1956-1957MILITARY
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"HISTORIC FORT MONROE"
"OBSOLETE" FILM. ACTIVITIES AT FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA, WHERE THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY'S CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND IS LOCATED. |
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NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA, HEADQUARTERS OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND.
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AERIAL HISTORIC FORT MONROE ON THE EXTREME TIP OF VIRGINIA PENINSULAR IS SURROUNDED BY A MOAT
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LS THE CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND BUILDING AT FORT MONROE. CU COMMANDING GENERAL, WILLARD G. WYMAN, TELLS THE HISTORY OF THE FORT AND IT'S MISSION.
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MS NARRATOR QUEEN STOPS AT A PLAQUE TELLING THE HISTORY OF FORT MONROE, BUILT IN 1609 AND CALLED FORT ALGERNOURNE BY THE BRITISH.
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MS QUEEN PASSES A LARGE FROM THE CIVIL WAR AND THEN ANOTHER WITH THE CANNON BALLS PILED UP.
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MS SERGEANT QUEEN STOPS OUTSIDE THE FORT'S MUSEUM AND SPEAKS TO AN ARMY WAC SERGEANT WHO IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. SHE GIVES SOME OF THE HISTORY OF THE FORT.
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MS QUEEN STOPS BY MODELS OF THE 'MONITOR' & THE 'MERRIMAC' INSIDE THE MUSEUM.
MS- DRAWINGS OF THE FAMOUS BATTLE ARE ON THE WALL |
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CU- PAINTING OF A YOUNG ROBERT E. LEE IN UNIFORM.
WHO ONCE COMMANDED THE RE-BUILDING OF THE FORT. |
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MS- A PAINTING OF EDGAR ALLEN POE RECITING POETRY HE WAS A FORMER SERGEANT MAJOR AT THE FORT.
MS- A PAINTING OF LINCOLN VISITING THE FORT. |
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MS- CELL WHERE JEFFERSON DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY, IS AT THE FORT. MS- DRAWING ON WALL DEPICTS DR. CRAVEN, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT THE FORT, ATTENDING TO DAVIS IN DAVIS'S BED.
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MS- INSIDE THE CHAPEL OF THE CENTURION WHICH WAS BUILT 100 YEARS AGO. THE CHAPLAIN TELLS THE STORY
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MS- FLAGS AND COLORS OF OLD REGIMENTS OF THE U.S. ARMY OVER THE YEARS HANG INSIDE THE CHAPEL INCLUDING WOODROW WILSON'S FLAG.
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MONTAGE- STAINED GLASS WINDOWS HONOR MANY OF THE SOLDIERS THAT SERVED HERE OVER THE YEARS.
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MS- CAMERA PANS FROM AN ANCIENT CANNON AT THE FORT TO A NEW OFF-POST HOTEL.
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MS- PAN FROM AN OLD LIGHTHOUSE, TO THE WATER WHERE THE 'MONITOR' FOUGHT THE 'MERRIMAC'
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MS- KIDS FROLIC IN THE POOL AT THE FORT. LS- GI HOUSING ON THE FORT GROUNDS WITH WIVES AND KIDS RELAXING AND PLAYING ON THE LARGE LAWN.
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MS- PAN OF TOMBSTONES AT A DOG CEMETERY
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LS- OLD QUARTERS BUILT IN 1919 ARE STILL IN USE.
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MS- AN ARMY BAND PLAYS IN CONCERT UNDER A GAZEBO.
PAN TO OPEN SEA WITH A OIL TANKER BOUND FOR EUROPE SAILING BY. U.S. FLAG FLYS ON A VERY HIGH POLE OVER FORT MONROE. |
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MS- MAJOR GORDON ANDREWS, INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY COMAND (CONARC) TELLS OF THE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF CONARC.
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MS- CONARC OFFICERS EXAMINE A NEW BOOT FOR ARCTIC USE.
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MS- CONARC GIS EXAMINE AN HONEST JOHN MISSILE ON IT'S LAUNCHER. LS- THE MISSILE IS FIRED.
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LS- A BACK DOOR OF AN ARMORED VEHICLE OPENS AND A SQUAD OF GIS COME RUNNING OUT.
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MS- A SELF-PROPELLED T-101 GUN ON TANK THREADS SPEEDS THROUGH DEEP MUD AND WATER IN A TEST.
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LS- AN MP DIRECTS TRAFFIC AT ENTRANCE TO FORT BENNING WHERE CONARC REVIEWS THE FUNCTIONS OF INFANTRY WEAPONS.
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LS- 2 MAN TEAM FIRES A RECOILLESS RIFLE, AS OTHERS FIRE OFF ARTILLERY BARRAGES IN TESTS.
