United States 10th Army in Okinawa, Pacific Theater. U.S. tanks advance on hilly terrain in Okinawa. A marine tank blown by a Japanese land mine. U.S. Marines try to rescue the crew on the tank. The ammunition in the tank catches fire. U.S. Marines fail to rescue the crew. Japanese installations destroyed. Fire and smoke rises due to explosions. (World War II period).
King Edward VIII chooses to abdicate the throne of United Kingdom to marry his companion Mrs Wallis Simpson. View of many different newspaper headlines regarding King Edward VIII and his abdication. A view of a photograph of Mrs Wallis Simpson. View of King Edward VIII walking by British military forces in review. Two British police officers in front of the Prime Minister's residence at number 10 Downing Street. Various citizens and a group of girls gathered in front of the residence. Unidentified couple exits a car. In next scene, royal family members exit a car, including King George VI, his wife, Queen Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, Princess Margaret, and Princess Elizabeth. The King and his two daughters shake hands with an official. The royal family processes past a British honor guard. Brief scene of King George VI at an award ceremony on an open field, handing awards to British officers.
Views of Boeing Y1B-17 bomber, parked at Boeing Company airfield, with its right engines running. Front view showing nose canopy, but no gun protruding. Radial engines equipped with three-bladed hamilton standard propellers. Air scoops atop each engine cowl. Rubber deicing boots on leading edges of flight surfaces. Twin pitot tubes on either side of nose. Tail wheel and conventional empennage. Rear view showing "blisters" on sides and top of fuselage. Gunner position shown in sides, but no guns protruding. Belly gunner "blister" is shown. The two left engines are started and the aircraft taxis and takes off. Two tall striped smoke stacks in background. View from another airplane of the Y1B-17 in flight. View from ground ot the bomber coming in on final approach and making a smooth three-point landing.
Buses that run both on road and railway tracks tried in Arlington County, Virginia. The bus 'Auto-railer' moves across the road. Several men stand near it. Buildings in the background. A view of the railway tracks. The bus moves on the railway tracks. Driver of the bus seated at the controls. Passengers sit in the bus.
United States' longest indoor ski slope in New York City. Several girls stand in a group with skis on top of the slide. Boys and girls try skiing. The girls try skiing one by one. They ski on the borax-covered slide. Several girls fall while skiing.
26th Annual revival of the Bunion Derby, the heel and toe race organized in New York City. The participants race from City Hall to Coney Island. A huge crowd gathers to watch the race. The participants run during the race along roads and bridges. Murray Rosenstein wins the race.
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