The Second Aviation Instruction Center in Tours, France during World War I. Firemen respond to a practice alert and arrive with wheel carts. The carts are loaded with hoses and other equipment. The firemen put the hoses in a tanker. They throw water from the hoses.
A film on contributions of African American soldiers in various wars, but mostly focusing on World War I era. African American workers at an oil field with oil derricks talk to each other. Depiction of African Americans serving in the Spanish-American War and advancing towards a battlefield. African American man speaks about his experience of the war. Scenes of excavation and construction of the Panama Canal. Huge earth moving equipment at work and a man triggers an explosive detonation during the dig. A U.S. Navy ship underway in the newly completed Panama Canal. World War I scene of a U.S. Army unit including African American soldiers marching through a town in France, in formation, with a military band leading the march. African American soldiers of the 813th Pioneer Regiment near Marseilles France work to build a railroad. Also scenes with soldiers from the 332nd Labor Battalion, and the 808th Pioneer Regiment clearing an area near Verdun. African American soldiers of the 8th Illinois infantry (later the 370th infantry) running with the rifles as they mobilize for battle in France. African American soldiers of 371st Regiment and 372nd regiment crossing battlefield during World War I. Members of the 369th regiment in battle. Railroad guns and heavy artillery firing during World War I. American soldiers leaping from a trench and running across no mans land during battle. African American soldiers of the 369th infantry ("Harlem Hellfighters") receiving awards, medals, and citations at an awards ceremony in France during World War 1. Henry Johnson and other African Americna soldiers marching in New York City victory parade soon after the armistice ending World War I. Graves of soldiers at Arlington Cemetery as seen from a moving vehicle. Images of grave markers for several African American soldiers and officers. Two African American soldiers approaching the All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Close-up view of the memorial and plaque on the memorial. Several other memorials in the U.S. showing African American soldiers. View of a facsimile of the 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division (colored) memorial in France, near the towns of Ardeuil and Séchault. Dramatized depiction of the memorial being destroyed by the invading German Army on June 15, 1941. African American preacher speaks in a church.
A young Major Fiorello La Guardia, future mayor of New York City, seen in uniform and smiling in front of the camera.
A desert horse race in the Middle East. An Arab dignitary arrives on a white Arabian horse, flanked by servants. Commoners bow down to the dignitary on his arrival. Spectators sit on the ground before the start of a race. A trio of musicians play instruments. Arab spectators crowd to watch a race. Horse gallop at the start of race, with jockeys firing with guns.
French soldiers marching with flags, officers on horseback, during an offensive in World War 1. Captured German soldiers, carrying blankets, march as Allied troops look on. A truck containing Allied soldiers drives by. Soldiers riding horses (pulling a cart) pass by a dead soldier. Horses pull carts carrying supplies and artillery. German prisoners-of-war sit on the ground after arriving at a camp. Allied soldiers distribute food rations to German prisoners. Food being tossed to Germans. German prisoners scramble to pick up tossed food packs on the ground.
French soldiers firing with artillery during World War 1. A French Renault Ft tank rolls into a forest. A Canon de 75 modèle 1897 75mm field gun firing in forest. Two Renault Ft tanks moving through the battlefield at high speed. Allied soldiers advance alongside Renault Ft tanks. Soldiers dive to trenches as the battlefield is hit by artillery fire. Renault Ft tanks swarm the battlefield. A German soldier furiously drives a galloping horse cart, narrowly avoiding artillery fire. A tank, covered with tree branches, rolls up a muddy hill with soldiers. German soldiers raising their arms to surrender. Ruined landscape with loan Renault Ft tank driving through.
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