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American citizens celebrate "I am an American Day" in New York City during World War II.

Opening slate reads “New Americans Celebrate their Citizenship.” Huge Crowd is gathered in New York City’s Central Park, on “I am an American Day,” which also includes newly naturalized American citizens (although they are not featured, as such, in the film). New York Mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia, presides and delivers a speech from a podium. New York clergymen are seated with one another on a front row seat where patriotic bunting is draped. Vice President Henry R. Wallace is also seen in that front row. Various views of U.S. military units parading along 5th Avenue in New York City. The units include huge columns of United States soldiers, including one large group of African American soldiers.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051753
Mail transported by train and airmail by airplanes.

United States Post office employees sort mail sacks filled with letters. A locomotive train approaching camera position and passing by at high speed. Map of United States connecting destinations and a flying plane. A man examining models of various airplanes used for air mail service. Shows postmaster General James A. Farley emerging from a plane with other men to examine the latest technology and advances in airplanes for airmail service. View of exterior of Newark Air Mail Post Office building. Men emerging from plane. A plane takes off. Men load postal mail sacks on plane. View of a pilot reenacting the look of one of the original night mail pilots.

Location: Newark New Jersey USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051774
Frank Knox arrives at Patuxent River; assorted other scenes of Japanese military leaders and allied military leaders

A government official arrives by a plane and greeted by military officer during World War 2. Next scene is unrelated and shows Japanese General Hideki Tojo and an aide seated at a ceremony, with Imperial Japanese navy pilots seated behind and others including civilians in the audience. Next scene shows officers of Navy of Imperial Japan in conference as they examine a map on a ship deck. Scene shifts to another greeting of unnamed Allied officials meeting and greeting at an airstrip. Next scene shows a Pacific Island battlefield with both dead troops on beach area and live American troops walking nearby. Next scenes shows U.S. Secretary of Navy, Frank Knox, as he arrives at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in a plane. Frank Knox and other officials leave. Various views of radio towers are seen in between scenes in the clip.

Location: Patuxent River Maryland USA
Date: 1943, August
Duration: 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051791
Grease is spread on ways to prepare for launch of the USS Houston (CL-81) during World War 2

Preparation for launch of the Light Cruiser ship, USS Houston (CL-81) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia. Shipyard worker spreads grease on ways. He uses a wooden stick. Dock in the background.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1943, June 19
Duration: 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675055340
U.S. Army IX Corps soldiers fill and load gasoline cans into trucks and discuss maps in California.

U.S. Army IX Corps maneuvers at desert training centers in California. RHD Calipatria: A gasoline rail cargo in the background. Gasoline cans are filled and loaded into trucks. Blue CP: A IX Corps officer explains a maneuver map to the soldiers. Red CP: Soldiers camp in the desert. Soldiers discuss a map. (World War II period).

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057527
U.S. Army IX Corps bulldozer and road grader in operation, and a convoy moves along in the Californian desert.

U.S. Army IX Corps at desert training centers in California. Bulldozer and road grader in operation. Various vehicles move along roads and highways. Soldiers clearing road. Trucks and jeeps carrying soldiers arrive. A crane passes off. Various military vehicles including trucks and tanks carrying troops move along a road in the desert. The convoy includes military medical trucks. A tank passes by. A half track tows a caisson along dirt road. Several tanks follow. (World War II period).

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057528
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