A military parade at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, United States. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on a review stand. U.S. Army soldiers march past the Prime Minister. Army trucks and vehicles pass in review. Aircraft in flight as paratroopers jump. Parachutes descend and land. Churchill looks at the paratroopers as he speaks over a hand radio. (World War II period).
Horses run along a track during the Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York, United States. A large crowd gathered to witness the race. Whirlaway wins the race.
World War II Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship in New York, United States. The Merchant Marine Academy officer candidates study aboard a ship. An officer shows his quarters to two candidates. He shows caps on a wall and books in a shelf. A candidate meets an officer to get a review of his work. The officer gives him a certificate. John Barry Hall in honor of John Barry "The Father of the American Navy" ; Fulton Hall in honor of Robert Fulton, the developer of the first commercially successful steamboat; Wiley Hall , Palmer Hall, Patton Hall, Delano Hall and O'hara Hall. Pictures of Edwin J O'hara and soldiers fighting in a war.
Merchant Marine Officer candidates learn seamanship at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA ) in New York, United States. Views of Long Island. Boats anchored in a harbor. The candidates study at a table. They eat. Candidates enter into the Bowditch Hall. A manual of ship construction is read. An officer teaches principles of stability to a class. The candidates learn on a ship model. They look through an equipment. In a class a candidate looks through an equipment and writes on a blackboard. The candidates work on huge sheets with a geometric compass and a scale. They operate a meteorology instrument and note readings. Views of 'Certificate of Registry' and 'Certificate of Inspection'.
Artists perform tropical dances at ice skating carnival in New York, United States. Freddy Trankler amuses people with his comic performance. Three men acting as U.S. Army soldiers in uniform also perform a synchronized ice dance drill on skates.
Opening of the Grand Coulee dam in Washington, United States. Grand Coulee Dam across the Columbia river. People gather to watch the opening of the dam.