Francais
Deutsch
Italiano
Refine Your Search
Adak Alaska USA 1943 stock footage and images
- Showing 1807 to 1812 of 27381 results
more
Hide
Crowd of women view the Memphis Belle B-17.
A group of women gathered in front of the Memphis Belle. Women shield their eyes as they watch presentation from crew members. View of crew member talking before audience, mostly women.
Cartoon animation “Private Snafu The Infantry Blues” depicts working conditions of various service branches of the United States Armed Forces in World War 2
American cartoon animation “Private Snafu” shows the difficulty of each United States Armed Forces service branches- the United States Army Infantry and Tank Corps, the US Navy and the US Air Forces- in World War 2. “All the Air Force gets the glory and the Navy gets the cheers” laments Private Snafu. Marching through various terrain such as mud, snow and jungle, Private Snafu complains about his infantry work. Private Snafu wades through jungle river, until a crocodile emerges carrying his rucksack. Private Snafu singing “I’ve got the infantry blues” while his boots are depicting with sounding train horns. Mountain range with sign saying “Rest room 18,000 MI”. Private Snafu laments about being a “dogface”, wishes he had joined the Tank Corps as "they do their fighting on a nice, soft seat". A crass, cigar-smoking miniature G.I. fairy called the “Technical Fairy (First Class)” appears and grants Private Snafu’s wish. As a member of the Tank Corps, Private Snafu rides a tank across rugged terrain with difficulty controlling the tank. Hanging from the main gun of the tank, he wishes with regret that he had joined the Navy. The Technical Fairy grants Private Snafu’s wish and teleports him to the Navy. Private Snafu rides PT boat 13 through choppy waters. Private Snafu’s stomach is depicted with choppy waters. “Give me air!” cries Private Snafu after coughing up water while riding on two fish. A water-skiing Technical Fairy grants his wish, teleporting Private Snafu to a P-38 airplane. Private Snafu has difficulty controlling altitude of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning plane and runs into a mountain. The cockpit falls from the mountain, where Private Snafu finds himself back in the Infantry. “I see you’re back sir, here is your pack sir.” says the Technical Fairy as he hands over a pack to Private Snafu. “All the roads are pretty rough, parlay-voo,” sings the Technical Fairy, to the tune of “Hinky Dinky Parlez Vou (Mademoiselle from Armentières)”. “and all the services are tough, parlay-voo” sings back Private Snafu as he and the Technical Fairy march together. The Technical Fairy and Private Snafu sing “any "soldier or gob" should "finish the job"- Hinky Dinky Parlez Vou” as they march away.
United States Navy ships at sea, scrap metal processed (WW2)
United States Navy ships in convoy at sea during World War 2. A group of Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT landing crafts on deck of sailing ship. Trucks massed on deck of ship at sea. United States soldiers practice aiming a field gun on deck of ship. Idle machinery abandoned as scrap metal Bulldozer pulls obsolete heavy machinery from a factory to be sold as scrap. Men dismantling collected scrap machinery. Large scrap gear wheel moved on overhead crane. Scrap of various mechanical parts being processed at a factory. Molten steel spills from furnace foundry. A ladle pours molten steel. Rail carts containing scrap metal convey inside a factory. Words say “FROM YOUR SCRAP WE WILL FORGE THE ARMS OF VICTORY!”.
Maestro Arturo Toscanini at Wave Hill, his home in Riverdale, New York, during World War II
Music Maestro, Arturo toscanini, is seen in the library at Wave Hill, the mansion in which he is living during World War 2. His grandson, Walfredo Toscanini, is relaxing on a sofa in the background. The Maestro, paces the floor, as he listens to a phonograph record. Toscanini family pictures are seen on a piano, where the maestro is seated playing from a musical score. He pauses to annotate the score.
Various Japanese men and women do various works after training in Chicago by WRA offices in California, United States (WW2)
United States Relocation Program by War Relocation Authority (WRA) in World War II. Japanese women work in a doll making workshop. Two Japanese women paint and enjoy in California. A Japanese man sits and feeds chickens. A Japanese boy carries eggs in a basket. Three men work in a farm. A Japanese woman works on a machine in California. A Japanese man works on a machine in potato crop. Japanese men and woman work in egg dehydrating plant. They remove egg yolk from white on a machine. Put yolk into other machine. Men work in a Candy making factory. A Japanese woman sews United States flag by a sewing machine. A boy carries trolley of packets to a truck. Boy seals packet for shipment.
Crowd walks past and enters the New York City Town Hall Theatre and Carnegie Hall.
Crowd at New York Town Hall Theatre (123 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036, United States) in New York City. People walk past the Town Hall theater. A crowd enters the theater. Billboard of Beethoven music show, its artists and time of the show and a "sold out by subscription" sign on it. Exterior of Carnegie Hall (881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019, United States) from across the road. Cars pass past the hall. A "Fifth Avenue Coach Company" bus halts at hall and people get off the bus and walk away. People stand and talk in front of the hall. People enter Carnegie Hall.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.