U.S. Army soldiers surround aviators and their aircraft at Wheeler field in Hawaii. U.S. Army aviators Lieutenant Lester J Maitland and Lieutenant Albert F Hegenberger wear Hawaiian flower Leis, presented upon their arrival in Hawaii after flying from Oakland, California. The aviators completed the first flight from mainland U.S. to Hawaii, some 2400 miles, setting a new record. Their airplane, a Fokker Trimotor, named Bird of Paradise, is seen in background. They hold a news conference.
Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York City. The American flag fluttering in a strong breeze. The Lincoln Memorial monument building in Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, LaRue County, Kentucky. The symbolic log cabin enshrined in the monument at the Park. Statue of Lincoln in town square, Hodgenville, Kentucky
Aviator Charles Lindbergh on an inspection tour of the new coast-to-coast express from Newark to Columbus. Interior of the airmail aircraft. Shadow of the air borne plane in fields. Lindbergh at the controls of the plane. Aerial views of buildings, fields and bridges in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania including Pennsylvania State Capitol building. Aerial views of city of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
Ships enter Honolulu, Hawaii during World War II. Camera pans to show a street in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. Buildings along the sides of the street in Honolulu. Traffic passing on the street. Pedestrians walking in sidewalk. Ships approach the harbor area. A merchant ship enters the harbor. Chief petty officer (CPO) stands next to a 50-caliber machine gun in the building.
Railroad scene on Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, at Kalihi-Kai just east of the Libby cannery and west of the old Oahu Prison. World War Two "blackout" headlights can be seen. The first locomotive is OR&L No. 39 with three gondolas. The second is OR&L No. 34 with boxcars and the third OR&L No. 32 with a train of boxcars and pineapple cars. Brakemen and Conductor shown riding on top of cars. (The OR&L did have three cabooses, but they were not popular with the crews.)
A bulldozer excavates a shelter trench in a public park in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the start of World War 2. A street and commercial buildings are in the background. The bulldozer digs the trench deeper. Shovel of the bulldozer lifts the dirt. Civilian workers dig trenches in another location in Honolulu, next to a street.
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