Senator William Edgar Borah,Republican Senator from Idaho,addresses in a conference in Washington DC. Borah warns U.S. to pay heed to Washington's advice and continue adopting the Monroe Doctrine as part of U.S. National Defense.1939.
Mine workers load a chute car at zinc mine in Franklin,New Jersey. Workers use removable end-boards to prevent ore chunks from falling off the ends of chute car. Few workers avoid use of end-boards on the chute car. As a result an ore chunk falls on a worker's foot.
Miners drill holes to place dynamite inside a stope at zinc mine in Franklin,New Jersey. Shift boss inspects the holes and orders miners to place proper amount of dynamite. A miner prepares to tamp dynamite with a drill steel bar. The boss stops him and instructs him to use a wooden tamping stick instead. Miner breaks the wooden stick. Fellow miner uses steel bar to tamp the dynamite and causes an explosion. Injured miner with his face covered with gunpowder.
Shows American parachute troops accompanied with armed Arab guides in a desert near Tebourba in Tunisia. Troops take shelter from sun under a large rock. Troops rest on sand in open. Allied convoy comprising of U.S. M3 Grant tanks, half-tracks and jeeps rolls near Tebourba in Tunisia. The convoy crosses a bridge guarded by French soldiers. U.S. P-38s circle the skies above the convoy. (World War II period).
Thanksgiving Day celebrations at Oum El Aguareb in Algeria,North Africa. American soldiers chase a flock of turkeys. Natives gift turkey to U.S. soldiers. U.S. soldiers roll up copies of detailed war maps meant for tank commanders. Allied tanks deployed near Tebourba in Tunisia. Convoy of Allied tanks, half tracks and jeeps move.
Heavy rainfall over the Tebourba valley in Tunisia,North Africa. German Panzer tank column can be seen in the valley. Map shows a war plan of the Allied forces. German Panzer division advances from Tunis while Allied forces advance from Nedtez El Bab. Allied tanks such as M3 Stuart,US half tracks, British scout cars and other armored vehicles advance to Tebourba. U.S. P-38s and Spitfires provide air support to the Allied convoy. Scout cars and M3 half tracks provide ground reconnaissance.
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