Wounded soldiers of the United States Army arrive at LaGuardia Airport in New York from Europe during World War II. The wounded soldiers on stretchers are loaded aboard an aircraft in Europe. The aircraft in flight. It lands at LaGuardia Airport where the wounded soldiers are greeted by their relatives.
USS Monterey (CVL-26) leaving the Brooklyn Navy Yard where she was outfitted for Operation Magic Carpet, to bring U.S. troops home from Europe after World War II. The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) with her crew visible on deck, leaves the Brooklyn Navy Yard for a shakedown cruise. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt passes under the Brooklyn Bridge after departing from the yard. Sailors on the ship deck. Several wide views of skyline of New York City buildings and skyscrapers. The ship on its way to the Caribbean.
Workmen repair the Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Wooden scaffolding surrounds the cathedral. Aerial view of the Saint Patrick's Cathedral (5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). Saint Patrick's Cathedral spire covered in scaffolding. Masons working on stone spire in scaffolding. A worker walks on scaffolding above the street. Vehicles drive past on the street next to the cathedral.
U.S. troops on the Nazi German liner Europa arriving in New York harbor after the end of World War II. Europa approaching the New York harbor. U.S. troops seen aboard, on the deck of the ocean liner. A Nazi flag on the ship. The troops stand on the deck. A banner reads 'Hiya Butch'. Captain of the liner is seen. U.S. Marshal James MacKay signs a document and takes possession of the vessel for the United States. The Naval officers stand in a group.
Air cyclist Peejay Ringens rides a bicycle at Palisades Park in New Jersey, United States. Ringens poses. Buildings in the background. He climbs a pole. A flag on a flag pole. People gather to watch him. He rides the bicycle on a narrow inclined slope and then lands in a tank of water which is 3 feet deep. Buildings and a ferris wheel in the background.
Stretcher cases from European Theater of Operation being greeted by families and friends at LaGuardia Field in New York, United States during World War II . U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-54 Skymaster being unloaded. Crowd in the foreground. Litter patients (US soldiers) being lowered from plane. Mothers, wives, and friends kissing injured men. Families greet wounded men.