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1940s - Archival Las Vegas - Hotels
Last Frontier Village Hotel, traffic passing in FG. Decorative bird atop Thunderbird resort hotel. Windmill atop El Rancho Hotel.
1940s - Archival Las Vegas - The Strip
Last Frontier marquee: "Enjoy the Old West." Horseshoe Casino & Hotel; Boulder Club, Pioneer Club, Hotel Apache. Rather sparse Glitter Gulch, famous giant cowboy at Pioneer Club in BG.
1940s - Archival Las Vegas - Flamingo Hotel
Panning taxi cab driving along desert highway, pulling into Flamingo Hotel & Casino.
1940s - Archival Las Vegas - Night
Automobile traffic & neon signs along Las Vegas Strip, Glitter Gulch, night; Golden Nugget, Hotel Apache, Pioneer Club, Boulder Club. Famous neon cowboy of Pioneer Club, night; Vegas Vic points toward himself w/ one thumb, points down to neon "Gambling" sign below him.
1940s - Archival Las Vegas - Night
Neon of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall Casino marquee, night; flashing Golden Nugget neon sign.
Vive De Gaulle: Ovations From Coast To Coast
Film has some damage Vive De Gaulle: Ovations From Coast To Coast New York, NY MS - President and Mrs. DeGaulle disembark from the plane walking down the steps; press photographers take aim. DeGaulle meets Mayor Wagner. MS - De Gaulle rides in open car whit Mayor George Christopher for a tickertape parade down the street's of New York City MOHS - President DeGaulle standing with New York's politicians. MS - A US Air Force jet is taxing on the tarmac. CUS - DeGaulle getting ready to embark on to the plane and be flown off to San FranCisco. San Francisco, California Another ticker tape parade and throngs turn out to see the French President. MS - President DeGaulle standing up in a convertible waving to the crowd. MCUS - The USS Taney, W37. MOHS - President DeGaulle standing on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter, USS Taney, W37, enjoying the scenic of San Fran Cisco. POV - Off the deck of the ship looking at San Fran Cisco's sky line.
May Day in Berlin East and West
May Day in Berlin. In East Berlin the May Day Parade is staged as a 5 hour military operation with 250 thousand massed to watch 3,500 goose-stepping troops and a rumbling array of heavy armor and artillery. Under a banner that reads "Down with German Militarism!". The Red Forces march in a show of military muscle, two weeks before the Summit Talks are scheduled to began. The May Day parade in East Berlin with throngs in attendance. A mocked up replica of Sputnik is carried by the people sitting in the grand-stands. MLS - Nikita Khrushchev with his communist buddies watching the parade saluting the Russian military. MS - Tanks. MS - Military trucks pulling soldiers posted at the machine guns set on 4-wheels. MS - People waving at the participants in the parade. MS - Russian army soldiers goose-stepping trouping their colors. Less than a mile away in free West-Berlin nearly a million assemble led by Mayor Willy Brandt. The biggest out-pouring of West Berliners since the end of the war. The slogan is "Freedom For All". Informally staged in contrast with the East-Berliners this May Day demonstration is an impressive answer to Khrushchev s renewed tough talk on the German issue. Mayor Willie Brandt standing on the podium tells the nations of the free world the people of his city are determine to remain their own masters. West Berlin with throngs looking like dots. MS - A banner being carried in the parade with Adenauer's name on it. MCUS - The people in the crowd. CUS - German politicians marching at the front of the walking civilians marchers. OHS - The thousands of West Berliners massed together to celebrate May Day. MS - Mayor Will Brent at the podium. CUSP - Mayor Willie Brent. LS - The crowd and a huge sigh "fur alle" For ever.
Upcoming Wedding Princess Margaret
Film has some damage. Wedding rehearsal for Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones and lots of excitement in Britain. All the attention is focused on last minute preparations for the procession of the wedding couple from West Minster Abby to Buckingham Palace. The city will be in festive array. The flag poles along the moral will be adorned with triple crowns. The route for the procession is scouted out in an early morning dry run to check the timing of each sequence. No chance is being taken of an embarrassing mix up or traffic jam. The Queen's coach heading the procession a glass coach in which the bride and groom will ride and the household cavalry riding as escort give Londoners a brief preview of the pageantry and splendor. Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones walking out in a private entrance way of Buckingham Palace. MCUS - Princess Margaret kneeling down and Anthony bending down petting a Royal Welsh Corgi dog. MLS - Street blocked off. MCUS - Worker setting down one of the huge crown to hang on the flag poles. MS - A crane lifting a worker so he can secure the third crown on the flag pole. MS - Carriages leaving Buckingham Palace on a dry run. MS - Throngs watching the dry-run.
