Honor of Walter Benjamin Lantz in Universal City in Los Angeles County,California. Hollywood film industry leaders gathered for the Universal City Studios party to honor golden anniversary of Walter Benjamin Lantz animated cartoonist and 25th birthday of his star Woody Woodpecker. Children read the Woody Woodpecker animated cartoon character books. Charles Warren Vice Chairman of Association of TV and Film Producers praises and presents trophy to Lantz for his work. Lantz and his wife cut a cake and celebrate. They pose with the trophy.
Bottles of beer on an assembly line at the end of Prohibition. Barrels of beer rolling down a ramp outside a brewery. A bartender and his patrons greet each other with raised mugs of beer. A bartender slides mugs of beer down the bar. Barrels of beer are rolled into the former West Highland State Bank on Ashland Ave at 79th Street, which was closed June 9, 1931 and has now been converted into a bar. A sign above the cash register reads, "This Bank gave 3% We give 3.2%" Sign outside the bar reads, "Ladies Entrance." Three women dressed in evening attire are greeted by the doorman as they enter the bar. From a 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years prior.
Military police guard German prisoners of war in vicinity of Periers,France, during World War II. German prisoners rest along wall in courtyard of a building. Some prisoners sleep over ruins of buildings. Military police guard them. Prisoners being marched to trucks and loaded, packed tightly onto open trucks. French women on bicycles stop and make fun of the German prisoners Damaged buildings seen in the background. Sherman tank of 4th Armored Division drives past bomb-damaged church. Road sign points along Route 71 to next town (Coutances) and end of route (coastal city of Granville).
Early 20th century ceramic clay pottery and handicrafts in the United States. Under a sign saying “CLAY” is a display of ceramic art depicting vases, pots, plate, and a frame. The clay ceramics on display are glazed and some are embellished with Eastern and floral motifs.
Shop window displays in Berlin, Germany. German inscription on a plaque reads "Headquarters, 2nd Battalion,6th Infantry Regiment". An American eagle on top of a building. People walk on the streets. People pass by a shop window displaying silverware. Another store window shows fancy fruit and delicacies. The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at the end of street.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress units at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. A sign reads: 15th Air Force SHAAF Base Headquarters. Four men turn propellers of United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft parked at the Smoky Hill Air Force Base. The engine starts. Air force buildings in the background. The B-29s taxi on the airfield.
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