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Baby Boom
“Baby Boom” will describe the time period from 1946-1964, which saw an increase in population and, ultimately, stimulated the nation’s economy.
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Vietnam Veterans
Shunned by society and ignored by the government. This is the untold story of the Vietnam veterans left to endure the mental and physical scars they’d suffered alone.
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Cult of Domesticity
The Cult of Domesticity was a school of thought that middle and upper class women should be confined to the home and aspire to be model wives and mothers. But it wasn’t just men who thought that way, many women did too!
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Explosion of RDS-37, the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, November 22nd 1955
RDS-37 was the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested on November 22, 1955 at the Semipalatinsk test site. The weapon had a nominal yield of approximately 3 megatons. It was scaled down to 1.6 megatons for the live...
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Shock waves and destruction from Soviet nuclear bomb testing, 1950s
HD colour footage of shock waves from nuclear bomb testing. Montage. Filmed on 35mm. 1950s
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Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 heavy-bomber at the Semipalatinsk test site, with the RDS-37 hydrogen bomb. USSR, 1955
HD footage of a Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 heavy-bomber plane (NATO reporting name: Badger) at the Semipalatinsk test site, with the RDS-37 hydrogen bomb. Soviet Kazakhstan, 1955. Filmed on 35mm.
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Trees fall from the shock wave of a Soviet nuclear test at the Totskoye test site, USSR, 1954
Trees falling from the shock wave of a nuclear explosion at the Soviet nuclear test site, the Totskoye range (Orenburg Region). 1954. Filmed on 35mm.
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1950s: Periodic table of elements
1950s: Periodic table of elements. Chunk of silver.
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Aftermath of nuclear bomb test, USSR 1954
Shots of destruction after a nuclear explosion, 1954. Filmed on 35mm. HD.
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Explosion of RDS-37, the Soviet Union's first two-stage H-bomb, first tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, November 22nd 1955 (2K resolution)
2K resolution footage of RDS-37 was the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested on November 22, 1955 at the Semipalatinsk test site. The weapon had a nominal yield of approximately 3 megatons. It was scaled down to 1.6...
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1950s: Wife sits in living room and reads magazine
1950s: Wife sits in living room and reads magazine. Woman looks up. Woman turns and smiles.
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1950s: Restless husband sits in chair
1950s: Restless husband sits in chair. Man looks at bookcase. Man fidgets. Man picks up book and flips through it.
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1950s: Animated electrons swirl and spin around the nucleus of an atom
1950s: Animated electrons swirl and spin around the nucleus of an atom.
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1950s: Restless husband flips through book
1950s: Restless husband flips through book. Man drops book. Man leans back and clasps hands. Man rubs face. Man stands and kneels in front of television.
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United States, 1950s: Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson shake hands
United States, 1950s: Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson shake hands. Hogan walks on course. Long shot of crowd. Mike Turnesa putts ball. Hogan putts over other ball. Hogan hits ball in front of crowd.
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United States, 1950s: Close up of Motmot bird
United States, 1950s: Close up of Motmot bird. American hummingbird flying over pond.
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United States, 1950s: Tracking shot into bird house at Philadelphia zoo
United States, 1950s: Tracking shot into bird house at Philadelphia zoo. People in bird house.
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United States, 1950s: Women throw ticker tape from window
United States, 1950s: Women throw ticker tape from window. High angle shot of New York City parade. View down street of parade, ticker tape.
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1950s: Illustrated hydrogen atom
1950s: Illustrated hydrogen atom. Sign appears below hydrogen atom. Uranium rod with sign. Illustrated uranium atom. Sign appears below uranium atom. Hands unroll copper wire. Copper wire.
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1950s: Hands touch steel rod to copper wire holding frog's legs
1950s: Hands touch steel rod to copper wire holding frog's legs. Frog legs twitch. Hands stack small disks between glass columns.
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1950s: Wife sits at dinner table
1950s: Wife sits at dinner table. Woman speaks. Husband eats. Husband speaks and smiles. Woman looks down.
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1950s: Husband locks door
1950s: Husband locks door. Man tosses keys and puts them in his pocket. Man turns. Man takes off hat and puts down book. Man walks past wife. Woman speaks. Woman stands.
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Apples in Bushel Baskets and Reel to Reel Tapes, 1950s
1950s: Bags of apples in bushel baskets. Hand holds paper shooting slate. Woman works with reel to reel tape machine.
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1950s: UNITED STATES: Window rock School sign. School bus drives to school. Children arrive at school
1950s: UNITED STATES: Window rock School sign. School bus drives to school. Children arrive at school