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A chimpanzee looks out of a space capsule as he travels through space.
A chimpanzee looks out of a space capsule as he travels through space.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Teenaged Cattadoris brothers test hydro-boat they have built in ocean at North Bay, NY
Title card: "Homemade hydro-boat thrills boy builder in sensational trial - Eddie, 18 (on left) and Albert Cattadoris, 16, tell all about new marvel at North Bay, NY" / two brothers standing in front of boat posing for photo opportunity...
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Train-to-airplane radio communications
Title card: "Britain's fastest train 'talks' with rival plane in novel test. Famous 'Flying Scotsman' and huge passenger air liner use radio phone in run to Edinburgh" / Aerial view of a locomotive belching heavy smoke with a G-AAXC...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
DeSotos and Studebakers brake and skid during crash tests in NY, NJ, and IN
Title card: "Autos Skid and Crash! Pete de Paolo does spectacular spins to show danger of skidding" / 1931 DeSoto convertible speeds around track, kicking up dust / Studebaker jumps and bumps over rocky and uneven terrain / head-on...
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American aviators and their flying families
Title card: "Flying Flashes - Ruth Nichols, girl speed flier, goes up in plane rebuilt for mystery hop" / SOT adult Ruth Nichols sitting on wing of plane Lifesaver discussing gas experiment / side of plane has list of her accomplishments...
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Fuses explode during tests using man-made lightning
CU fuse cut out explodes from electric charge / MS transformer on wooden pole, loud explosion sound / CU same, lighting quick flash / CU fuse cut out explodes, smoke / MS man holds up exploded fuse cutout and casing / CU fuse cut out...
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Experimental plane "Flying Wing" flying over Washington, DC
VS experimental plane "Flying Wing" taxiing and taking off from airstrip / Flying Wing flies past / Flying Wing approaches, moving as if to land, but then banks and veers back into the air / POV from camera plane (struts visible) of...
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Coronavirus Vaccine - Scientists Work in Lab
CLEAN: Interior shots scientist working on coronavirus vaccine in laboratory in Oxford on 23 April 2020 in Oxford, United Kingdom.
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Pilot Amelia Earhart tests new safety parachute in Lahaway Plantation, New Jersey
MS boy standing on grass near metal tower / WIPE TO man helping pilot Amelia Earhart to sit in seat under parachute attached to a metal tower for "captive parachute" safety parachute test / CU man adjusts seat belt / CU Earhart sitting...
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Experimental fields, labs, and Texas Research Foundation award ceremony in Dallas in 1953
Title "Awards by Texas Research Foundation" superimposed over scientist examining crop in experimental field / pan across crop in experimental field / WS cattle in field / close shot of sign at edge of field saying "Legume Species and...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Test of US military anti-tank missile called the "Dart" at White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico
Title "First pictures: 'Dart' guided missile" superimposed over shot from ground of missile in flight / missile being launched / shot from ground of missile flying low overhead and hitting target / four shots of two men lifting missile...
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Giant wave pool at US Naval Surface Warfare Centre
Giant wave pool at US Naval Surface Warfare Centre
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Wave pool in operation at US naval test facility
Wave pool in operation at US naval test facility
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Memorial To Honor WWII 'Guinea Pig Club' Members
CLEAN: A memorial honoring injured servicemen who underwent experimental plastic surgery during World War Two has been unveiled by the Duke of Edinburgh. The so-called 'Guinea Pig Club' was formed in 1941, and was made up of men who...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
V-2 rocket moves toward launch pad for experiment in White Sands, NM
VS truck and trailer transport a V-2 rocket across sandy terrain / pan across launch pad and buildings nearby / Note: exact day not known
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
V-2 rocket moves into position on launch pad at White Sands, NM
VS trailer lift raises V-2 rocket to vertical position at its launch pad; pan up and down the length of the V-2, which will be fired with a camera attached to record views of Earth as the V-2 passes over / V-2 on launch pad as trailer...
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V-2 rocket launch in White Sands, NM
VS V-2 rocket moves in sky after launch, emitting vapor trail which becomes more pronounced as it rises higher in sky / Note: exact day not known
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Helicopter automobile getting ready to take off in Barcelona, Spain
Close shot of helicopter blades spinning / men standing beside helicopter / Note: exact month/day not known
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Escape capsule on Italian Navy submarine is tested off coast of Italy
Shot on board submarine of submarine submerging / close shot of gauge on submarine / sailors opening hatch to capsule / man climbing into capsule and closing its door behind him / two shots of sailors operating equipment to release...
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Coronavirus Vaccine - Scientists Work in Lab
CLEAN: Interior shots scientist working on coronavirus vaccine in laboratory in Oxford on 23 April 2020 in Oxford, United Kingdom.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
A bulletproof vest for use by the US military
Clapperboard: "US Naval Photographic Center 2/26/1952..." / A close view of a vest and neck hole and zipper
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Display of Chinese and North Korean weapons; testing on proving ground in Seoul, South Korea
Communist field weapon / closer shot, can see tag reading Howitzer type 92, jeeps in bg / CU rifles laid out and tagged / soldiers gathered behind watching others testing weapons on proving ground, Army vehicles in fg and bg; pan to...