Unusual Feeding Time at the Zoo
Film has some damage. Chimpanzee wearing clothing, feeds fish to sea lions or seals at zoo -- all under the watchful eye of a male zookeeper. Chimpanzee listening to the watch on his wrist. MS - Seal exhibition. MCUS - Box of fish and the hand of a chimpanzee taking one out and putting it in a bucket. The hand goes back to the box for more fish. MCUS - Zoo visitors standing at the seal exhibition railing. MS - Seals are climbing on the rocks while the chimpanzee is feeding them fish. MS - Handler feeding the grumpy old walrus.
Track and Field
Track and field meet in large stadium. Wide angle, medium long shot of stadium. MOHS - Pole volter (Don Bragg) getting ready for his jump. He clears the bar at 15 ft.. CUS - Judging staff. MLS - 200 Meter race. Ray Norton wins the 200 meter, his time 20.6 seconds making a new world record. MCUS - John Thomas clears the high jump at 7 ft. 10 in. He recaptures a world record for the US from Russia. MLS - Sports fans. CUS - John Thomas hottest jumper of all.
Horse Race - Graylag Handicap
Horse Race - Graylag Handicap At Aqueduct Racetrack a crowd of 47 thousand turn out. Medium long shot of the horseracing fans. MSOH - Horses are at the gate and their off. MCUS - Horseracing fans. MSOH - Horses are spinning around the track. Sword dancer is on the outside coming up fast. MOHS - Sword Dancer No #9 wins the race and what a finish. Exciting. Close finish. One spectator celebrates (maybe he just won his bet?). Jockey on winning horse, #9 (Sword Dancer?), after the race. This is the Graylag Handicap for $70,000.00.
Ike Reviews New Armor & Rockets
Some damage to film President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, and others review military equipment. Fort Benning, Georgia Army grounds, soldiers sitting on bleachers. MS - Group of people standing around an army tank. MS - President Eisenhower pulls up in an army jeep. MCUS - President Eisenhower sitting on a seat surrounded by army brass watching a parade of trucks driving by pulling rockets. MS - Soldier holding and demonstrating the "Red Eye Missile Launcher" MS - A mobile train with huge tires pulling and delivering weapons. MCUS - President Eisenhower looking through binoculars. MS - A live firing of the Honest John Rocket. MLS - A missile firing helicopter.
Boycotting Ships
Boycotting Ships New York, NY In New York the ship Cleopatra is still tied up weeks after the Sea Farrage Union started picketing against Arab Black Listing against American Flag Ships that are docked at Arab ports. Egypt? MCUS - A sign reading "Arab Workers Boycott American Ships In Protest Against Their Illegal Moves." MCUS - A group of Arab workers standing on the dock. MCUS - Another sign reading; "Arab Workers Are Strong and can Hit Back Violently" a group of Arab men in a row boat, with this large sign. MCUS - Arab workers standing on the dock shouting and making hand gestures. Camera pans - Men standing on the dock and the boats in the harbor.
May Day In Moscow
May Day parade in Red Square, Moscow. Shot from a building top you can see how regimented and perfect the people in the parade participating are. A truck with a wooden dove on top of its flat bed passes by the people who are watching the parade. MLS - A athletic marching group carrying flags. MS - The observer platform and on it is Nikita Khrushchev and other high ranking party members. MS - High school. girls marching. POV - From a roof top very big helium balloons flying high above the crowd. MS - Russian people holding up branches of trees with blossoms on them and a sign reading in English, Peace. MCUS - Nikita Khrushchev standing with children smiling and waving. POV - From rooftop looking down at the stream of people crowding the streets.