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LS- AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS CONARC TROOPS TEST NIKE MISSILES. ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS ARE FIRED AND TESTED.
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MONTAGE- AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA THE SIGNAL CORP TESTS TV CAMERAS UNDER BATTLE CONDITIONS.
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MONTAGE- AT FORT DRUCKER, ALABAMA, CONARC TESTS ARMY LIGHTPLANES AND HELICOPTERS AT THE ARMY AVIATION HEADQUARTERS.
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MONTAGE- FORT GREELY ALASKA, HOME OF CONARC ARCTIC TEST RANGE WHERE MEN AND EQUIPMENT GO THROUGH TESTS IN ARCTIC CONDITIONS.
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MS- GIS WATCH A TRAINING FILM IN A BASE THEATER
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MONTAGE- TOWNS AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS INUNDATED BY FLOOD WATERS.
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MONTAGE- SOLDIERS AT FORT MONROE MARCH ON THE PARADE GROUNDS IN SUMMERWEAR SHORT PANTS.
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"LETTER FROM THE MOHAVE"
A STUDY OF A SOLDIER'S TRAINING AT THE ARMORED COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, CAMP IRWIN, CALIFORNIA. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE ARMY COMBAT TRAINING CENTER AT CAMP ERWIN IN THE MOHAVE DESERT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE GIS ARE SENT FOR A 6 WEEK INTENSIVE COURSE IN TANK FIRING AND MANEUVERING
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MS- A TYPICAL TRAINEE SITS ON BUNK AND WRITES HOME TO 'MOM' ABOUT WHAT HE WENT THROUGH TO BECOME A FULL FLEDGED TANK CREWMAN.
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LS- HUNDREDS OF TRAINEES MOUNT BUSES AT THE TRAIN STATION. LS- COLUMN OF BUSES TRAVEL ALONG A DESERT ROAD AND ENTER CAMP ERWIN, HEADQUARTERS OF ARMORED COMBAT TRAINING CENTER.
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ELS- TANKS RAISE DUST IN THE DESERT (PAN). MS-THE TRAINEES ARE MARCHED INTO A CLASROOM WHERE THEY SIT AND LISTEN TO AN OFFICER
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MS- THE TRAINEES ARE TRANSPORTED TO THE GUNNERY RANGE IN LARGE OPEN TRUCKS.
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MS- IN A JOKING DEMONSTRATION A GI IS HANDED A SHELL AND THROWS IT INTO THE OPEN TANK HATCH, AN EXPLOSION ENSUES. MS- THE TANK DRIVER EXITS THE HATCH IN DISARRAY
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MONTAGE- THE TRAINEES WINCE WHEN THEY HEAR THE FIRING OF THE 90MM SHELLS EACH TIME.
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MS- TRAINEES CLIMB ALL OVER THE TANK, EXAMINING IT AND GETTING FAMILIAR WITH ITS PARTS MS- AN INSTRUCTOR USES A POINTER TO EXPLAIN THE TANK'S ENGINE.
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MS- THE TRAINEES USE TOOLS TO MAKE REPAIRS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AN INSTRUCTOR.
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MS- STUDENTS PEER THROUGH RANGE FINDERS WHICH ARE SET UP BY THE CLASSROOM WINDOWS POINTED AT A TARGETS OUTSIDE.
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MS- TRAINEES SIT IN A MOCK UP OF A TANK'S INSIDE WITH ONE FEEDING SHELL INTO THE GUN AND ANOTHER PEERING THROUGH THE RANGE FINDER.
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MS- TRAINEES WEAR EARPHONES IN A COMMUNICATION CLASS AS THEY SIT AT A CONTROL PANEL
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LS- TRAINEES VISIT SCOTTY'S CASTLE BUILT BY AN ECCENTRIC MILLIONAIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN THE DESERT.
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LS- PAN OF THE ROCKY MOONLIKE LANDSCAPE OF THE AREA.
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MS- AN INSTRUCTOR SHOWS TRAINEES HOW TO USE SIGNAL FLAGS AS USED BY SAILORS ON SHIPS.
MS- TRAINEES PRACTICE GETTING ON AND OFF THEIR TANKS, QUICKLY |
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MS- INSTRUCTOR GIVES HAND SIGNALS TO TANKERS FOLLOWING HIS TANK.
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MS- GI IN TELLING HIS STORY WRITES HIS LETTER AT POOLSIDE.
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MS- TANK MACHINE GUN FIRING AT TARGET AND SPEWING OUT SPENT CARTRIDGES.
