,1,Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Washington DC, USA. Cut story with American commentary.
LS Inflatable plastic balloon satellite. MSMagnesium container in which the balloon will be sent off also showing the satellite named "Echo One" which will serve as a reflector for radio waves that bounce back to earth. MS Pan up the 92 foot Thor-Delta rocket. LS Take off, and pan with the rocket as it streaks upwards. Animated visualisation shows how the Thor-Delta is placing the balloon satellite almost exactly into the desired 1,000 mile high circular orbit. The balloon is released and inflated by the powder inside, which turns from a solid into gas under the sun's temperature. MS American President Dwight Eisenhower and others standing by radio set ready to listen to message which is being bounced back from balloon satellite, various shots as technicalities are explained to President Eisenhower.
Comb. F.G.
FILM ID:2974.21
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,1,Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America (USA).
Title reads 'Big Balloon Collapses in Space'.
LS. & MS. Row of searchlights at night. LS. Rockets launching pad at night - rocket has a giant balloon which is to be released and inflated in space for data gathering. LS. Pad as Thor rocket fires, pan up with rocket's flare trail. Shot from nose of booster rocket of the capsule as it continues to climb after release. Several shots of the scientists following progress of the rocket on the instruments. Rocket blows up prematurely.
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Date found in the old record - 18/01/1962.
FILM ID:2621.11
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British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
,1,During the final months of World War II, Russia raced to capture Berlin. This archive footage captures Stalin's Soviet troops fighting to enter the city to marching German POWs through the streets.
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Cataloguer's Note: Film is a little grainy but the images are great and very important - MD.
Unused / unissued material -
Russian voice overed newsreel.
CU Sign: Berlin, Germany with Russian tanks in background.
Var. very good shots of Russians / Soviets involved in fierce fighting for Berlin. Troops are seen to enter Reichstag and raise red flag from balcony.
Officer reads speech from Stalin to soldiers. Soldiers stick picture of Joseph Stalin to small artillery piece.
More shots of Russian troops advancing.
MS German sign daubed on wall "No Surrender" pan up to show white flags flying from buildings.
VS German prisoners of war (POWs) being marched through Berlin streets.
VS of Russian soldiers posing in front of Berlin landmarks and on tanks.
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,1,Nazi leader Adolf Hitler is seen giving a speech in Essen, Germany at the Krupp Factory 3 years before World War II broke out in this archive footage from 1935.
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Unused / unissued material - paperwork dates footage as 1935.
Essen, Germany.
M/S of Adolf Hitler making a speech at Essen (interior). Good footage of the Fuhrer ranting.
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