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Various types of trees and women in road construction work as well as washing clothes in Trinidad.
People on the island of Trinidad. A boy plucks papaya from a tree. A man sleeps on a pavement. Women carry construction material during a road construction. A fern palm tree. A coconut palm tree. Cacao pods on tree. A woman washes clothes in water. A woman smokes pipe. Children bathe in water stream.
Fleet of warships of the British Atlantic Squadren cruise through the sea waters of Port of Spain in Trinidad.
Fleet of warships of the British Atlantic Squadron, headed by the battleship HMS Rodney, cruise through the sea waters of Port of Spain in Trinidad. Commander of the fleet Rear Admiral Best shakes hands with other officers on the deck of a warship.
United States President Franklin Roosevelt at Port-of-Spain in Trinidad.
United States President Franklin Roosevelt stops at Port-of-Spain in Trinidad as he returns from his trip of Argentina. Men stand at the harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt sits on a chair. Several men stand around him. Military troops lined on the street. President Roosevelt sits in an open car. The car passes through a crowded street. The crowd cheers. Buildings in the background.
Grotesque figures, decorated floats and typical dances in a parade on a national holiday in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
The entire city turns out for a national holiday celebration in Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. (British West Indies). Costumed figures, decorated floats and typical dances in the parade for which the participants prepare during the year. Crowd watches the carnival. The participants show their act in the parade in a keen spirited competition for honors awarded for the best display in the pageant. Costumes seen include a car full of people wearing Mickey Mouse masks, as well as a man dressed in native American indian costume.
Maps of different countries show their relative oil production as compared to that of the United States.
Relative oil production of the United States and other countries for the year 1914 is depicted. A political map of the United States shows some states with dots and some with crosses and some states with dots and crosses both. A box on the top left corner of the map shows the state of Alaska. A map of the continent of South America with oil production of some of its countries. A box on the top right side of the map shows oil production in Trinidad. A map of Russia shows its neighboring countries such as Germany, Galicia, Roumania and others. Relative oil production in these countries is depicted using crosses and dots. Boxes on the top right corner of the map show relative oil production in Japan and Formosa. Another map shows India, Tibet and neighboring countries. Relative oil production in these countries is depicted. A box in the lower middle of the map shows relative oil production in Dutch East Indies.
U.S. Army Service Forces transporting troops and supplies worldwide during World War II.
U.S. troops board a large troop transport ship via a gangplank. Troops on an intermediate deck of the ship. Some are sprawled out relaxing. View from above of more troops boarding a ship. Men and equipment on the pier below. American forces at various far flung places where the U.S. Army Services Forces facilitated their transport and logistic support. Fleeting glimpses of troops in: Ireland; Alaska; Trinidad; and South America. Troops jam the upper deck of a transport ship. Army Service Forces officers in a planning meeting. Naval officers on deck of a ship look through binoculars as U.S. Naval ships bombard the coast of Solomon Islands and landing craft carry marines in an amphibious assault. Next, a man is seen annotating a map of North Africa. Secret maps pertaining to Allied landings in Tunisia and Algeria. Animated map illustrates amphibious landings on North African coast, highlighting Casablanca, Oran, and Algeria. Landing craft carry troops and supplies that are piled up in the sand beach. Soldiers moving military supplies ashore, in fire brigade fashion. Soldiers working at desks in Offices of the Army Service Forces. Filing cabinet in background. Trucks on the move in remote locations. Supply ship being loaded at a terminal. Fuel drums and army vehicles a being loaded aboard ships. Officers seated at a conference table. Ordinary American enlisted soldiers in a griping session at an Army post in the United States. Camera pans over large formation of soldiers. Animated chart shows more than half of servicemen who are part of Army Service Forces (ASF), are unaware of that. Troops marching in review at a tropical location, where reviewing officers wear pith helmets. Chart illustrates lack of unit pride in ASF. Images of various ASF logos. Chart shows results of polling data from soldiers and service members. Signal Corps and Engineers elements of ASF have the greatest unit pride. But most think better of other branches of the Army. More troops marching, in steel helmets and carrying rifles with bayonets affixed. Troops marching overlaid by "50%" indicating that half don't believe their contributions to the war effort are significant. Troops lined up (for pay?). More charts expressing concern about low morale. A heavy gun firing. German paratroopers jumping from a formation of Junkers Ju 52 aircraft. Charts expressing prevailing U.S. troops view that Germany wouldn't be too hard to defeat. Chart showing lack of understanding about why the U.S. is fighting Germany. Image of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill seated in front of their key military officers at Casablanca Conference in World War 2. Chart shows U.S. soldiers believe that the greatest war effort is expended by the U.S. followed by Russia, with China and Britain providing little. Chart illustrates that only half U.S. troops want to get overseas and fight. Chart shows U.S. War Department films can correct this problem.