Babies At The Zoo
Zoo babies. Germany Cute little baby goats head bucking each other. MS - Two little baby bears playing with each other. One looks directly into the lens of the camera and it has almost a human like face. Strange MCUS - Zoo keeper has a 5-week old baby alligator in the palm of his hand. CUS - A little boy sits on the back getting a ride on a 16 year old turtle. Switzerland CUS - Of Goma - the baby gorilla who's chewing on the railing of his crib. CUS - A baby Okapi. Is it an antelope or a giraffe? He is licking the head of the animal handler.
1960 Olympic Gymnastics Trials
1960 Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sign; 1960 Olympic, Gymnastic Squad Trials. National AAU Championships. MS - Larry Straiter bouncing and flipping on a trampoline. MCUS - Harold Homes tumbler. MCUS - Side Horse, Lt. Gar O'Quinn of the United States Army. MCUS - Parallel bars, former Penn State Star, Alonzo Vega. MS - Horizontal bar, Jack Beckner of Los Angeles
The Royal Wedding of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones
The Royal Wedding of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones MS - Princess Margaret, in wedding gown, rides and waves to crowds from carriage/coach. Interiors, Westminster Abbey. MCUS - The bridegroom, Anthony Armstrong-Jones, waits. Guests in pews include Armstrong-Jones' parents MCUS - Royal family, including Queen Mum, Queen Elizabeth II, and young Prince Charles walk down the aisle. MCUS - The bride exits carriage. Prince Philip escorts his Princess Margaret down the aisle, and people bow their heads ever so slightly as the two pass. Prince Philip gives Princess Margaret's hand to the clergyman, who then places her hand in her groom's hand. Flower girls. Audio: "Those whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder." Fanfare. MS - The couple begin to exit, pausing for Margaret to curtsy to the queen and/or royal family. MS - They ride in carriage back to palace, then appear on balcony and wave. MLS - They depart to large ship (royal yacht Brittania ?). MS - Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth wave as if to say goodbye (not the usual royal wave).
Indo-hina: Reds Repatriated, Catholics Rescued
Indo-China: Reds Repatriated, Catholics Rescued. Shot Russian ship docked with people boarding her. Shot of sickle/hammer insignia on ship's funnel. Indo-Chinese stand on dock by the ship's boarding stairs. Two shots of people walking up the stairs. A flag flaps in the wind on the ship's bow. Four small boats sail in the water. Shot of a crowded small boat being rowed towards the camera. Shot of ten people on the boat as it reaches the ship. Boat coasts next to ship. Man holds up child from boat and she is pulled aboard. Another small crowded boat pulls along side the ship; sailor stands in front of camera giving directions. CU of crowded boat pulling along side. Shot of young indo-chinese child. Shot of indo-chinese family on the crowded ship's deck. Sailor try to direct traffic aboard the jammed packed ship. Two small boys pray and make the sign of the cross.
Spy Story of the Year - Gary Powers
In Moscow Nikita Khrushchev is shown as he told the Soviet Presidium that the pilot Gary Powers of the downed American Reconnaissance Plane was alive. And Russia had seized five photographs made 1400 miles inside Soviet borders. The plane was brought down on May Day less than 2-weeks before the Summit Talks, and Mr. Khrushchev was quick to play on the incident for propaganda advantage. Out in the open came the most sensational intelligence operation yet revealed. America officially admits extensive flights over and around Russia by un-armed planes in the last 5-years. U-2 Affair Moscow, Russia Interior Soviet Presidium. Nikita Khrushchev steps to podium, receiving standing ovation. Khrushchev speaks (don't have his audio). Department of State, Washington, D.C States Department spokesman Lincoln White gives the reasons for the flights. Lincoln White, "Given the state of the world today intelligence corrections activities are practiced by all countries. And post-war history certainly reveals that the Soviet Union has not been lagging behind in this field."
Kentucky Derby: Venetian Way Wins Run For The Roses
Derby day at Churchill Downs 13-starters break fast in the 86th running of the classic test for 3-year olds. Venetian Way pulls ahead of the other horses by several lengths and holds on to that and is the winning horse of the 1959 Kentucky Derby. Venetian Way wins $118,000 purse and the coveted Wreath Of Roses. Derby day at Churchill Downs. MOHS - Horses break out of the starting gate. MSOH - Horses are running around the bend in the track. CUS - Men in the stands cheering on their horses. MLS - Venetian Way is pulling into contention to win the race. Bill Hartec whips Venetian Way on. MOHS - Venetian Way and Belly Ache in second place running for the wire. Venetian No #7 wins the 86th running of the Kentucky Derby. MS - Venetian Way with Jockey - Bill Hartec.
