View of YB-17 bomber piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Robert Olds, Commander of the U.S. Army Air Corps 2nd Bomb Group, seen aloft, during an historic non-stop flight from March Field, California, to Langley Field, Virginia. The YB-17 lands at Langley Field. Next, Lieutenant Colonel Olds is seen discussing the flight, while surrounded by U.S. Army officers all wearing campaign hats. Glimpse of YB-17s of the 2nd Bomb Group parked on the ramp at Langley Field.
13th Anniversary celebration in Coconut Grove, Florida. Governor Goodwin Knight of California speaks into a microphone during the ceremony. Los Angeles Mayor Norris Poulson, National Commander of American Legion Seaborn Collins and Master of Ceremonies Bob Hope. USAF General Doolittle presents the 'Safety Trophy' to the USAF for reducing vehicular accidents. This trophy which is accepted by General Albert Boyd representing USAF, to be presented to the winning command yearly.
Boy Scouts of America camp at 6th National Jamboree with 52,000 scouts at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Boy Scouts in uniform during training. Scouts in a campsite emerge from a tent and approach a dining tarp area. Scouts cooking. Scouts go through an obstacle course with a balance beam and then they pass through a series of suspended tires. Visiting Boy Scouts from other countries talk with American Boy Scouts from California's Golden Empire Council and exchange patches. Group of Canadian scouts beneath a timber entrance structure with a flag that reads Ontario. Boy Scouts sit outside camp sites.
Views of men, women, and children aboard the steamship "SS "Marine Flasher" docked at a pier in New York harbor after a voyage from Bremen, Germany. Her passengers include many refugees and former prisoners of Nazi concentration camps. Many benefited from U.S. Presidential Directive No. 29, issued on December 22, 1945, giving preference to Displaced Persons in obtaining visas. A woman with her child smiles. A boy waves at friends and relatives on shore. A young brother and sister in the ship. An older and younger woman, likely mother and daughter, show the prisoner number tattooed by Nazis on their arms. The tattoos are sequentially numbered, A-26587 and A-26588. Reuniting people hold each other with warmth and weep. A family of 7 children spanning a range of ages, with no parents evident. (Note: this is the Weber family ranging in age from 4-18. In order of age from oldest to youngest they are Alfons, Senta, Ruth, Gertrude, Renee, Judith, and Virginia (Ginger) nee Bela. The family settled in Chicago. All married and had 24 children and now numerous grandchildren. The children and grandchildren live in across the U.S. in Chicago, Maryland, Texas, Alabama, California, Virginia, Minnesota and in London, England. This Information provided in 2014, by Lynn Chapman daughter of Gertrude.) (World War II period).
Damaged American ships after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II. United States Navy Arizona battle ship. Other battle ships like Maryland, Oklahoma, Nevada, California.
Damaged American ships after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II. United States Navy battle ship West Virginia. A boat moves across as thick smoke rises from the coast. Other battle ships like Maryland, Oklahoma, Nevada, California.
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