United States Army post office in Indiana. Piles of letters on tables. A man empties a bag of V-Mail (Victory Mail). A group of men opens the envelopes and arrange the letters in neat piles. V-mail symbol and V-Mail written on envelopes. A letter in view.
War Parade on Fifth Avenue, in New York City, United States during World War II. United States flags raised on the buildings. The first float in the Parade is called "Death Rides" and is an effigy of Death, as a cloaked skeleton, astride a gray horse, beating Nazi swastika drums. Another float , entitled: "Pearl Harbor", depicts a Japanese man (Hideki Tojo) stabbing Uncle Sam in the back prodded by other Axis leaders, German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini. A Boy Scout Band marches and plays. Boy Scouts of America carry massed American flags. A huge crowd of spectators gathered on the sidewalks. Jeeps and tanks take part in parade. Units of Army and Navy participate in parade. A band of bagpipers in Scottish garb. British and American flags lead contingents of British troops. Unit of U.S. Womens Army Corps (WAC) parades. Policemen all along the line of march.
War Parade on Fifth Avenue, in New York City, United States during World War II . Baton twirling Drum Majorettes. National Float of the Netherlands, with "Holland" in bold letters. several U.S. veterans of WWI in uniform. Athletes in running gear. Antique wooden hearse drawn by team of 4 horses, with sign on its side decrying "Crime of Lidice." United States flags raised on the buildings. A huge crowd gathered on the sidewalks. Policemen stationed at the curbs along the line of march.
War Parade on Fifth Avenue, in New York City, United States during World War II . An open car driven by an Army soldier, escorted by motorcycle police, and carrying Army and Navy officers. United States flags raised on the buildings. A huge crowd gathered on the sidewalks. Mechanized equipment on parade. Band in the parade. Jeeps, tanks, and half-tracks loaded with soldiers. A Curtis Aircraft float with a real P-40 airplane on it. A display of a Wright Cyclone 9 aircraft engine rated at 1200 horsepower, the type used on Flying Fortresses, with sign reading: "US Army Air Forces at War:" Infantry units march with massed colors in the parade. Military units participate with countless Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen marching.
Committee for Hemisphere Defense holds a meeting for Economic Solidarity in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Members seated at the Conference table. Documents in front of the delegates. Delegate from Chile serves as President of the Committee. A speaker speaks during the meeting. Newspaper men gathered at the end of the room. They note down the speech. Cameramen take pictures. Sumner Welles and Ruiz Guinazu seated in the table.
Committee for Hemisphere Defense and Economic Solidarity holds a meeting at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Members seated at the Conference table. Documents in front of the delegates. Chilean delegate as President of the Committee. Newspaper men gathered at the end of the room. Cameramen take pictures. Uruguayan Representative Guani reads newspaper. Senhor Aranha, Peruvian delegate, Ruiz Guinazu and Chilean delegate give their views on severance of relations with the Axis. The U.S. Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles seated in the conference. (World War II period).
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