President Herbert Hoover on the U.S. Battleship Arizona (BB-39) headed to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The President's flag flies on the ship. Crew of the Arizona drape themselves across the superstructure and guns of the battleship to be photographed with President Hoover. The President seated in a wicker chair at the center of the picture. President Hoover visits Charlotte Amalie, the Capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands. A sailor jumps onto the dock from the boat carrying the President. Herbert Hoover is met by the Virgin Islands Governor, Paul Pearson. who escorts him to a car. Hoover gets into the car with Governor Pearson and they proceed in a motorcade through Charlotte Amalie. The sidewalks are filled with spectators. President Hoover and the Governor Pearson watch a parade of students from a raised gazebo in a park.
Focuses on Korean War (1950-1953). Ships of the UN fleet fire guns at Island of Wolmi. Tracers fired at night. The UN fleet underway at sea. General MacArthur with other officials on ship. Smoke arises from explosions on Wolmi. First landing craft arrives at shore. The UN troops and tanks advance on Island of Wolmi. Dead North Korean soldier. Prisoners march under guard on island.
Views from ground level. U.S. Navy C-class airship passes over Statue of Liberty and circles Bedloe's Island. It is joined by a B-class airship and they both fly over Bedloe's Island. The airships in flight over Manhattan Island in New York City. Considerable smoke from chimneys of buildings. The Brooklyn Bridge seen faintly in background. View from a nearby high building of Air ship circling close to the tower of the Woolworth Building.
A view of the Chrysler Building in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The East River and Queens in the background. Central Park is seen from a high building. The George Washington Bridge and Hudson River are far distant to the Northwest. Looking South, from a high building, towards the Battery and tip of Manhattan Island. Brooklyn Bridge in distance to left (Southeast) and Greater New York Harbor in far distance. View from above, of Chrysler Building, with East River and Welfare Island visible, and Queens, beyond. View of Chrysler Building, with Queensboro Bridge over East River and Welfare Island.
The Saint Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations by the French Canadians in Saint Helen's Island, Montreal, Canada. A large crowd of French Canadians in Saint Helen's Island in Montreal in Canada. Light works and fireworks illuminate the sky. A downpour starts. Men and women near a board which reads 'St Helene Island'. Women under a covered area. People watch the fireworks. A final several-foot long replica of Niagara Falls made of fireworks on display. The men and women watch the display.
U.S. ships in action in Pacific Theater during World War II. U.S. battleships and cruisers head for enemy islands in the Pacific Ocean. Man blows a bugle aboard a ship. Men at a large instrument panel aboard the ship. U.S. fighter takes off to intercept Japanese bombers. U.S. lighter cruiser's guns fire salvos. Cruiser fire guns at shore batteries. Flak bursts in sky. U.S. ships fire towards the island at night. Man looks through periscope aboard a ship. Cruiser under heavy attack. Sailor sorts away shell cases on the deck of ship. Men on deck of ship after capturing an island. U.S. flag flies on bridge of the ship.
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