Prince George, Duke of Kent, from Great Britain, arrives at Martin aircraft plant in Middle River, Maryland during World War II. Prince George is dressed in his Air Commodore uniform and is accompanied by officers. Aircraft in the background. The workers of the plant cheer. He inspects the bomber aircraft including a parked Martin B-26 Marauder bomber. The Duke of Kent tries his hand at a new jeep.
Views of Martin bombers in production at Middle River, Maryland. Special tempering of aircraft parts in sodium nitrate bath at 900 degrees. Aircraft workers working on aircraft parts. Eight B-26s being prepared and crated for shipment abroad.
Workers of Glenn Martin Plant set a record in car-pooling. United States government urges people to conserve resources for the war effort and encourages group-riding or car pooling to conserve rubber, gas and vital transportation equipment in World War II. Cars stop for other passengers who share the car. Several cars seen on the roads. Many cars seen parked in the parking place of the plant. A crowd of workers seen.
Damage caused due to flooding of Potomac River near Williamsport, Maryland. Houses and buildings submerged in water. Destroyed buildings. Remains of a segment of a trestle bridge across the Potomac River at Point Of Rocks Maryland, with flood waters all around. Ticker tape warning of the flood is shown running throw a persons hands. Warnings issued by the weather bureau for the people. Members of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) and others build a sandbag barrier to protect Federal buildings against the impending flood. View of the sandbags being put in place and the Washington Monument in the background. View of high flood waters at Great Falls and along other spots on the Potomac River carrying debris including houses and sheds. A trestle bridge over the water. Several people standing on the bridge as flood waters rip a support from the bridge and water is nearly overtaking the bridge. View on March 19 near the time the water crested at 19 and eight tenths feet at the site of the old Aqueduct Bridge or Aquaduct Bridge (near Key Bridge and Fletchers Boathouse) Industrial buildings flooded on the shores of the Potomac River. (Great Depression period)
A film titled 'Aqua Cheetah' shows water and land test of an Aqua Cheetah sea jeep at the Holabird Quartermaster Motor Base in Maryland, United States. A man drives a sea jeep in water. The man drives the sea jeep on a road. He operates the controls of the jeep. The man gets off from the jeep and opens the engine at the back of the jeep. A propeller on the jeep. The Aqua Cheetah moves on a dirt road. The man drives the sea jeep in the water and crosses a river easily. A building in the foreground. The jeep in water. The jeep comes back on land and moves on the road. A car parked in the foreground.
World War 1 training of U.S. 154th Depot Brigade and 301st Engineers Battalion at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland, United States. Two African American U.S. Army soldier recruits stand and a referee stands in the middle before the boxing match. The recruits fight in the boxing match. Other recruits stand in a group and watch.
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