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Film footage of a Mediterranean cruise of the USS Dayton (CL-105), circa 1947. The footage predominantly focuses on flight operations related to Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk seaplanes, showing the aircraft on deck, being launched via catapult, in flight,…

Film footage of trains, circa 1930s-1950s. The footage consists of short clips of various passenger and freight trains at unidentified locations. Visible railway names include Chicago & North Western, Soo Line, Northern Pacific, and Rock…

Film footage of aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s. The footage contains several segments filmed at unidentified airfields showing various aircraft, mostly commercial airliners, parked, taxiing, and taking off. Airline…

Film footage of Northwest Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield and aircraft crash site, circa 1940s-1950s. The footage is mostly comprised of scenes of NWA aircraft landing, taxiing, taking off, and being towed. One segment, which begins at…

Film footage of Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, circa 1940s-1950s. Aircraft are shown taxiing on the runway and taking off. The footage focuses predominantly on Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft, but the tail section of…

Film footage of commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s. The footage consists of brief clips of various aircraft parked or taxiing on a runway. In some scenes,…

Film footage of the 1959 World Congress of Flight, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1959. The footage contains brief clips of military aircraft and spectators at the event. Scenes include aircraft taking off, in flight, demonstrating weapons, and performing aerial…

Film footage of Estes model rocket engine demonstration, circa 1950s-1960s. The footage features several clips from multiple angles, some in slow-motion, demonstrating the thrust capabilities of Estes-brand model rocket engines. National Association…

Film footage of Boeing KC-135 aerial refueling scenes, circa 1950s-1960s. The footage is comprised of scenes filmed from an unidentified U.S. Air Force aircraft, showing a Boeing KC-135 in flight and aerially refueling a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.…

Franklin W. Minert family home movies, circa 1950s-1960s. The film footage is comprised of short clips related to the Minert family. Scenes include dogs at play, people looking at flowers in a yard, and exterior and interior shots of a house. No…