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War Correspondents and photographers in PacificTheater during World War Two. Surrender of Japanese at Truk, Caroline Islands

American combat correspondents and photographers in Pacific Theater during Second World War. Close up of American flag flying over a U.S. military cemetery. A sailor kneels before a cross marking the burial site of a comrade. War correspondent types report on portable typewriter. Combat photographer loading film in his camera. Photographer developing film in dark room. Scene shifts to the event photographed, which is Japanese Lieutenant General Shunzaburo Mugikura, Commanding General, Japanese 31st Army, on board USS Portland (CA-33), signing document of surrender for the Japanese base at Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 September 1945.

Date: 1945, September 2
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053287
German troops capture Samos and Leros Islands in Greece during World War II.

Opening scene shows map of Greece, highlighting Athens, Samos and Leros. Views of wrecked boats and ships along a shore. Dead soldier lying near a gun position overlooking a town near shore below. German soldiers look at newspaper headline reading (in German) "British Sea base taken." German General Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, World War 2 Commander of the operation, mingles with and congratulates ordinary German soldiers. Soldier looking over the island of Samos from a mountain. German soldier looking at large barrels on a pier. Closeup of a bottle of Greek Samos wine. German officers and soldiers drinking the wine. Soldiers cutting bananas from a large bunch carried by a local man. A long line of captured British soldiers and sailors marching under guard along a mountain road. Closeups of them passing the camera. The prisoners descending from a pier into large barges. Glimpse of an Indian colonial soldier among them. Large numbers of prisoners being marched under guard along a road in town.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675053352
Participants race from City Hall to Coney Island in the heel and toe race organized in New York City.

26th Annual revival of the Bunion Derby, the heel and toe race organized in New York City. The participants race from City Hall to Coney Island. A huge crowd gathers to watch the race. The participants run during the race along roads and bridges. Murray Rosenstein wins the race.

Date: 1936, December 7
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053651
Views of Manhattan Island, New York City as seen from a boat

View of Manhattan Island, New York City, as seen from a boat. Skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building and Chrysler building are seen. A tugboat passes nearby, creating a wave.

Date: 1950
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054176
John William Davis and Mrs. Davis, stroll in garden of their Long Island estate. Presidential Candidate Davis with Grandaughter

Democratic candidate for President, John William Davis, at his office,in New York, United States. Mr. Davis strolls with his wife, in the gardens of his estate on Long Island, New York. . He plays golf. Mr. Davis plays catch with a grandaughter, on the grounds of his estate. He picks up his granddaughter,in his arms.

Date: 1924
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054383
Children play on the beach at Coney Island in New York City, United States.

Aerial view of the beach at Coney Island in New York City, United States. Children play in the sand on the beach. People walk on the beach. Amusement rides in the background. People sit on benches.

Date: 1948
Duration: 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054431