Activities of American soldiers in France during World War I. The exterior of a building. The mail call for the soldiers. A rooster stands outside the mail call slot and then goes back inside. The soldiers arrive near the building and receive postal mail through the same slot. They read their mail. The chow wagon for the soldiers. The soldiers eat food. Soldiers walking in a battle trench. An American soldier and a French soldier stand beside a sign post showing "5th Avenue" going one way and "Broadway" going the other (humorous signs recalling the New York City famous streets). The American soldier appears to be explaining the signs to the French soldier.
Dutch export products packed in the Netherlands. Edam cheese coated in paraffin wax from Edam-Volendam region inside crates. 'New York' and 'Holland Edam Cheese' written on the crates. Man removes Edam cheese from the crate. A label for “Holland Edam Cheese”. Farm-made cheese wheels from Holland on display. A man cutting a slice of Edam cheese with a knife. Tulips growing on a farm. A man digs out mud from the farm and takes the tulip bulbs out. The tulip bulbs being packaged and loaded in a crate. 'Product of Holland' written on the packs.
Major Glenn Miller and his Army Air Corps band play "In the Mood," for large gathering of airmen during 8th Air Force War Bond rally, at Wycombe Abbey, High Wycombe in England on July 29th 1944, during World War 2. The airmen and spectators applaud enthusiastically. The band then plays "Stardust. Glenn Miller introduces his string section that includes classical musicians, who have played with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and The Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski. The group is headed by Sergeant George Otners, whom Miller introduces, along with the String Section. Major Miller introduces the Saxaphone Section, headed by Sergeant Hank Freeman, who formerly played with the Artie Shaw band. Miller also introduces Sergeant Albert, his bass player.
Officials and visitors place wreaths at the marble memorial marking the grave of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the rose garden of his home, Springwood, in Hyde Park, New York. Cars carrying the visitors drive up to the main house. Several views of Springwood.
United States declares war on gangs and rackets in the United States. The Congress and Department of Justice take action against crime in the United States. New York city at night. Pile of guns with tags on them. Damaged buildings. Civilians enter the damaged buildings. Department of Justice launches an attack on gangs and racketeers in 25 cities.
Film 'Sunset in the Pacific' shows United States Marine Corps photographers taking pictures and filming motion pictures in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Night view of a huge explosion. Two photographers shoot still pictures from behind a rock. Marines advance on beachhead. Combat cameraman with a 35 mm movie camera crawls over ground and into a trench. Flood waters flow through a valley, smashing into homes and shacks. Photographers shoot stills with speed graphic. Movie studio camera operator using 35mm motion picture film camera on platform or boom to capture motion picture film images of a American Legion Parade in New York City. Legionaries march with the American flag in hand. Two camera operators film couples dancing in a ballroom, on what appears to be a Hollywood movie set. Band plays in the background. Sailor watches as chief photographer explains working of 35mm movie camera.
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