The National Balloon Race held in Denver, Colorado. Four balloons fastened to the ground before the race. U.S. Navy and U.S. Army personnel hold their respective balloons during Colorado wind and storm. Night launches of the Goodyear and the U.S. Navy balloons.
The Denver Rio Grande Western narrow gauge railroad in Colorado. An engine of a train emits smoke as it takes on water, during a stop at Cimmaron, Co. .A fireman on engine of the train adding water. Locomotive moves along track and blows steam whistle. Fishermen walk by the parked locomotive.One carries a very long bamboo fishing pole. A large round plaque (Drumhead) on back of the train reads:"Denver and Rio Grand Western Special, The Last Run, Rocky Mountain Railroad Club." Men loosen railroad ties and remove a section of rail, as the tail end of the train sits nearby. Train stops near major waterfall (Chipeata falls) in Black Canyon, and then proceeds onward, belching smoke and speeding up. A view from train roof, as it passes close to rock outcropping. With train detached, a locomotive backs along a section of rail with small white flag on front of steam engine..
Red Cross nurses and men in a large crowd attend a fundraiser for the World War I effort. They sell calves and livestock for the Red Cross in Denver, Colorado. Calves seen on the bidding floor among the crowd of buyers. People bid for the calves.
Cadets go into the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force Academy at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. A model of the building. Cadets sworn in as the members of the Academy. Spectators during the ceremony. Members of West Point and Annapolis parade. Planes in formation.
Documentary titled 'Flying Tigers Come Clean'. Members of the Flying Tigers at a hotel in Denver, Colorado. Women washes their uniforms. Men watch as women wash and iron their uniforms. Uniforms of the Flying Tigers drying on lines and posts outside the hotel windows. At the entrance of the hotel, men talk with Police officials.
Declaration of Freedom ensuring freedom of the European countries after the World War II. General Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the declaration of freedom at a Crusade for Freedom Rally in Denver, Colorado. He addresses the gathering. He condemns the Soviet intentions of controlling the European economies. “The die has been cast in Asia but we are in no limited conflict. Free Europe, struggling for moral and economic recovery, is still a tempting target for predatory military force. We cannot tolerate 'politics as usual' any more than we can tolerate 'business as usual'". We must ... Ladies and gentlemen we must get tough - tough with ourselves" Eisenhower said. Crowd applauds during Eisenhower’s speech.
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