Ruins in Hiroshima, Japan after World War II. In the rubble a Japanese family searches for roof tiles to be used in their new home. A Japanese man searches through ruins of his former home for salvageable items. Ruins of a catholic church in the background. A Japanese boy searches through the rubble for salvage. A Japanese woman carrying a bouquet passes through lines of headstones in a cemetery. She reaches the gravestone of her son and places the flowers in two stone flower vases on each side. She clasps her hand and meditates. A Japanese woman walks along a road through rubble in front of a building.
Japanese people in front of the gates of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan to bid the Shōwa Emperor a Happy New Year. The front of the Palace Gate shows Japanese people bowing. Dai-Ichi Building (Dn Tower 21, 1 Chome-13-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan) in the background. A Japanese family bows in union. Before they bow, coats and hats are removed and laid under the arm. A family of two children and their parents line up and bow. The children are dressed in kimonos. Several girls line up and bow. Three girls walk along a road. A family comprising of a mother, two small children and a boy in a student's clothes take off their coats and bow together. Two women pray and bow. Grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.
U.S. Philippine Department Air Force personnel assembling new Seversky P-35A pursuit planes at Nichols Field in the Philippines prior to World War II in the Pacific. These have Swedish roundel markings with 3 yellow crowns on a blue circle background, identifying them as J 9 aircraft for the Swedish Air Force. They were initially sold to Sweden as Republic EP-106 aircraft and redesignated as P-35A by the U.S. Army Air Corps. Because of imbargoes in place due to World War 2, in Europe, these aircraft were diverted to the U.S. Army. Mechanics push a Seversky P-35A (J 9) fuselage on the tarmac outside a hangar. Mechanics work on P-35 engine in the hangar. A sign reads 'Headquarters 17th Pursuit Squadron' at a tent bivouac area. Airmen talk outside a tent. Views from a car driving through nearby residential neighborhood of Ramaville. Two men in white suits with a woman on porch of a house Several P-35A airplanes flying low over the area. Airmen loading a car with baggage.
Road transportation system in post World War II Europe, supporting reconstruction efforts. European workers work at a bridge being bulit. Workers work on constructing a highway in Belgium. Diesel trailer trucks along with cars and Volkswagen bus or van vehicles move along a road in Germany. A truck stop at a gas station to refuel. Men load a truck with parts for construction of a power plant, and another truck with containers containing refrigerated fish. A truck pulls semi-trailers. A trailer truck loaded with Swedish furniture moves bringing new furnishings to homes in a town on the Polders of Holland. Boom in tourism begins. Signs at a Tourism office in Milan, Italy. European people at a Swiss railroad station. Swedish and Italian International tourism buses traveling in Europe providing a way to tour and sleep without needing to stay in hotels.
A film titled 'Here We Come' shows U.S. troops during World War II. The troops travel by trucks to a building in Europe. A sign reads 'Incoming Troops Report Room-5 This Building'. The troops pile out of trucks and take showers. A sign reads '89th Bn. Clothing Issue'. The troops get new clothing. They receive money. The soldiers deposit their weapons other than pistols.
New buildings in Panama City, Republic of Panama, after the opening of the Panama Canal. The National Institute building (C. Estudiante, Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama) in Panama City. Spanish Colonial style balconies in a row of houses. A Panamanian boy with a rag tied around waist walks on a street. Views of the Palacio de las Garzas or the President's House (Av. Eloy Alfaro, Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama). People walk past on a street.
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