New Magellan: "Triton" Circles World Submerged
"Triton" Circles World Submerged. Submarine, surfaced, at sea. Aerial shot of the "Triton" in the open sea. MCUS - A Marine helicopter is hovering over the Triton to pick up Capitan Edward L. Beech for a quick hop over to the White House. POV - Looking out the window at one of Washington DC monument.(?) CUS - Helicopter on the lawn of the White House and Captain Edward L. Beech, disembarks. MCUS - Reporters and photographers. CUS - President Eisenhower pinning a medal on Captain Edward L. Beech. CUS - The Captain and his medal. MS - The Triton returning home to its own birth in New London. CUS - Jubilant families await for their loved ones. CUS - Naval officers and sailors getting loving hugs and kisses from their families.
Powers Case: Ike States Policy On Spies and Open Skies
Ike States Policy on Spies and Open Skies. (U-2 Affair, Gary Powers incident) President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives White House press conference. He defends intelligence gathering to prevent "another Pearl Harbor," blames Soviet Union for secrecy and concealment. He refers to his 1955 "open skies" proposal to allow surveillance over U.S. and U.S.S.R., to prevent possible surprise attacks. Eisenhower, "No one wants another Pearl Harbor. This means that we must have knowledge of military forces & preparations around the world, especially those capable of massive surprise attack. Secrecy in the Soviet Union makes this essential. In most of the world no large scale attack could be prepared in secret. But in the Soviet Union there is a fetish of secrecy & concealment. This is a major cause of international tension & uneasiness today. Our deterrent must never be placed in jeopardy. The safety of the whole free world demands this. We prefer and work for a different kind of world & a different way of obtaining the information essential to confidence & effective deterrence. Open societies in the day of present weapons are the only answer. This was the reason for my open skies proposal in 1955 which I was ready instantly to put into effect to permit aerial observation over the U.S. and Soviet Union to ensure that no surprise attack was being prepared against anyone. I will bring up the Open Skies proposal again in Paris since it is a means of ending concealment and suspicion."
New Draftees Mass In Mexico City
Forty thousand 18-year old draftees gather out side Mexico Cities Great National Cathedral to take the Oath of Allegiance. Across the nation 200,000 youths are inducted simultaneously. This is the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla in 1862 where Mexican forces defeated a French invasion army supporting a puppet emperor Maximillion. These inductees will serve for a full year. Making up fully half of Mexico's civilian armies. An occasion long familiar to American youths and their families becomes part of the national experience of our neighbors south of the Rio Grande. Outside Mexico's National Cathedral 40-thousand 18-year olds gather. MCUS - President Aldoffo Lopez-Mateo walking out to the center of the square. MS - President Mateo assists in raising the huge Mexican Flag. MS - Mexican army saluting. WAMS - The 18-year old young men (inductees for the civilian army)
Nixon Hands Out Honors
In the Nation's Capital the annual awards of the President's committee on employment of the physically handicap. Via Marie Chanwell wins a $1,000 prize for writing her essay On Jobs For The Handicap. Named for the Handicap For The Year is Dwight D Gilfoil, head of Paraplegic Manufacturing Company. The Illinois executive has a successful business which hired over a 100-handicap people, and he's traveled over 75,000-miles over the past 2-years, encouraging other job opportunities. The annual awards of the President's committee, audience. MCUS - Vice President Nixon shaking hands with Via Marie Chanwell winner of an essay contest. MCUS - A back shot of the audience. MCUS - Vice President Nixon posing with winners. CUS - Vice President Nixon talking on stage with Via Marie Chanwell, winning high school student. SS - Via Marie Chanwell, Vice President Nixon, Mr Dwight D Gilfoil and other high school students. MCUS - Mr. Gilfoil speaking with Via Marie. CUS - Mr. Dwight D Gilfoil, "Handicap For The Year", executive of a paraplegic manufacturing company. MS - Little children, Vice President Nixon, high school students and Mr. Gilfoil.