Arriving immigrants being processed at Ellis Island, New York City on 9 May, 1906. Men, women, and children immigrants holding their luggage stream out of the processing building and, guided by immigration officials, enter ferries to take them to the Battery on Manhattan Island.
An icon of Virgin Mary enshrined in Long Island, New York. Exterior of a house. People gather outside the house. The icon is said to have wept when Mrs. Pagona Catsounis of Island Park, NY prayed in front of it. Greek Orthodox Priest Fr. George Papadeas carrying the icon coming out of the house. They proceed towards Saint Paul Greek Orthodox Cathedral (110 Cathedral Ave, Hempstead, NY 11550, United States) in Hempstead. Interior of the church where the icon is enshrined.
Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. Polar bear hunting on Herschel Island. A Polar bear eating a seal on an ice floe. He jumps into the water and swims towards the shore. The bear comes ashore and runs inward. The crew in boats follow him ashore. They shoot the bear. Men hold the bear's mouth open. The dead bear. The dead seal on the floe.
Earthquake affected areas of Maria Madre island. Buildings falling during the earthquake. Smoke and dust arise from fallen buildings. People outside a building. A broken statue of Christ is collected by some people.
Young couples enjoy sport of sand sailing in special sail powered 3-wheel carts on beach at Swamp resorts in Sea Islands. Different camera shots of speeding sailing carts are taken. Spectators gather across resort to enjoy the sport. July 1941.
Nuclear detonation on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Operation Red Wing. A resultant mushroom cloud. Scenes of landing of several United States Air Force aircraft like B-52, B-47,B-66, B-57 on a United States AFB situated on the Eniwetok atoll (sometimes spelled Enewetak or Eniewetok) in Marshall Islands. Shows the aircraft carrier USS Badoeng Strait in Northwestern Pacific Ocean. Several US-airplanes like F-84F, F-101, B-52 and B-36 can be seen on the AFB. Maintenance crew can be seen working on a B-52's (Stratofortress) engines. Men working on the nose and wing section of a F-101 Voodoo. Technician working on the F-101's electronics equipment, opens its nose dome to reveal photo panel radiation gauges. Airman removes motion picture camera from the nose of F101. Technicians work at the instrumental panel of a B-57. Radiometer attached at tail section of B-66. Technician removes dust for radiation sample. Technicians work on the horizontal stabilizer of B-47 tail section.
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