American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) engaged in Artillery tractor training (possibly at the Tractor School for Field Artillery at Le Blanc, France) during World War 1. Several model 75 Holt tractors, with covers and tiller wheels, are seen moving in single file across a training field in France during World War I. Each carries two soldiers plus a driver. An officer stands observing as they move past. Each driver stands at the controls. Next, a tractor, with only a driver on board, maneuvers as it tows a 155mm gun and caisson. Another one also towing a gun, is seen behind it. Scene shifts to a tractor climbing up a steep incline. At the top, its tiller wheel is high off the ground and it balances there until more forward movement allows it to fall to the ground. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Armored column including several models of Renault FT tanks, operated by French crewmen, in World War 1, The column passes damaged houses as U.S. troops watch. Several views of the FT tanks moving. Column of tanks stationary on road. Lead tank crew converse with U.S. infantry standing near them. German Prisoners of War pass in background, carrying stretcher. More shots of FT tanks moving up accompanied by American infantry. Close-ups showing "Spade" painted on turrets, identifying them as belonging to First Section of their Tank Company. Tanks are followed by a heavy duty U.S Army ambulance equipped with a heavy bumper, and heavy duty tires, much like those in the motorized ambulance companies of the 89th Division. A Ford scout car brings up the rear. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A Renault FT tank being demonstrated in France, during World War 1. It drives slowly toward the camera through the deep foundation cellar of a destroyed house and climbs out. It then negotiates a deep ditch and continues moving toward the camera. Two American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) soldiers watch from nearby, as the tank moves past. The tank continues moving directly towards the camera, until it must stop or endanger the cameraman. (Note: The type of Renault FT tank in this sequence was commonly called the FT-17, after the war.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Events and end of World War 1. A newspaper headline about the end of World War I after the armistice. Cheering masses of people gather on streets in Europe and in the United States in New York City and other cities to celebrate the end of World War I. French and American soldiers celebrate at the war front in France. Two soldiers exchange their hats.
Relocation of Nisei people in United States during World War 2. Japanese Americans arrive at the Manzanar relocation center (internment camp). Family members exit a bus. A young boy looking unsure as he observes the camp. New internees undergo medical examination. They participate in Americanization classes. They train themselves in self government. Block leaders are presented citations at a meeting. Japanese-American children internees are looked after in day care centers as men and women go to work. Young boys and girls seated at a table. Internees at Manzanar working in an experimental laboratory house for extracting rubber from guayule shrubs to increase rubber production during the war. Japanese American internees working in cultivating the guayule shrub. View of a project at the Parker camp where internees were working to irrigate desert land. View of sugar beet fields where internees could work. View of Manzanar war relocation center with mountains behind. War time propaganda narrator promotes the relocation centers as "setting a standard for the rest of the world in the treatment of people who may have loyalties to an enemy nation. We are protecting ourselves without violating the principles of Christian decency."
Events prior to World War II. Crowd of British citizens gathered at Trafalgar Square, possibly during a demonstration or large event. View of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as he continues to make efforts to avert war. People gather to pray as the threat of war looms large on entire Europe. A young boy observes a wreath at cenotaph at London, England. People prepared to face air attacks in event of a war. People queue to enter an Air Raid shelter or bomb shelter to practice necessary protection steps in the event of air raid.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.