Belgian infantry charge down a steep sandy hillside at Nieuport (Nieuwpoort) Belgium, in three columns, during World War 1. The nearest column is led by an officer brandishing a sword. They ascend another hill, opposite, where they fan out and continue their advance, side by side, across the crest of the hill.
Failed flying machine helicopter device being tested in Chicago,Illinois. Men work on the helicopter-like aircraft and start its rotor blades moving. They are oriented on end similar to paddle boat wheels. They spin rapidly but the flying machine fails to lift off.
Slate indicates that 200 million gallons of gasoline are used annually in the United States for power (in 1925). View of a busy city street, possibly New York City, circa 1925 with motor vehicle traffic, pedestrians and many tall buildings. Many early automobiles seen. A worker tests flash point of kerosene. Lighted candle in stuck block of paraffin (wax) showing wax or parrafin as a byproduct of petroleum. Slate indicates that petroleum provides motor fuel, common light, a lubricant for machinery and other important by-products.
U.S. 3rd Battalion 1st Marines advance through Yasusu village in Okinawa. A Marine throws smoke grenade at Japanese position at embankment. White phosphorous grenade explosions. Marines come back after taking cover behind small embankment, marines running at high port. They move over crest of hill.
Activities of French soldiers in Algeria, Africa. The soldiers move past stoned houses. Algerians stand outside the houses. The soldiers search them and their belongings. They enter a house. Soldiers in defensive position on crest of hill. Aircraft in flight. The soldiers watch two airdrops of supplies. Mountains in the background.
United States 35th Infantry soldier guards Korean prisoner carrying a wounded prisoner in Yongdongpo, Korea. Men trod over crest of hill. Gunner of Company 'A ' fires .30 caliber air cooled machine gun. Soldier half-kneeling against mound of dirt near fence. Company 'B' of 35th Infantry walk on road and approach a traffic circle in town. View of North Korean flag and banner on decorated arc in Yongdongpo, Korea.
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