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Water Birds - American Widgeon Duck and Coot
(Tape 2) 15:17:32 Male American widgeon or baldpate and coot
Water Birds - Brown Pelican
(Tape 2) 00:24:10 Brown pelican fishing
Raw Farm Footage
This is raw, unedited material for might have been either a newsreel or a documentary. The focus is not so much on the farm itself as it is on the farmer's prized horses. The following are some of the shots within: MS of a turkey slowly walking on green grass, a barn in BG. Tight LS of a brown cottage farmhouse, surrounded by trees, on a small lot, brown hens walk around on the grounds (great establishing shots). Tight LS of two brown horses with blond manes pulling a plow and a farmer through a planting field (shot several times from several angles and persepectives, same material, though; also features zooms and pans). Great MS's of the man and horses riding past the camera. Panning MS's of the farmer, a man in his mid to late 50's wearing a ball cap and blue jeans. MS of the farmer kneeling, drawing a plug of chewing tobacco (Red Man) and putting it into his mouth. MS of a puppy beagle running through a small cornrow (camera pans with the puppy). Excellent low angle MS of the horses, the plow and farmer passing by the camera while working in the field. MS of a little boy wearing a cowboy hat riding an adult horse, with the assistance of the farmer; they go into a barn. MS's of the farmer putting the reigns and saddle on a horse. CU of the farmer talking to a reporter or producer off-screen; speak about the horses, farm work and so on; farmer speaks quietly, honestly, while chewing tobacco.
Unidentifiable airport activity with planes
History Of The Manned Space Flight
Astronaut Marsha Ivins tracks the history of America's space program from Alan Shepard's Mercury flight to Space Shuttle flight STS-26. (playing time 13 minutes, Aug. 1990)
White Crowned Sparrow
TAPE 1 White crowned sparrow singing
Japanese Royalty
Prince Akihito, son of Hirohito and his wife, Princess Michiko, come to Buenos Aires for a four-day state visit. They arrive from Peru....and will next visit Brazil. The reception and troop review occurs at the airport. Establishing shot - Low Angle of a Welcoming from the people of Buenos Aires written up in Japanese. Low Angle shot - Prince Akihito and his wife Princess Michiko disembarking from a plane. MS - Hundreds of people greeting the Royal couple waving Japanese Flags. MS - A Review of the troops. MS - South American honor guard saluting Prince Akihito.
1990 - Desert Shield: Vertical Replenishment - CH-46 Sea Knights Flying Between Ships
POV from U.S. Navy destroyer travelling alongside another U.S. Navy destroyer. Tracking shot of CH-46 Sea Knight taking off from stern of destroyer, carrying payload away; adult Caucasian male sailors standing on deck. Sea Knight helicopter dropping payload on stern of a traveling U.S. Navy destroyer; pan left to ship's travelling together. POV from U.S. Navy destroyer travelling alongside another U.S. Navy destroyer; pan right to two Sea Knight helicopters flying near the destroyers, nearest one carrying payload; group of men standing on deck in FG, one dancing.
1990s - Desert Shield: USS Iwo Jima & Admiral Kelso - Addressing the Crew
Raw footage of a United State Navy Captain introducing Admiral Frank B. Kelso II, Chief of Naval Operations, who speaks to crew of USS Iwo Jima (off screen) on a variety of topics, including a tragedy where ten crewmen had recently been killed from a steam line rupture in the ship's boiler room, and the uncertain timeline for mission completion, but noting that the mission is "correct" and "setting an example in this world".
1990s - Desert Shield: Flight Operations, USS Saratoga - Fighter Jets Take-Off
A-6E Intruder fighter jet (wings unfolding) being catapulted off flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Saratoga; fighter jets parked on flight deck; fighter jet takes off adjacent to USS Saratoga. F/A-18 Hornet jet fighter taxiing to catapult being prepped for takeoff from carrier by flight deck crew, then catapulted off deck; fighter jets parked on flight deck; fighter jet takes off adjacent to USS Saratoga.
