Views of North Korea during 1945 through 1950. Reconstruction going on in North Korea, new buildings being built. Korean country side and small islands in the bay as waves break on the shore. A group of North Koreans arrives at diamond mountain resort and look at Koo Rong Hun falls, they pose for pictures. Men and women in a reading room.
National Motion Picture studio under construction in North Korea. A movie being filmed at the new studio. A sports meet for workers. Workers participate in various events like short put throw, long jump, marathon race, skiing. Montage of scenes as narrator states, we must abolish the 38th parallel, move south, throw out Syngman Rhee, crush imperialism and became one nation again. Soldiers with weapons and a mass meeting. Men ,women and students parade through Pyongyang street. Montage of Kim II Sung over Korean flags.
Battle of the Somme, in World War 1.Two batteries of Royal field artillery moving to a position beyond Mametz, over battlefield where Gordons' and Devons' suffered losses during a charge on a ridge near Mametz. Horses pull numerous British artillery guns and limbers. The artillery assembling at the new location.
Soldiers of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) prepare to move a 155mm gun in World War 1. View of a dozen American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) soldiers working around a 155mm gun (Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) mle.1917). The breech has a cover over it. The soldiers jack up the gun to allow them to close the split trails. After closing them, they roll and secure the limber underneath the trails. Afterwards, they secure a steel housing over the rear of the gun. Next, they secure a tow bar from a Holt-caterpillar model 75 tractor to the gun carriage and tow the gun to its new location. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Ford Motor Company employees paint and finish United States Army Brodie-patterned M1917 helmets at a factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during World War I. Factory workers working in assembly line. Worker hammers a bolt in the center of the helmet. A worker attaches chin strap into the helmet. A machine attaches a bolt into the chin strap. Helmets are prepared for the paint tank. Workers dip helmets into paint tanks. Men wipe off helmets to remove a coat of tallow applied to prevent rusting. Helmets placed on rack, dipped in paint tank, and hung to dry on stands. Helmets are treated with sawdust applied with air pressure (“sawdusting”). Workers are seen wearing goggles as they apply sawdust in helmets. After applying sawdust, racks of helmets are placed in bake oven. The workers close the bake oven door. Workers sort and stack new helmets. Military and quality control personnel inspect helmets carefully. Finished U.S. Army helmets put into wooden crate and shipment lid placed onto it. Helmets are packed with air pressure. Crates stenciled, seals soldered, and crates fastened with wires. A man places a receipt on top of helmets before another man seals the crate. Wooden crates piled up for shipment. [Note: This was filmed at the Ford Motor Company assembly plant on Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia. Helmet shells were manufactured by other firms and sent vie rail to the Ford plant where they were painted and finished. This video depicts that finishing process.]
Social religious customs of African tribesmen. Practice of polygamy among tribes. A man buys a girl from two men and presents cows to ensure the deal. Bride's family escorts her to the new home.
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