Teapot Bee atomic detonation, coloured high-speed footage. This atomic bomb test took place on 22 March 1955, at the Nevada Test Site, USA. Codenamed Bee, it was the 6th test in the Operation Teapot series. It was detonated from a tower, and had a yield of 8 kilotons.

A beach holiday and a sailing trip somewhere on the South of France in 1955.

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Unused / unissued material - <br/> <br/>Edinburgh, Scotland. Events from the Edinburgh International Festival 1955. <br/> <br/>VS of a bagpipe band from an Arabian country - they play the pipes and wear Arab head dresses. VS of young competitors in Highland Dancing competition. VS of men in hammer throwing competition. VS of young people in Highland dancing competition. Cut aways to large crowd. VS of marching pipe and drum bands - including band from India. Tossing the caber competition. Night shots of the the Edinburgh Military tattoo - floodlit marching bands. Highland dancing in the grounds of Edinburgh Castle. More scenes of bands and the Castle. (Edinburgh Festival) <br/> <br/>(Orig.Neg.) Old record suggests material dates from around 20/08/1955.

The 1955 Chrysler Falcon, designed by Virgil Exner with bodywork by Ghia, is unveiled at an auto exhibition in New York. View of the exposed exhaust system attached to the car. A woman at the steering wheel operates the controls of the car. A man drives a 1955 Chrysler Falcon. The man operates the buttons in the car. Location: New York United States USA. Date: September 5, 1955.

1955 Thanksgiving Day parade in Newark, New Jersey 1955.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

1955 British Regency Ford and 1955 Studebaker at Paris Auto Show

The big story for 1955 was the death of genius extraordinaire Albert Einstein at the age of 76.

IT TOOK NEARLY 40 YEARS FOR FORMER STABLE OWNER KENNETH HANSEN TO STAND TRIAL FOR KILLING THREE YOUNG BOYS IN 1955. HE WAS ACCUSED OF KILLING THE BOYS AFTER LURING THEM TO HIS HORSE STABLE IN OCTOBER OF 1955. WEDNESDAY NIGHT, IT TOOK THE JURY LESS THAN TWO HOURS TO FIND HIM GUILTY OF MURDER ON ALL COUNTS. THE 62-YEAR-OLD WAS ALSO ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY MOLESTING THE VICTIMS BEFORE THEY WERE STRANGLED. THREE COUNTS OF MURDER IN THE SEX SLAYINGS OF 14-YEAR-OLD ROBERT PETERSON AND JOHN AND ANTON SCHUESSLER, 13 AND 11.

TO ENRICH MANKIND

b&w - behind-the-scenes on set of Rebel Without a Cause - 1955 - James Dean clowns around with Natalie Wood behind-the-scenes on set of East of Eden - 1955 - James Dean clowns around with Julie Harris - Dean gets kicked

CHECKERED FLAG STARTS RACE. 1955 BRITISH GRAND PRIX. JUNE 11, 1955.

Various shots of men gambling at Indochinese game. (00/03/1955)

[RNC 2000 / REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION POOL TIGHT PODIUM 1830-1955] [RNC 2000 / REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION POOL WIDE MIXED 1830-1955] [PHILADELPHIA, PENN USA]

1954 Tape 9 & 10, 1955 Tape 3, 1950-1952 Additional, 1955 Tape 4

00:00:00:00 - 19:55 LIVINGSTON 20:08 ENDS (0:00)/

LONZO & OSCAR - I'M MY OWN GRANDPA (1955) LONZO & OSCAR - I'M MY OWN GRANDPA (GRAND OLE OPRY, 1955)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. <br/> <br/>Perry Barr, Birmingham <br/> <br/>LS Boxing ring in centre of packed greyhound stadium. MS Low angle, fight in progress between boxers Ron Barton and Mel Brown. MS Two men standing watching in suits. LS Fight continues. (2 shots). MS Front row of spectators. Various shots of fight continuing, including end of round, trainer with boxer in corner, bell rung for next round. Fight stopped in Round VI, Ron Barton declared winner. (Promoter is Alex Griffiths). <br/> <br/>Note: "Date received" on original paperwork reads: 10/06/1955, actual date of fight may have been 09/06/1955.

AERIAL SHOTs over quarry near Saint Hilaire.