attack salvaged in Hawaii.

Aftermath of Pearl Harbor attack. An animation shows a map of Japan as a fictional character Tojo makes a call from Tokyo to Nagasaki and other cities disseminating the news of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He rejoices at the attack. The United States Navy ship Arizona capsized. Wreckage of damaged ships like Nevada, West Virginia, California. Navy personnel along with civil technicians start the salvage of United States ships. Men work on the ships. Ships like California, Nevada and West Virginia underway after repair. Sailors and supplies aboard the ships. Military preparations in United States to counter the Japanese attack. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 5 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049607
The statues of famous personalities and Washington Monument in Washington DC.

A film titled 'Echos' depicts the contribution of various personalities to the history of the United States. A dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. The Thomas Jefferson statue at the Jefferson Memorial (16 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242, United States). Birds in water. The Washington Monument. Statues and the Washington Monument. Statue of Hamilton McMillan. An equestrian statue of George Washington. The tomb of Charles Pierre L' Enfant (Pierre Lenfant Gravesite Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia United States) in Arlington, Virginia. A map of the city. L' Enfant tomb in the background. A drawing of Washington DC. The statue of Thomas Jefferson. A drawing of Washington DC. Statue of Frederic von Steuben. Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko. The Civil War statue. The statue of Frederick Douglass. The statue of Joan of Arc (Statue de Jeanne d'Arc, Canton de Reims-1, 51100, Reims, France) in front of Reims Cathedral.

Date: 1969
Duration: 3 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069595