Activities of the United States Army after the Baltimore Riots following death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Views of Druid Hill Park. A jeep moves on a road near a staging area. Tents and a flag in the staging area. Views of a street near a pond. Signs : 'Laurens St.' and 'Franks Super Market'.
1940s views of new housing units in the form of residential apartment buildings east of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Apartments with parking garages under them across the South Capitol street bridge near the Oxon Hill area. A 1940s sedan car pulls into a parking garage under an apartment building. Next view is out Maryland Avenue and over Bladensburg Avenue to the northeast, showing apartments and other buildings in the Greenbelt area. Car traffic is seen driving through the University of Maryland campus. Apartment construction underway in areas near the University of Maryland. Construction of Colonial Village, with aerial and ground level views of the site. Traffic driving along the Mount Vernon Highway with the Potomac River beside it (later George Washington Parkway). Apartment building construction in Alexandria. Busy traffic scene of commuters arriving in Washington DC on a work day. People get on and off trolley car lines in Washington, D.C. Other commuters wait to board a bus. Late 1940s automobile traffic on street in Washington, D.C.
Preakness stakes at Pimlico racecourse (5201 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215, United States) in Baltimore, Maryland. 45,000 fans gather to witness the Preakness stakes at the Pimlico racecourse. The horse race gets underway. War admiral races ahead of Pompoon to win the race.
The German merchant submarine Deutschland being assisted by the tugboat "Thomas F Timmins" into Baltimore Harbor (Maryland) on July 9, 1916. Her crew stands on deck and she flies the German flag. The Captain (Paul Koenig, sometimes spelled König, or Konig) and crew pose on shore for a photograph, behind a sign reading: Deutschland, Bremen. (Note: This commercial submarine was operated by the North German Lloyd Line. Submerging to avoid British patrols, she was able to carry valuable cargoes through the British (and other Entente Powers) WWI blockade. On this first trip to the U.S. She carried industrial dyes and gemstones. The Deutschland left Baltimore about 3 weeks later and returned safely to Bremen with with cargo of nickel, tin and rubber.)
The Race of the Century at the Pimlico Racecourse (5201 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215, United States) in Baltimore, Maryland in 1938. War Admiral and Seabiscuit moving towards the racetrack. Spectators in a stand. The race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral starts. Spectators in the stand cheer. Seabiscuit ahead of War Admiral.
U.S. Army intervention during rioting in Baltimore in wake of Martin Luther King assassination. Field grade Army officers discuss their mission in a command center after the military has been dispatched to restore and maintain order in Baltimore Maryland in the wake of riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King, in 1968. Next, a major is seen communicating on a telephone. A soldier is also seen speaking on a telephone.
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