Finnish Army troops play sports in Finland. The troops march for afternoon sports. They stand at attention and then disperse for the game. They take off their military uniform. Participants throw a heavy metal ball during a shot put event. A participant throws a heavy disc during a Discus throw match. The soldiers participate in javelin throw, long jump and high jump events. The participants stand at the starting line of a race. A man fires a starting gun for the race to begin.
Reconstruction after floods in Hartford, Connecticut. Aerial view of the flooded city. Houses submerged in water. Gas tanks in water. Flood refugees eating at a long table. The refugees in a temporary shelter.
U.S. soldiers at Ulithi Atoll in Caroline Island during World War II. A long line of soldiers wade through water in search of beach obstacles. A landing craft underway in the background. A soldier places a flag on the beach. A hatched hut in the foreground. A U.S. Officer uses a megaphone to direct line of soldiers through water. The soldiers holding hand of each other walk in water. A close of the officer with the megaphone. The soldier places another flag.
A Japanese drying seaweeds after the atomic bombings in Nagasaki, Japan during the end of World War II . A Japanese stands on the ruins and debris. He uses a long handled ladle to pour some fertilizer into the ground. The seaweeds is laid onto concrete slabs to dry.
UN delegates are seen gathering for a meeting of the Security Council at the temporary United Nations headquarters in Lake success, Long Island, New York. One of the first to be seated is Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union. Another delegate stops to converse with him. Camera pans across delegates settling into their respective places at large curved table. Their nations are identified by placards at each place. Attention is focused on French Delegate Alexandre Parodi, who has apparently just been elected President of the Council for the month of May, 1948. At TC: 00:54, He is seen standing with Secretary General Trygve Lie. And at TC:01:19 he gently uses a gavel. At TC:01:28, another delegate holds the gavel with him as they laugh. After a while, the delegates settle down and begin to conduct business.
All youngsters look like girls in Holland. A house seen. Youngsters climb down the stairs of the house. All youngsters look like girls. Boys and girls, both, wear same costumes. White panel on shirt indicates he is a boy and if it is missing she is a girl. Boys and girls alike wear skirts and have long hair until the age of 8. Girls wear embroidered caps. After age of 8, boys get hair cut and take their place in the male society. Youngsters play together. A girl rides a scooter.
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