First Regiment, California Volunteers, boarding the Pacific Mail steamer, SS City of Peking, to serve in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. The troops board the steamer at the dock First Street between Brannan and Townsend streets in San Francisco, California. Relatives waving United States flags bid the troops goodbye in the foreground. The troops are seen climbing the gangplank with their travel kits and rifles. At least one woman in the crowd raises a handkerchief to her eyes. The troop ships SS Australia and SS City of Sydney departs San Francisco for Manila, Philippines. Troops are seen on the deck of SS Australia. Two harbor tugs escort the SS City of Sydney. The steamships depart San Francisco on May 25, 1898.
Cuban volunteers depart Tampa, Florida to participate in the Spanish-American War. The Cuban volunteers carry rifles and their bedrolls as they walk on gangway to board a ship. The first United States troops land in Cuba. View of the pier at Daiquirí, Cuba. Coal dumps and ore elevators from a mining company are seen at the end of the wharf. Soldiers lead pack mules carrying supplies and ammunitions in Santiago de Cuba. The 34th Michigan Regiment under command of Captain Dodd of Troop E, 3rd Regular Cavalry are working with picks and shovels to build a road.
A young man dressed in a soldier’s uniform and a child enters a room where an elderly couple are talking to each other. The man bids his parents goodbye. A woman enters the room and the man bids good-bye to her. The mother reads a newspaper. A man brings a letter to the couple. The couple celebrates the letter. Army soldiers fighting in the Spanish-American War. U.S. Soldiers carrying the United States flag advance in the battlefield. Some soldiers drop to the ground. Medics brought injured soldiers to a Red Cross camp where nurses are seen chatting in front of the tents. The nurses and medics take the injured inside tent. A man returns home to his family.
A Martin B-57 Canberra bomber aircraft of the U.S. Air Force 8th Bomb Squadron is seen in flight over Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Wingtip tanks of extra fuel seen on aircraft. Various close up views of the B-57 aircraft in flight seen from its left and ride side. The B-57 aircraft banks to the left near end of clip.
Sidewalk stalls and shoppers in Portland, Oregon. View of Portland Harbor extending from many miles along the Willamette River. River front and dock facilities in Portland Harbor. Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument by sculptor Douglas Tilden and installed in Lownsdale Square in Portland's Plaza Blocks. The Multnomah County Courthouse (1021 SW 4th Ave., Portland, Oregon, USA) as seen from 4th Avenue and Salmon Street.
Smoke rising from bombings in the town of Massa, Italy during World War 2. Smoke rising from Allied bombings of German positions in the mountains surrounding Massa, Italy. Smoke rises around damaged buildings.
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