United States troops in Germany during World War 2. Group of repatriated United States soldiers pose for a photograph. They are sitting on a fuselage of a German Me-262 jet airplane, at the "REIMAHG-A" underground aircraft factory on the Walpersberg sandstone mesa, near Kahla, in Thuringia, Germany. Some repatriated soldiers pose seated on a tank. In change of scene, a long line of German civilians is seen evacuating the area. The refugees carry household and personal belongings in wagons pulled by oxen. Closeup of one wagon with children riding atop it. German women walk beside the wagons. More views of the evacuating civilians. Some use bicycles to carry their goods. An old woman tries to budge a sitting goat to take him along with her. She succeeds and leads him away on a tether. More views of evacuating families with their wagons and animals.
U.S. Marines of the 1st Tank Battalion aboard the USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) headed toward Peleliu in the Palau Islands during World War 2. Marines work on their M4A2 Sherman tanks aboard ship. They use tar and tape to seal places on the tanks as they prepare them for amphibious assault.They clean a hatch on one. A Marine points out water proofing points on tank. A slate reads "motor trouble" on September 12th. Another reads: "Passing Army Convoy." Then a long line of ships is seen on the horizon in the distance.
Forests being converted to lumber industry in Northern forests of the United States. Owners mark placed on each log. Workers sort the logs with sticks as they float into a storage pond. A long chain with sharp hooks pulls the logs up to the saw. These logs are then fastened on a carriage that moves against revolving band saw. The gangsaw cuts the logs into various strips.
Progress report of United States Air Force B-52G and B-52H in the United States. View of long loop cables in a laboratory. Gauges in the background. A Boeing technician turns the switches on panel board and checks a running graph. A Boeing technician installs an alternating current generator into turbo fan engine. Aerial views of the USAF B-52G aircraft in flight.
Group of workers dig trenches in Hyde Park, London England. Onlookers watch from the fenced area. A woman carries her pet dog while observing the workers. A man distributes supplies to the workers. Men carrying long beams. Civilians walking in Hyde Park (Hyde Park, London W2 2EU, United Kingdom).
Tourists visit the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol building in Washington DC. Tourists enter the landmark building. Man collects tickets at the entrance. Statues of Senator Robert M La Follette, Hey Long, W J Bryant. Tourists look at row of statues. Guide educates tourists with a painting on the wall in the background. Sculpted face of Abraham Lincoln.
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