The Colombo Harbor in Ceylon. Launch of lines from ships. Ships at anchor in the harbor. Buildings on shore. Various ships and boats enter the harbor.
British troops in Colombo, Ceylon. A column of English troops march on the streets. A car passes by. A local pulls a hand rickshaw. A British soldier rides a bicycle. Cars parked outside an official building. (World War II period).
York street in Colombo, Ceylon, during World War 2. Trams run on tracks. Cars pass by. Locals pull hand rickshaws. Pedestrians on the street. A jewelry store at one corner. Local coolies build a wall in front of the Electrical Department Building for protection against air raids. Men and young boys lay cement bricks.
President Franklin Roosevelt leads rites on Armistice Day in Arlington, Virginia. President Roosevelt and General Pershing place wreath on the tomb of a soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. They salute while band plays. Honor Guard fires gun salutes.
Cuban Leader Colonel Fulgencio Batista in Washington DC, United States. Colonel Batista also known as 'Iron Man' arrives with his wife for a good will mission in Washington DC. Close views of Batista and his wife. Scene from Fort Myer where he reviews United States cavalry and field artillery regiments with U.S. General Malin Craig.
Demonstration of the Amphicar amphibious car in Germany. German drivers drive the Amphicar on road. They take the Amphicars into water and ride on water surface like boats.
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