Aircraft in flight in the United States. Lockheed DC-130 E aircraft in flight over sea and land. An aerial view of the landscape. Planes in flight.
An Allied ship in final stage of sinking by German U-Boat during World War 1. The ship's boilers explode as she goes under. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson looking out a window in his office in the White House. Officers and crew crowd conning tower of German submarine U-35 as it approaches a steamer it has stopped in Mediterranean Sea. View of shells from the U-Boat's deck gun, striking at the ship's waterline. View from the U-Boat U-35 deck as the attacked ship is sinking. She disappears, bow-first, beneath the water. Black smoke issues from her stack. President Wilson signing papers at his desk. American flag flying in front of the nation's capitol. President Wilson addressing the Congress and obtaining a declaration of war against Germany, on April 6, 1917. A banner reading: "War is declared." New recruits marching into an Army Post, in civilian clothes, carrying personal baggage. Regular U.S. soldiers beginning the basic training of recruits. Recruits learning the manual of arms, with wooden substitute weapons. Recruits engaged in Calisthenics outdoors at an army base. Contingents of uniformed and trained American soldiers marching along a road. Soldiers practicing live fire with machine guns, and engaged in bayonet training. Troops in formation double-time marching. American troops marching to trains at a railroad station, as spectators cheer them from the train station platforms. They board railway train and wave as it pulls out of the station.
Torpedo missile being manufactured in the United States during first World War. Men at a factory work on torpedoes. A man works on a screw with a driver. Inside of torpedo casing shown. Men work on the torpedoes as American flags hang from the roof of the factory. Equipment inside the torpedo. A torpedo on a machine as men turn it from side to side. A small propeller on the back of it behind its fins is seen spinning at high speed.
Manufacture of military uniforms in the United States. Men lay out a roll of cloth on a large table. A man cuts the cloth with a machine to stitch military uniforms. Men and women work on sewing machines to stitch the uniforms. They fold the uniforms and make piles of them. Men pile up stacks of uniforms and tie them with ropes into a bundle.
War preparations and wartime industry in the United States during World War I. Boots placed in racks at a factory as men look at them during an inspection. Men and women work on fast moving stamping machines to make boots for American soldiers; inspectors stand nearby and supervise the workers who are mostly women. Men work on shoes in a factory. Freshly butchered meat hangs from hooks in a butcher operation. Loaves of freshly baked bread for American soldiers are placed on racks as men push them around a room. Exterior view of a a war supply factory building as cars move past it. Women inside the factory use presses to iron uniform clothes. View of a large laundry room operation handling uniforms of American soldiers.
American soldiers enjoying recreation during World War I. Cars pull up outside a recreation building, in snow. A church-sponsored facility for soldiers, seen from outside in snow, with several persons at entrance. American soldiers read books at Salvation Army library. Soldiers read with an American flag in the background. Soldiers leaving a Knights of Columbus Hall. Soldiers wave from the balcony of a Masonic Hall. Soldier plays piano as another sings, at a recreational facility. Older persons visiting with them. Soldier converses with two young women on veranda of recreation facility. Inside, volunteers visit with the soldiers. Older woman invites soldier to sit and chat awhile. Young woman and soldier come into room from the veranda.
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