Salvage and reclamation activities in the European Theater during World War II. Men working on damaged storage batteries. Battery cells are replaced. Buildings in the background. Dead cells are lifted from cases. Dead elements are removed from the cells. New elements are prepared and reinserted in the batteries. Totally unusable batteries are sold for scrap. Some of the parts are melted down and reused in other things.
Salvage and reclamation activities in the European Theater during World War II. Men working outside a tent. They work on reclamation of bullets and shells. Damaged shells are reclaimed. Shell cases are collected. The shell cases piled up on the ground. They are melted down and reused.
Salvage and reclamation activities in the United States during World War II. Damaged communication equipment are reclaimed. Switch boards, radio receivers and transmitters, walkie-talkies, microphones and other equipment are repaired. Men working on the reclamation of these equipment. The equipment are cannibalized. Women working on parts of the equipment.
The Social Security building in Washington DC, United States, during World War 2. Exterior of the building. Armed guards standing at the entrance. Officers entering and coming out of the building. A car parked in front of the building.
The Selective Service building in Washington DC, United States in World War 2. Exterior of the building. The U.S. flag flying atop the building. Officers entering and coming out of the building. A plaque on a wall of the building reads 'National Headquarters Selective Service System'.
United States Army guards in Washington DC, on detail at the White House during World War 2. The army guards standing in front of the White House. They march as an officer instructs them. Secret Service personnel seen talking to a press reporter who is seeking entry to the White House grounds. The agents search the reporter's bag and then allow him to pass. US Army soldier guards the entrance of the White House and stops a man from entering a secure area.
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