Activity aboard United States battleship New Mexico before the invasion of Guam in Pacific Theater during World War II. Men remove ammunition from the hoist aboard New Mexico. Men load shells in a 5 inch gun. United States battleship Colorado underway at sea with a LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) in the background. Smoke rises from the coast due to bombardment.
Activity aboard United States battleship New Mexico before the invasion of Guam in Pacific Theater during World War II. United States battleship Colorado underway at sea with LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) nearby. A kingfisher scout observation plane catapults from the battleship New Mexico. Men on the bridge of the ship look through binoculars. Shells drop in the sea. Landing craft underway at sea. Coast bombarded with 5 inch guns. Aerial views from U.S. aircraft of shells exploding on the coast and smoke rising. (Note: time codes 00:00 to 00:18 and then 00:34 to 00:42 show port side of the battleship USS Colorado, BB-45.)
New aircraft fleet of United States Army Air Corps. Aircraft armada lined up at Bolling field in Washington DC, United States. President Franklin D Roosevelt reviews the aircraft as he drives past the new planes. United States airmen salute.
Franklin D Roosevelt nominated as the Democratic Presidential candidate in 1932. A Ford Trimotor aircraft in flight. The plane lands in Chicago, Illinois and crowds greet Franklin D Roosevelt, Governor of New York. His son, James Roosevelt, stands beside him and provides physical support, as needed. At the convention, Roosevelt thanks people for nominating him as the Democratic Presidential candidate at the convention. He states that "the 18th amendment is doomed" (prohibition). Roosevelt also, famously, promises the American people a "New Deal."
Wiley Post hands a can of exposed film to a Pathe News representative while standing in front of his Winnie Mae airplane. Closeup of Pathe News logo with the words 'Winnie Mae Round the World Filght' on Wiley Post's airplane. Wiley Post waves to camera as he enters his plane. Wiley Post wears an early pressure suit fitted with a metal helmet.
American film stars of the silent screen arrive at the preview of the Universal International film, 'The Hollywood Story' in New York, USA. American actor James Neil Hamilton receives a scroll from New York's Walter Shirley. Cast and crew of the film present at the eve including William Barnum and Francis X Bushman. Scenes from the preview of the film at the Academy Awards Theater in Hollywood, California. Several renowned Hollywood stars arrive at the preview.
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