The Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States) in Washington DC, United States. View of Henry Ford's Theater where Lincoln was shot. Child enters the Theater. American flag at half-mast outside window of the house where Abraham Lincoln died. Front view of the Lincoln Memorial.
American soldiers undergo a weapon identification training in the United States. A 105 mm howitzer placed in bushes. Soldiers load and fire the howitzer. It can fire 2 rounds per minute. The soldiers at the receiving end lying on the ground and carefully listening to the sound of the 105 mm howitzer being fired. Another soldier hiding in the bushes tries to identify the sound. Explosions on the ground. (World War II period).
Stacks of surrendered German weapons and equipment lay outside the gates of an establishment in Czechoslovakia at end of World War 2. A soldier walks slowly along the road past the arms.
Sunset Handicap Race in Inglewood, California. Opening scene shows the heavily favored racehorse, "Swaps" (number 5) being readied for the race. View of stands filled with spectators. The horeses entering the track. Close view of spectators. Horses making a turn and entering the final straightaway, with Swaps pulling ahead of the field and crossing the finish line in record time of 2:38 1/5
1956 Royal Film Performance at the Empire Theatre in Leicester Square, London, England (of the motion picture, "The Battle of the River Plate"). British and Hollywood celebrities arriving at the Empire Theatre (Leicester Square London, WC2 United Kingdom) for the event. Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe (Miller) accompanied by her husband, the playwright Arthur Miller, pass through the foyer. Hollywood actress Joan Crawford arrives with her husband, Alfred Steele (CEO of Pepsi-Cola). Queen Elizabeth II arrives followed by Princess Margaret. Reginald Bromhead, chairman of the Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund, introduces Queen Elizabeth II of England to stars, including Marilyn Monroe with Victor Mature standing on her left. A grandson of Mr. Bromhead offers flowers to the Queen.
From a series of clips showing work on the Canol Project in Canada during World War 2. View of workers working at a construction site near the Mackenzie River. African American U.S. Army soldiers of the 388th Engineer General Service Regiment roll steel pipes on to a barge. The Engineers lift the pipes. (When the river was frozen, members of this regiment were sometimes referred to as the "Ice Road Truckers" moving equipment on the frozen Mackenzie River.)
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