Former President of the U.S. National Aeronautical Association Fredrick Patterson presents a medal in 1923 to Orville Wright in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the first flight. Patterson presents a medal to Orville Wright in the United States. View of the medal.
U.S. Army 88th Division troops advance along a road, in the Apennine Mountains of Italy, in final days of World War 2. Members of an Italian Alpinieri Brigade greet them. They serve wine to the soldiers as they pass through the area. Italian soldiers are gathered around a wagon where they drink wine from a large barrel. American infantrymen, in succession, without breaking step, sip wine from a metal cup offered by an Italian Alpinieri trooper. Another view of the Italian soldiers around the wagon containing their wine barrel. In change of scene, American infantry of the 10th Mountain Division are seen moving down a slope, single file, to a mountain road and then proceeding across a small stream in a barren region of the mountains. Later, as they proceed on either side of a mountain road, a jeep passes in the road center, raising dust. The Americans pass Italian troops relaxing near destroyed buildings. Several sit on remains of an Italian Centauro armored personnel carrier overgrown with weeds. Next, a mountain road is seen, clogged with jeeps and trucks. Along the side of the crowded road, Italian soldiers of the Salmerie da Combattimento, 5° group " Montecassino" (Baggage Combat, 5th group "Montecassino") are seen walking with their mules, fully loaded with rations and medical supplies. One of them has been identified as Mario Pace, (Rome 1923-1995) along with his mule, Adeodato. The Italian Baggage Combat Group and mules, continue along the road .(Note: Under the name "5th Pack Mule Group", this Italian unit was assigned the task of bringing supplies to front line combat troops in the mountains.) They are followed by U.S. soldiers on horseback with more horses and mules.
A dam over a river and a hydroelectric power plant in Spain. A dam constructed over a river. Men at work on the construction site. A modern dam with a highway running over it. Water pours over a spillway. A concrete bridge over a dried river. A system of canals to provide water for irrigation of fields. Two men open gates of a canal allowing water to flow.
A work man drives an American vehicle, caterpillar across a field in Spain. Caterpillar digs up mud and level the ground.
Spanish Blue Division soldiers in Spain during World War II. They served as volunteers in the German Army on the eastern front. Spanish officers salute German soldiers. A Spanish officer receives flowers from a woman. The Blue Division soldiers look out of the windows of railroad cars. Augustin Muñoz Grandes, Commander of the Blue Division, greets the soldiers. Some soldiers say good bye to their families. The train pulls out of the station. The soldiers lean out of train. They are handed snacks, drinks, and other refreshments by the people gathered. Dignitaries present deliver speeches and Nazi salutes.
Spanish Civil War. Refugees come to Luchon, France after crossing over Pyrenees. Spanish men walk down a slope. Women and children carrying their belongings come to France to escape the evils of the war. A man eats a meal. Soldiers loaded in railroad trains leave for the war front.