United States Coast Guard pre invasion activities in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States during World War II. A United States Army jeep being hoisted aboard a ship. American Coast Guardsmen on board the ship underway in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States in January , 1944. A Landing Craft Tank along side a ship as Army troops get onto it. LCT pulls away. Various United States Coast Guard transports underway in the Bay. A man at a steering wheel. Various landing craft underway,practicing in the bay. A soldier on the beach directs as landing craft approach the beach. Ramps of landing crafts being lowered and troops move off the craft as they practice debarkation of troops prior to an invasion. Various boats seen in this film include: Higgins boats from the USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) and USS Chilton (APA-38); and Landing Crafts Large, USS LCI(L)-505 and 523. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
The Army-Navy 'E' Award ceremony at the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland, United States during World War II. United States Senator from Maryland Millard E. Tydings delivers a speech from a podium. Senator Tydings thanks the people and the workers of the Edgewood Arsenal for their support. Major General William N. Porter Chief of the Chemical Warfare Service delivers a speech. He hands over the Army-Navy flag to Captain Leahy, Naval Liaison Officer at the Edgewood Arsenal. The Army-Navy flag being unfolded on the stage. The flag hoisted on a pole. Captain Leahy announces the names of three oldest employees of the war plant of the Edgewood Arsenal and presents award pins to the employees.
Research work by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics Service (United States Department of Agriculture). Chief of the Bureau Dr. Hazel K Stiebeling talks about research in the field of food and nutrition at the Beltsville Research Center in Maryland. Laboratory technicians compare the nutritive value of foods. They measure the growth of a chicken using a machine, and that of a rat using an apparatus. A technician measures certain vitamins and amino acids using micro organisms in test tubes. Technicians use chemical methods to measure Vitamin C and small food proportions. A photoelectric calorimeter is used to measure carbohydrates in a food.
20000 football fans watch a thrilling game of football at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland,United States. The Navy Midshipman "Middies" win a thrilling 26-0 victory over William and Mary. Navy sunk the opposition by long passes and line plunges. Loud cheering from the crowd can be heard.
U.S. Naval Academy football players "Middie Gridders" train under Coach Rip Miller in Annapolis, Maryland. View of a football with 'Navy 1931' written on it. Midshipmen on field, run, exercise and undergo training for the football season. Coach Rip Miller gives instructions to the team. Tackle and blocking practice using dummies.
Students outside a one room school house in Old Dobbin, Columbia, Maryland on a snowy day. A small open-bed truck pulls up and school children climb into the back. Children keep trying to climb in even as the truck pulls away. Some children throw snow balls in a snow ball fight. A horse-drawn sleigh pulls up to the school to carry more children after the school day is over. Students run and board the sleigh. Children play in the school yard. Some sled while others climb a tree and jump-off the branches as the branches bend down toward the ground.
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