Soviet Ambassador addresses nation in Washington D.C., United States, the day after the German invasion of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa in World War II. View of the Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics building. Soviet Union Ambassador Constantine Oumansky seated at office. He addresses nation and presents his views on Hitler's German invasion of the Soviet Union. He states that Hitler has miscalculated, and that Hitler's invasion will be smashed. Under Secretary of State, Benjamin Sumner Welles, addresses a press conference stating the administration's immediate aim is to stop Hitlerism (Nazism) and Fascism. Reporters note down the points. Photographers take pictures.
Woodsmen cut and tie fir Christmas trees for shipment in Shelton,Washington, United States. Woodsmen in the forest areas cut and tie fir trees. They attach tags to the Christmas tree bundles. Tags read names of places like Manila, Singapore, Honolulu. Man transports the tree bundles by a trailer. Crane loads a bundle on a ship.
Franklin Roosevelt signs lend lease bill in Washington D.C., United States. President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt seated at desk. He signs lend lease bill and speeds all out aid to Allied nations. (World War II period).
The defending champion of baseball's American League, the Detroit Tigers, practice at spring training in Lakeland Florida, March 1941. Players warm up throwing arms, with pitchers Bobo Newsom (#12) and Schoolboy Rowe (#14) in foreground. Close up of manager Del Baker talking. Player slides into sliding pit. Shots of pitcher Tommy Bridges (#10) warming up; outfielder Barney McCosky (#21) hitting a ball and running to first base; Hall of Fame second baseman Charlie Gehringer (#2), hitting a ball and running to first;, Hall of Fame first baseman Hank Greenberg (#5) posing for the camera with bat; pitcher Newsom warming up; and Greenberg hitting a ball and running to first.
Beauty pageant in Palatka,Florida. Lined up contestants pose in different outfits. They walk on a ramp. Panel of judges seated as the give their remarks. Trees in the background. The winner is crowned as Azalea Queen. Winner poses with the fellow contestants.
Gold panning and irrigation in Colorado, United States. Miner in Leadville or Cripple Creek picks out nugget from shallow gold mining pan. Large dam at a river to store water for irrigation, collected from snowmelt. Mountains in the background. Farmer irrigates orchard from the reservoirs filled with melting snow.
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