Activities of the Native American Indian Penobscot tribe in Old Town, Maine. People gather for the feast of Corpus Christi. People march on a street. Houses and trees along a side of the street. Other people watch them. They march towards a graveyard. Old people standing. Children kneel in front of a building.
The launching of USS Sims in Bath, Maine, United States. U.S. sailors aboard the ship. The American flag flutters from a pole on the bow of the ship. A board reads 'USS Sims (DD 409) Keel Laid'. U.S. sailors march with the American flag in hand. Mrs. William S. Sims stands with a bouquet in her hand. Men and women gathered during the launch. Governor Lewis O. Barrows present at the launch. USS Sims departs from the dock and moves into the Kennebec River. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H Hopkins, Ann Sims Hopkins and Mrs. William Sims who is the widow of U.S. Navy Admiral Sims, pose for a photograph.
A parade to celebrate the resumption of operation in a gold mine in Auburn, California. Decorated floats at the parade. A girl wearing a crown on a float. People dressed as Ibrahim Lincoln. A man carries a huge cross in the parade. People loaded on carts and carriages. A large number of people gather to watch the parade. Donkeys also parade during the celebrations. A sculpture on a float.
President Roosevelt halts steel strike for peace in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Water main is dynamited. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls on the Chief Information Officer (CIO) to halt strike violence, insisting that the public is tired of the steel unrest. The White House. People standing on a road near a factory. Motor cars arrive.
United States invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A zero flag flies from aboard a ship. A line of LVTs (Landing Vehicles Tracked) underway at sea. Number one flag being raised. An LVT underway. Captain O'Dell in control boat underway at sea off the coast of Iwo Jima. Numerous LVTs in the rendezvous area. USS Auburn as a flag flies from the main mast and LVTs underway in the background. Battleships off the shore and small crafts in operation. Minesweeper off the shore of Iwo Jima. Coast being bombarded in the background as smoke rises.
The disappearance of American aviatrix Amelia Earhart in 1937. A smiling Amelia Earhart stands with a man, possibly Fred Noonan. Earhart and crew loading up an airplane parked in a hanger. May 20, 1937, Lockheed Model 10-E Electra taking off from Oakland, California bound for Miami, Florida on the first leg of Earhart's second attempt at an around-the-world flight. Earhart and her navigator disappear during the flight and are last heard from on July 2, 1937. A huge air sea search is undertaken to find them. An aircraft carrier underway at sea. Airplane parked on the flight deck. Bi-Planes fly in formation during search.
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