Coast Artillery soldiers at Camp Davis in North Carolina in World War II. demonstrate how to handle a barrage balloon. The manifold of the balloon is connected to a helium gas cylinder by means of a rubber tube. Men connect one end of an inflation tube to the manifold. The end of the tube is connected with the appendix of the balloon. The envelope is inflated A soldier opens cylinder valves. The balloon gradually rises. Men install a rudder. Men hang sand bags on the balloon to control its rate of rise. Men move the balloon to a winch. The second balloon inflated in the same manner. Men remove the sand bags. A man operates the winch. The balloon rises. The second balloon rises. The balloons are raised up. A balloon is hauled down and anchored. Men hang the sand bags. The Army personnel march off from the field.
Launch of a 300 ton bridge in Brooklyn, New York. The 300 ton bridge and men at work on the bridge. People gathered for the launch. The bridge being lowered into water and floats. The bridge floating. Buildings in the background.
Antics at the sports show at Grand Central Palace in New York, United States. Men dressed as African tribesmen knock on the door of an igloo in a winter diorama and greet a man dressed as an Eskimo. They are joined by others; one dressed as a Canadian Mountie and another as a Scotsman in a kilt. Lumberjacks joust each other while balancing in their canoes. Lumberjacks in a log rolling competition. The lumberjack from Nova Scotia falls in the water. Trained deer jump through hoops and extend their front legs in exchange for a treat. A man catches trout at a water display, complete with water wheel.
National Ice Hockey League in New York, United States. The ice hockey match between New York Rangers and Boston Bruins starts. Teams play the match. A fight between two players. The match starts again. Spectators seated in a stand. Spectators cheer and watch the match. Boston Bruins wins the match by 3-2.
Demonstration by anti-communist supporters of Mayor Frank Hague in Jersey City,New Jersey. The crowd of people march on a street and jam Journal Square. They carry flags and banners. The supporters set off fireworks during the demonstration.
U.S. heavyweight boxing champion Joseph Louis Barrow (Joe Louis) nicknamed the Brown Bomber in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. He holds a gun and shoots at a target. Spectators stand in the background. Brown aiming at the target. Joe Louis smiles. Boxer Joe Louis in a bout and spectators watch the boxing match. Joe Louis wears a helmet and fights.
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