U.S. Civilian Public Service camp number 3 (Camp Patapsco, in Elkridge, Maryland), run by the American Friends Service Committee of the Quaker Religious Society of Friends in the United States. A sign reads ‘Civilian Public Service Camp No.3’. Building at the camp. Conscientious objectors who choose public service in lieu of military service, arrive and are checked into the camp. The U.S. flag flutters from a pole. The arriving personnel talks to a man at the entrance. The new arrivals pose.
U.S. Civilian Public Service camp number 3, for conscientious objectors, administered by Quakers of the American Friends Service Committee, in the United States. Camp number 3 is Camp Patapsco, in Elkridge, Maryland. Men use lawn mowers outside the camp buildings. Men work in a garden and over the camp houses. A man uses a mower. A man reads from a book. View of camp houses. Men making roof repairs. New recruits arrive at the camp.
French civilians greet Allied troops after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. A crowd of French civilians in Latin Quarter section greets Allied troops entering the city. A French man flashes a “Victory” gesture. A soldier on a Jeep takes pictures. Crowds of French civilians making “V for Victory” hand gesture.
Crowd of women assembled outside a ladies shop in England, during World War II. When the doors open, they enter quickly to purchase ladies hosiery that is a scarce commodity. A doorman welcomes the women shoppers as they enter. A sales girl writes up sales slip for stockings seen on glass countertop. Sandbags are seen stacked up against the interior wall of the shop to protect against air raids.
American wounded being evacuated following the invasion of Normandy during World War II. At the Omaha Beach beachhead, U.S. army DUKWs and trucks are gathered. A Jeep, displaying a red cross flag, drives along carrying four wounded soldiers, on stretchers. It moves along the beach, directed by an MP, and joins several others, also carrying wounded. A barrage balloon is seen aloft in the background. Several LSTs (Landing Ship Tank) are seen at the water's edge. Closeup from inside vehicle transporting a wounded, shows LST number 492 with its ramp down, in the background. Troops carry wounded up the ramp of an LST and line their litters up on the deck. Closeup of one wounded, unconscious or asleep. Corpsmen rendering first aid to others. Camera pans over the wounded on the deck. One, who is able to raise himself partly, is given a cup of water. Two, who are sitting, converse, and one shows the other a Nazi German armband he has as a souvenir.
U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain military transport planes in North Africa during World War II. U.S. army vehicle moves past debris to pipeline which snakes over concrete blocks. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain military transport plane taxis on a field. C-47s taxi on a dusty field.
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