Birth and Life of a Hurricane

Birth and Life of a Hurricane MPEG4 58.8 MB Birth and Life of a Hurricane MPEG2 Video 493.3 MB Birth and Life of a Hurricane OGV 57.3 MB which is a free, open standard container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The OGV format is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia. animated gif, 29 frames 210.5 KB

Making of a Hurricane. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hurricane Below AVA01530VNB1 - 1994

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Shows the birth of Mimi off the Coast of Africa, carefully tracing its growth and development as it eventually brings destruction to the Central Atlantic States.

Hurricane Below (1994) was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Hurricane Below follows Hurricane Mimi from its birth off the Coast of Africa to its point of contact with the Central Atlantic States. It traces its growth and development through its entire life, showing scenes of the destructive power of this hurricane.

This movie is part of the collection: FedFlix

Producer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English
Keywords: FedFlix; ntis.gov; nasa.gov
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Atomic Bomb Test at Bikini Lagoon

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Universal City Studios gifted Universal Newsreel to the American people, put the newsreels into the public domain, and gave film materials to the National Archives in 1976. Surviving materials from the entire collection are available at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, Maryland.

(1) "The dramatic film history of the atom bomb test at Bikini! Pictures of the actual bomb drop! Blasted ships and the terrible destructive force of the world's fourth atom bomb! Universal Newsreel, in cooperation with the Army and Navy, presents the motion picture drama, 'Operation Crossroads.' This film record of the historical event shows in dramatic detail the various phases of the epochal experiment, from takeoff to the awful blast that destroyed or damaged more than half the ships in Bikini Lagoon."

scenes of Admiral William H. Blandy commanding Operation Crossroads at Bikini Lagoon, test animals put on ships, sheep is sheared, Secretary of Navy Forrestal speaks on deck of ship (sound distorted), crews leave, Bikini fleet ready, A-bomb loaded on B-29 Dave's Dream, plane takes off, bomb doors open, men put on protective goggles; (2) "The bomb's away! It's falling . . . " then explosion, "motion picture spectacle of all time" and another view of the explosion. (complete newsreel)

This movie is part of the collection: Universal Newsreels
Production Company: Universal Studios
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
Creative Commons license: Public Domain