An Instructor at FBI Academy Quantico, Virginia, United States demonstrates the Remington Model 81 autoloading rifle chambered in 30 Remington caliber. Instructor displays rifle's long recoil action using a large scale wooden model. The demonstration is repeated three times, each successively closer to the instructor and wooden model. Finally, several firearms are displayed, without comment, on a table. They include: Thompson submachine gun, with twin grips (a drum magazine is seen at corner of table) ; Colt automatic pistol; Remington pump gun; 38 Police special; and Remington semiautomatic rifle. (World War 2 time period.)
President Harry Truman speaks at a celebration of the 175th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, held on the Washington Monument grounds in Washington DC. President Truman, at the podium, states that peace in Korea does not lessen world tensions as long as Soviet rulers remain an armed camp. He states that vigilance is the price of peace. (Korean War period.)
20000 football fans watch a thrilling game of football at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland,United States. The Navy Midshipman "Middies" win a thrilling 26-0 victory over William and Mary. Navy sunk the opposition by long passes and line plunges. Loud cheering from the crowd can be heard.
Long introduction with story (written in Japanese) accompanied by music. View of sea at sunrise. Large gun barrels on Japanese battleship, at sea during World War 2. Imperial seal of Japan on bow of the ship. Muzzle of gun barrel. Japanese flag flies on mast of the battleship.
Breguet 14 A.2 bombers parked in a row in Clermont, France during World War I. American ground crewmen mounting 155mm bombs under the wing of a Breguet 14 A.2 bomber. U.S. soldier fuses a 155mm bomb. Airman in Breguet 14A.2 bomber winds up bomb release mechanism and looks into a sighting instrument. A bar with pegs on it turning in the wing of Breguet 14 A.2 bomber. Officer closes the hatch of the wing. Officers hold 115mm, 115 long, 115 short and 75mm shells in hand. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Hawaiian crowd gathered around Iolani Palace (364 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96813, United States) in Honolulu for Hawaii's Statehood celebrations. Flag hoisted on Iolani Palace building. Flags atop long ladders. 25th Infantry Division plays band. Locals hold flags in hand. The Hula girls advance on stage to dance. Soldiers stand with cameras in hand.
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