Citizens and United States soldiers walk along the streets in Tokyo, Japan on New Year Day (OshÅgatsu) of 1946. Japanese women and children dressed in kimonos walk along a sidewalk. Some Japanese men and women are also seen wearing face masks. They are wearing face masks during winter influenza season. A woman wearing a surgical mask and fur coat glances at the camera as she walks by. Japanese women and children walking along the streets.
Stunt by Alaska gold miner Jack Loreen, as he remains "buried alive" in a coffin underground for 64 days and one hour in Chicago, Illinois. A crowd seated around a grave with a sign which reads 'Here Lies Jack Loreen'. A man starts to dig the grave to retrieve Loreen. Jack Loreen as seen from a see-through air shaft. The man digs deeper. A coffin is hoisted out of the grave. The crowd surrounds Jack Loreen as he emerges from the coffin. Jack Loreen poses with his family including wife and children.
A U.S. four-stack destroyer flanks the Presidential Yacht, Mayflower, as it steams, carrying Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, followed by a motor launch, in New York City on Christmas Day, 1918 a month after the end of World War I. The next scene shows the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38),with ship's company lining her decks and her forward three-gun turrets turned to port. Next sequence is take from a small boat circling the Pennsylvania from bow to her port side, where two small boats are seen. In a separate scene, a motor launch pulls up to a gangplank at starboard side of the Pennsylvania. Scene shifts to the USS Texas (BB-35) steaming, followed by other battleships. Final scenes show warships anchored,one belching heavy black smoke. A U.S. Cruiser. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Memorial day services aboard USS Arizona at the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States, five months after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Flag at half mast. Arizona submerged in water, showing scars. Captain, Officers and people standing with bowed heads. U.S. Navy Admiral Francis Compton Denebrink standing aboard USS Arizona. Waves placing wreaths on deck of Arizona. They pose with the wreath. Bugler sounding taps, flag waving in the background. Arizona submerged in water, showing battle scars. USS Arizona in water, flag flying at half mast above wreckage.
Baseball immortals gather at Yankee Stadium, on July 30, 1955, for the annual Old Timers day. Players welcomed onto field. Ty Cobb shakes hands with fan in stands. Shots of participating players including Yankees' Joe DiMaggio, Cubs' Gabby Hartnett, Dodgers' Burleigh Grimes and White Sox' Ted Lyons. Players in dugout include A's Jimmy Foxx (with bat), and at far right, NY Giants' Bill Terry talking with Boston Braves' Tommy Holmes. 89-year old Cy Young sits and smokes a pipe. Shots of Yankees' great 1940s outfield of Charlie Keller, Joe DiMaggio and Tommy Heinrich. Shots of fans in stands. Yankees' current manager Casey Stengel accepts birthday cake from newspaper writers. Old Timers game in progress, players come around to score.
Damage in Johnston Pennsylvania due to a massive flood on March 17 and March 18, 1936, known as the Saint Patrick's Day Flood. Men crossing a pontoon bridge over the Conemaugh River or the Stony Creek River. A railroad near the flooded waterway. A train car on the railroad track. A wrecked car outside a building. The exterior of the Johnstown Station building for the Pennsylvania Railroad. People gather outside the building. The flooded streets in the area. Vehicles in water. Buildings along the sides of the flooded streets. People walking on the street. Wrecked cars and other vehicles in the area. The destroyed houses and rubble in the street.
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