King George VI of the United Kingdom shaking hands with dignitaries in England. King George VI is wearing a military uniform. Crowds cheering. King George VI talks to his wife, Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons. The Royal flag at half-mast. A photograph of King George VI on display. Woman crying over death of King George VI. Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen Elizabeth II and is seen in a ceremony after her father's death. On horseback, Queen Elizabeth II salutes the Royal Guards lined up at a Trooping the Colour ceremony. Scene changes to British soldiers fighting in the streets of Egypt over the issue of Suez Canal. Captured Egyptian men being searched by troops. Dead bodies lined up on the street. King Farouk I of Egypt with his wife, Queen Narriman, and children (Princess Ferial, Princess Fawzia, Princess Fadia and Prince Ahmad Fuad) after being sent to exile to Capri, Italy as a result of a revolution. King Farouk I holding son, Prince Ahmad Fuad, and is seated with Queen Narriman during their exile in Capri, Italy. Workers at Anglo-Iranian oil refineries in Iran after the government's decision to nationalize them causing a great set back to British interests. Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddeq arrives at the International Court in Hague for the settlement of the issue.
Animated map shows Houses of Refuge on Florida Atlantic coast, and Coast Guard Stations along the Gulf coast. View of a hurricane on the Gulf coast. Coast Guard Station personnel distributing food to hurricane victims. A victim receiving medical care. Scene shifts to California coast where Coast Guard Stations are found at San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, and on the Northwest coast leading up to Puget Sound and Seattle in Washington state. Scene shifts again, to the Great Lakes where many Coast Guard Stations are shown on map, most of them along Lake Michigan. A station is indicated at the Great Falls of the Ohio River in Kentucky.
United States Navy football players practicing in the United States at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes (Naval Station Great Lakes). The team runs drills. A player talks to two officers. Naval officers and sailors watch the Navy team playing. The teams engage in a scrimmage. Field House buildings in background.
U.S. sailors march at U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes (Naval Station Great Lakes) during World War I. A car driven across a long bridge. A freighter underway at sea. Brief slate between scenes reads, "Americans! The Navy needs Eyes to assist Lookouts on our Vessels. Will you help by loaning Binoculars, Spyglasses, and Telescopes? They will be returned to you after the war. Mark them with your name for identification and then send them to Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Naval Observatory, Washington D.C. Thanks! Uncle Sam." United States Navy sailors march. Officers review them. A building in the background and a cannon in the foreground.
A U.S. Navy band swing ensemble practices at an auditorium in the U.S. Great Lakes Naval Training Center during World War 2. Sailors and family members stroll out of a building together. Scene shifts to a football stadium, filled with sailors watching a game. A large formation of sailors in white uniforms march to a large chapel. Inside, a choir of sailors leads the congregation in the hymn, "Onward Christian Soldiers." Glimpse of a large formation of trained recruits, followed by view of one standing alone, casting shadow on otherwise empty parade grounds. Successive groups of recruits are added until an entire regiment is seen. Two Naval officers, in blues, walk past a formation of graduating recruits. A Petty Officer Third Class band master leads a military band that marches ahead of a color guard bearing the American flag and that of the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. They are followed by contingents of graduating recruits identified by their training unit flags. Scene shifts to several U.S. battleships underway at sea in formation. They fire their heavy guns.
View of the Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ecorse/River Rouge, Michigan. Ships under construction at the yard. A ship is on the ways ready to launch. Ship yard buildings are seen and yard workers climbing over the floating dry dock to view the launch. (The blocks on the floating dry dock support the vessels when they are brought to rest for repairs.) Many spectators are gathered to watch the launch. An American flag and bunting are displayed near them. An executive motor launch maneuvers near the spectators and two Tug boats are standing by in water to move the ship after launching. A lake freighter passes on the Detroit River in the background.
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