U.S. warships, including 4-stacker destroyers, leave New York Harbor for maneuvers in the Atlantic Ocean after World War I. Sailors relaxing on crowded deck of a U.S. Destroyer. Another destroyer and other vessels off to starboard. Crew maneuvers what appears to be a paravane (used in minesweeping operations), on davit. The ship's officers look down from the deck of the destroyer, where device is lowered into the water. Smoke rises from water, below the deck. Pieces of material being towed in water by lines from the Destroyer. Officer and sailors salute an officer disembarking. Officer,holding a megaphone, steps to platform and descends toward a launch. Views of streamers flying from a ship's mast and cables being pulled skyward above the ship. (holding a balloon, or other object aloft?) A motor launch filled with sailors passes rapidly. Buildings nearby in background.
US Navy ceremony handing over older submarines, early in World War 2 to the British Navy and Polish Navy, in New London, Connecticut. U.S. Navy officer reads a document as sailor stand and watch. U.S. Navy officers and sailors leave submarine and walk onto dock. British sailors take possession of the submarine. British officers conduct review of sailors on the submarine. Polish flag raised on another submarine as personnel salute. A sailor raises a ribbon flag on the conning tower. A Polish Navy sailor holds the flag of Poland on the submarine deck. An officer near a deck gun.
Men reading various newspapers (mostly from New York) in the United States. Views of several newspaper headlines such as 'Truman says Russia set of Atomic blast' after President Truman revealed to the American public that the Soviet Union had successfully detonated an atomic bomb in a weapons test. Traffic on a road. Man in 1940's suit and hat standing on a street reading a newspaper. (World War II period).
Manufacture of M1918 Browning Automatic Rifles (BAR) at the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in New Haven Connecticut during World War 1. A worker assembles rifles on a bench. Another worker checks their operation by placing them into a mechanical holder and firing them. View of a black circular target showing grouping of hits during firing. View of the factory floor with movable racks containing rifles. Workers move the racks.
The Palmer Raids in the United States during the so-called "Red Scare" period. Police in New York City arrest men and women, suspected of being anarchists and radicals. Police wielding clubs raid their homes, arrest them and place them in police vans. The arrested suspects are taken to Ellis Island by ferry for deportation.
A construction site in New York City, United States. Men drill holes in a frame with the help of a drilling machine. Buildings in the background. Men at work on the construction site. A steel frame is hoisted by a crane. A man directs the movement of the frame. Concrete mix in a mixer. The mixture is passed over a conveyor belt. Cars on a street. The concrete is spread on the frame. Men work and level the mixture.
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