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 1955 MUMMER'S PARADE
The Mummers stage their colorful kaleidoscope of mirth and melody in Philadelphia, PA. 10,000 take part in the 55th annual parade, featuring 21 string bands and countless costumes and floats.

Date: January 1, 1955 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:42:00, No Audio

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 INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW
The world's fashion capital focuses on automotive stylings with a breathtaking display of tomorrow's cars, today, exhibited by the leading auto-manufacturing nations in the greatest show of its sort.

Date: 1955 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:44:00, No Audio

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 PAUL ANDERSON WINS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
Weighlifters gather in Germany for the World Championships. It's America's Paul Anderson of Tocoa, Georgia, only 22 years old, who steals the show with an incredible record-shattering performance to win the heavyweight title.

Date: 1955 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:42:00, No Audio

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 T.C.U. VERSUS ALABAMA
Jim Swink of Texas Christian University provides gridiron thrills of the week as he runs wild against an ebbing Crimson Tide, sparking the T.C.U. Horned Frogs to a 21-0 victory in Alabama.

Date: 1955 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:41:00, No Audio

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 GAME ONE OF 1955 WORLD SERIES - 2
Fans cheer the Dodgers and the Yankees during a hit-filled game one of the 1955 World Series at Yankee Stadium. The game had 17 hits in all.

Date: September 28, 1955 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:50:00, No Audio

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 NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE GETS NEW JETS - 1955
The first of 200 top of the line Thunderstreak jet fighters are delivered to the Netherlands Air Force to replace obsolete jets. Dutch airmen look on admiringly as the new craft demonstrate their capabilities.

Date: 1955 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:52:00, With Audio

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 EXPERIMENTAL X2 ROCKET - 1955
The thermal, or heat barrier, is the goal of the experimental X2 rocket plane carried aloft then released by a B29 at 30,000 feet. The tiny plane is part of a test for metals and alloys that can withstand enormous heat caused by friction at top speeds.

Date: 1955 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:42:00, With Audio

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 AIRBORNE TROOP EXERCISE TRAGEDY - 1955
Soldiers dig through the still smoldering wreckage that took the lives of 66 servicemen in Germany during an airborne troop exercise. Two C119 Flying Boxcars hit in mid-air then plummeted to earth in flames - the Air Force’s third worst disaster.

Date: August 11, 1955 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:37:00, With Audio

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 ATHLETES & IKE URGE SPORTS FOR KIDS- 1955
Key sports figures of the day such as Willie Mays and Jack Fleck gather with President Eisenhower and V.P. Richard Nixon in urging the youth of America to participate in sports. It's all part of a presidential campaign to push physical fitness for America's youth.

Date: 1955 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:32:00, With Audio

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 RUSSIAN AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS ARRIVE IN U.S. - 1955
Twelve Russian agricultural (farm) experts arrive for a six-week study tour of America’s corn and hog belt. An equal number of Americans are guests of Russia too in an exchange of knowledge and good will that transcends political barriers.

Date: July, 1955 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:34:00, With Audio

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