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MS- TRAINEES SIT ON SMALL GRAND STAND AND LISTEN TO AN INSTRUCTOR WITH A MAP OF THE TERRAIN AND A POINTER. LESSON OVER THE MEN MOUNT THEIR TANKS
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MONTAGE- MEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THEIR TANKS COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER DURING MANEUVERS.
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LS- TANKS FIRE AND THE SHELLS ARE SEEN EXPLODING IN THE DISTANT DESERT SANDS.
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LS- MONTAGE OF TANKS ROLLING THROUGH THE DESERT SCENES IN MANEUVERS.
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PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 25 "OBSOLETE FILM". THE ARMY ENGINEERS. THE 18TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, WITH ITS 21 HELICOPTERS, ARRIVES AT BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY.
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE ARMY ENGINEER CENTER AT FORT BELMORE, VIRGINIA
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MS- WENDELL L. KEY, A CIVILIAN ENGINEER WORKING FOR THE U.S. ARMY, SITS AT HIS DRAFTING TABLE
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LS- SMOKE POURS OUT OF A FACTORY'S SMOKE STACKS.
LS- SPARKS SPEW HIGH OUT OF A STEEL MILL |
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LS- SMOKE FROM AN INDUSTRIAL AREA FILLS THE SKY.
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LS- GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AND A WATER FLOWING DOWN A DAM AT A HYDRO ELECTRIC PLANT.
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LS- EARTH MOVERS AT WORK. LS- OIL SHOOTING UP AN OIL DERRICK.
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MONTAGE- MEN AT WORK IN ARMS PLANTS.
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MONTAGE- SOVIET WORKERS IN PLANT MAKING TRACTORS LS- LENIN ON AN OUTSIDE PLATFORM SPEAKS TO THE MASSES.
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LS- PAN OF THE SOVIET BOSSES ON THE KREMLIN WALL WATCHING A MILITARY PARADE INCLUDE BREZHNEV, MOLOTOV, BERIA BULGANIN, KHRUCHEV AND OTHERS
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MS- KEYS, THE ENGINEER SITS AT BREAKFAST WITH WIFE AND CHILD HIS WIFE WITH CHILD IN ARMS ACCOMPANIES KEYS TO HIS CAR IN DRIVEWAY. MS- HE KISSES BOTH GOODBYE AND DRIVES OFF TO WORK.
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MS- KEYS SITS WITH AN OTHER ENGINEER AT THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT FORT BELMORE WHERE HE DESIGNS BRIDGE EQUIPMENT FOR THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS
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MONTAGE- A CIVILIAN ENGINER SHOWS EXPERIMENTS WITH A CARBON ARC WHICH LETS OFF AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT LIGHT FORCING THE ENGINEER TO SHIELD HIS EYES, AND THE ENERGY IT GENERATES ALONG WITH OTHER EXPERIMENTS.
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MS- THE ENGINEER TELLS THE NARRATOR ABOUT THE MANY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS PROJECTS AT THE RESEARCH AND PHOTOMETRIC SECTION.
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MONTAGE- WORK ON RESEARCH AND TESTING AT SIGNAL CORP LABS AND CHEMICAL WARFARE LABS ARE ALSO SHOWN. ORDINANCE CORP WORKS AT FUNGUS RESEARCH
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MONTAGE- MOSCOW STREETS ARE DEVOID OF TRAFFIC WITH AN OCCASIONAL TROLLEY CAR PASSING BY.
MS- CONTRAST WITH HEAVY NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC |
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MS- BULLETS AND MACHINE GUNS ROLLING ON A CONVEYOR AT AN ARMS PLANT IN U.S.
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MS- MANY ENGINEERS AT THEIR DRAFTING TABLES.
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MS- SOVIET AND AMERICAN EMBASSADORS SPEAK AT UNITED NATIONS SESSIONS.
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MS- WENDELL KEYS AND WIFE PUSH THEIR CHILD ON A BACKYARD SWING
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LS- THE U.S. CARRIER 'CORREGIDOR' DOCKED AT A WEST GERMAN PORT, UNLOADS FOR THE 1ST TIME AN ENTIRE COMPANY OF ARMY HELICOPTERS IN AN OPERATIONAL STATE.
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LS- THE HELICOPTERS TAKE OFF ONE BY ONE FROM THE CARRIER. THEY LAND AT BREMERHAVEN AIRFIELD.
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LS- LOSING THEIR WAY, THE HELICOPTERS LAND AT AN EMPTY FIELD NEAR A SMALL TOWN. WEST GERMAN FARMERS AND CHILDREN, ATTRACTED BY THE UNUSUAL SPECTACLE, GIVE DIRECTIONS TO THE PILOTS
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