United States President Franklin Roosevelt warns the Axis Power and asks nation for united effort in his speech, Washington DC. People seated on chairs during the speech. President Roosevelt calls upon all Americans for 'All Out Effort'. He warns the nation for longer hours and lower profits. He warns the Axis powers that United States is pledged to resist all aggressor nations. (World War II period).
The United States Army and Government officials dedicate a smokeless powder plant (for firearm and artillery propellant) in Radford, Virginia, early in World War 2. Officers seated on stage. A man gives a speech. A crowd seated during the ceremony. View of the munitions factory. Interior of the plant. View of what appears to be cordite filaments being extruded from machinery. Men work in the munitions plant. Men slide on inclined safety slide escape at the entrance.
Huge flames rise from a warehouse on dockside in New Orleans, Louisiana. Black smoke rises up in the sky. Firemen fight the fire in the building. They throw water on the flames through hoses to extinguish the fire. (World War II period).
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill meets Wendell Wilkie in London, England. Wendell Wilkie on a visit to Britain in World War II. Wendell Wilkie and Prime Minister Churchill talk. He visits air raid shelter. Crowd of civilians in the background. Men sitting on bunk beds talk to him.
Figure ice skating during the Silver States Classic held in New York City. The couple performs gracefully on ice. A man performs thrilling stunts. He skates through ring of fire. Men's 2 Mile Finals event in the ring. Several men fall during the event. A huge crowd seated in the spectator area. (World War II period).
United States President Franklin Roosevelt in Staunton, Virginia. He speaks at the dedication of Woodrow Wilson's birthplace, also known as The Manse (20 N Coalter St, Staunton, VA 24401, United States), as a national shrine. People stand on the steps of a building and in a garden. A huge crowd seated as President Franklin Roosevelt addresses the crowd. He states that United States is ready to fight for its democracy again. Officers seated in the background. (World War II period).
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