1990 - Desert Shield: On Board Aircraft Carrier - Briefing by Commander Rick Eason
Commander Rick Eason, Flight Operations Officer, USS Saratoga (CV-60) provides briefing. Commander Eason discusses the scheduled deployment of the USS Saratoga to the Red Sea via Mediterranean Sea and Suez Canal, and how Iraq's invasion of Kuwait coincided with the deployment and affected their mission.
Desert Shield: General Schwarzkopf
US Army General Norman Schwarzkopf III, commander-in-chief, US Central Command, boards a KC-10 aircraft with other VIPs. He talks to a pilot who is offscreen, drinks water and walks to another facility.
Desert Shield: armored vehicles
Marines dig an LAV-25 light armored vehicle out of the sand, attaching a cable from another LAV, then pulling it out. Shots of assault amphibian vehicles being driven onto pier from stern of maritime pre-positioning ship.
Desert Shield: military exchange
INT of military exchange (store) facility. Interview with James Thompson, exchange manager out of Ankara, Turkey, in charge of the facility in Saudi Arabia. He explains his duties. An airman discusses some of the items available at the exchange. Pan shot of customers.
Desert Shield: SH-3 Sea King helicopter
CU of SH-3 Sea King helicopter lifting off deck of ship under way.
Desert Shield: air-to-air refueling
Aerial views of KC-135 air tanker refueling a C-130 Hercules air transport, as seen from boom position.
Desert Shield: UH-60A helicopter and howitzer
UH-60A "Huey" helicopter flies away in the desert, carrying beneath it a 105mm howitzer in a sling; POV is from another aircraft in flight. Helo sets down a howitzer, lands in desert, offloads troops, then takes off. Shot of troops with howitzer. They attach cable to hovering Huey. Then the helo lifts the howitzer and flies away. Very windy with a lot of sand blowing.
Operation Praying Mantis: USS Samuel B. Roberts and floating drydock Mighty Ser
Interior of bridge on floating drydock Mighty Servant 2, showing some crew members at their duty stations. Also, two crew members play ping pong in the background. 03:57: MS2 and Navy warship USS Samuel B. Roberts, intercut with scenes of drydock crew fishing and CU of a cormorant. 07:16: Water covers deck of MS2 under way in Persian Gulf; intercut with scenes on bridge. CU of cormorant walking on deck. 12-37: Deck of MS2 is completely submerged in water; shots of Samuel B. Roberts under way. 16:25: More shots of MS2 crew on bridge. 17:21: Crew members in whaleboat from MS2 inspect tower on submerged deck. Tugboat Gazzela under way with the Roberts in background. 19:41: Crewmen transport line from MS2 to whaleboat. 20:58: Tugboat pulls Samuel Roberts into position on submerged deck of MS2. 28:36: Scenes of the Roberts tied down to MS2's submerged deck. 29:08: Fly-by of Commerical Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter with civilian photographers. 39:49: Night scenes of the Roberts positioned on the MS2. 43:12: The Roberts is on the no-longer-submerged deck of the MS2. CU of damaged/temporarily repaired area of the warship. 49:44: Repair crew works on the Roberts.
Desert Storm: Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from battleship USS Wisconsin
Tomahawk cruise missile launches, night and day, from battleship USS Wisconsin, as seen from stern and bow of the ship while under way.
Desert Storm: Strike Warfare Center on board the batttleship USS Wisconsin
Interior of Strike Warfare Center on board the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB 64). Sailors at duty stations, including dead reckoning position. SPA-26 surface radar, communications equipment, Tomahawk launch station, several video display screens. Ship's captain sits in the "hot seat" and oversees activities (Captain Davis S. Bill III).
Desert Storm: Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from battleship USS Wisconsin
Tomahawk cruise missile launches, night and day, from battleship USS Wisconsin, as seen from stern and bow of the ship while under way.
Desert Storm: Marine air operations
US Marine AV-8A Harrier jump jet on deck of USS Nassau (LH 4), taking off and landing. Includes CU of 500-lb. bombs and 25mm ammunition being loaded onto Harriers by sailors.
Desert Storm: music video
Edited music video of various activities in Desert Storm. Includes helos, aircraft, ships, weapons, tanks, explosions, desert scenes, and multi-service troops in battle.
American Airlines
Preview Cassette 220603 Fueling up American Airlines 4 prop plane