Street view of Washington Street, the main business district of Portland, Oregon. A large flag of the United States hang from a distance. Cars parked on sidewalk. A theater marker with sign for 1917 silent film "A Small Town Girl" starring June Caprice. Streetcar and some cars moving on the road. Pedestrians cross the road. A sign reads ‘Baker Theater’ in SW Broadway Street with the Oregon Journal Building (now known as Jackson Tower) in the background. Pedestrians cross the road as cars drive. Traffic in front of the Benson Hotel (309 SW Broadway Portland, Oregon) along SW Broadway. The Portland Times headquarters at 1886 Abington Building on the east side of SW Third between Stark and Washington Streets is also seen. A car leaves the Multnomah Athletic Club clubhouse on Southwest Chapman Street (now 18th Avenue). Pedestrians walking and men drinking from water fountain on the street (in fast-forward). Street scene in downtown Portland with busy traffic and activity. Owl Drug store on the street. A traffic officer guiding traffic on the street intersection. The Steel Bridge lift bridge of the Southern Pacific Railway, spanning the Willamette River. River ship passes under bridge with lift raised, and then lift is lowered for an incoming locomotive train passing across.
A residential area with street sign, ‘25th St. W.’ in Minneapolis, Minnesota. An automobile drives past suburban houses. A boat sails in a river. First Church of Christ, Scientist building (614-620 15th Street East, Minneapolis, Minnesota) in Minneapolis. A car drives past the First Congregational Church (500 8th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota) in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood of Minneapolis. Men dressed in sailor uniforms at the Minneapolis Boat Club, now used as a Naval Training Station. The traffic in front of the Roman Catholic Basilica of St. Mary, also known as the Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary (Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis). View of Lake Calhoun.
Wide views of the German training ship SMS Schleswig-Holstein as it sails into the Polish port city of Danzig (Gdansk), beginning the German invasion of Poland in World War II. The Deutschland class battleship had been stationed close to the harbor since August 25th under the pretenses of a ceremonial visit, but 225 German soldiers were hiding belowdecks. In the morning of September 1st, the battleship fires on the fortified Polish munitions depot on the Westerplatte Peninsula, the first shots of World War II. Views onboard the Schleswig-Holstein of German sailors firing guns and Captain Gustav Kleikamp looking on through binoculars. After the bombardment, a white Polish surrender flag is visible flying from a building onshore. A "Westerplatte" peninsula sign and the ruined walls of the Westerplatte fort are shown from onboard a boat in the port of Danzig. German and Polish officers discuss surrender terms. German soldiers distribute cigarettes to battle-weary Polish Navy prisoners of war.
Officer moves down a line of 6 soldiers, instructing each one to perform the long thrust attack towards him. Officer points out and corrects each trainee's mistakes. Exercise performed on a field with targets and other military training equipment in the distance.
Allied held POW camp in Tunisia during the North African campaign, around time of capture of Tunis and Axis surrender in North Africa in World War 2. German prisoners of war move about the compound filled with many small tents and tarps for shelter. German prisoners stand beside military trucks. A German soldier wearing a Afrika Korps M41 Cap smokes a cigarette. A group of German soldiers in a loose line in the background.
September 1943, in World War 2. Animated map shows advance of the Allied troops to Nadzab and Lae in papua New Guinea. The Australian 7th Division advance towards Lae. Soldiers in jeeps, on motorcycles and on foot advance through the jungle amidst air and artillery barrage. Soldiers fire machine guns and other artillery. Animated map shows the advance of General Thomas Blamey's troops towards Salamaua. Soldiers cross the Francisco River with natives. The Australian 9th Division advances along the east coast. Soldiers in puddles and streams. A military truck stuck in the mud. Soldiers prepare for jungle fighting. Soldiers take cover among bushes as Japanese troops fire. Machine gun nests in the jungle. USAAF B-25 Mitchell bombers drop bombs over enemy territory. Fire and smoke from the explosions. AN-M40 (Para-Frag) fragmentation bombs are dropped from USAAF A -29 Havoc aircraft. Australian 7th Division troops amidst artillery and anti-aircraft fire. USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress and B-26 Marauder bombers in the sky. On 16 September 1943, the Australian 7th Division captures Lae. Bombed ruins, damaged Japanese planes, destroyed airstrips, enemy ships and boats in the harbor. Destroyed Japanese ammunition dump 'Chinatown'. Australian 9th Division crosses the Bamboo River bridge to enter Lae. Animated map shows advance of amphibious forces, paratroopers and airborne operations of the 5th AAF. U.S. General Douglas MacArthur and his men at the 90th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing quarters.
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