Events prior to World War II. President Edvard Benes of Czechoslovakia along with a dignitary in a car during a reception ceremony in Czechoslovakia. The car drives past a large crowd and soldiers lined up for the reception of the dignitary. President Benes maintains firm stand on opposition to German annexation of Sudetenland territory.
Czech Prime Minister Klement Gottwald at an airfield in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Prime Minister Klement followed by military officials walks on the airfield. Prime Minister Gottwald shakes hands with Russian Ambassador to Czechoslovakia Valerian Zorin. Gottwald boards an aircraft for Moscow. Russia. The aircraft takes off.
A dam under construction in Czechoslovakia. The President of Czechoslovakia Edvard Benes with other dignitaries listen as a man explains. Three men talk. A car driven on a rough road. The dignitaries disembark from cars. Their walk over the pier of a dried water body. A man pushes a handle of a water pump. Water pressure removes soil cover. Water flows from between the rocks. Trucks driven. Muddy water flows. Men remove stones from the path of water. Muddy water in a field.
Civilians crowded atop a U.S. Army DUKW (amphibious truck) during Army efforts to help them following the Louisiana Hurricane in 1965. Front view of DUKW moving amidst smaller civilian boats. Men in DUKW distributing bread and other food to local people. Men women and children entering an Army tent to receive food.
A documentary titled 'Uptown: Portrait of The South Bronx 1965' . A boy flies kite in South Bronx in New York City. Passengers wait on the station as a train arrives. Extensive footage of the "Hub" , Melrose, Third Avenues and 149th Street area. Newspaper headline 'America Falling!' seen as people sell and buy newspapers. View of crowded market area. A man gets his shoes shined by a shoeshine boy.
Heavy floods and tornadoes in various areas during 1965. View of multi-story buildings and home toppling into a ravine caused by flooding and erosion. Destroyed houses and buildings due to floods and tornadoes. Buildings collapse due to soil erosion caused by floods and tornadoes. Cloud of dirt and smoke rises in air as the buildings fall.