Launcher on the stern of the USS Mississippi (AG-128). Missile (TTV-2, Terrier) attached. It is trained around and then points skyward. Missile is launched. Missile in flight as puff of smoke seen. Crew going out to the launcher. Spot burned on the deck by the launching of the missile.
General Joseph Stilwell inspects troops in Burma. General Stilwell discussing map with officer. Troops standing during training. Chinese and U.S. troops move through muddy jungles and skirmish with Japanese units. Chinese and U.S. troops in jungle crossing bridge. Firing in jungle by troops. Howitzer and mortar fire during battle. Scene of a tank moving. Smoke rises. Battle on the hill. Scenes of hills and terrains. Firing rifles in jungle. Wounded Chinese soldiers. Woman bandage a soldier. Taking wounded soldier on stretcher. (World War II period).
Men look at model railroad at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Model trains moving.
Overflight of Nenana and the Tanana River from south to north, looking east. Riverboat in foreground, warehouse for river barge line and train station in foreground, Alaska Railroad bridge over the Tanana River (built 1923) in background. Another take of the same views is repeated. Flight continues along route of what is now the Parks Highway showing the predecessor road.
Scenes from the labor dispute and uprising known as the Battle of Blair Mountain. Opening scene shows Sheriff's Deputies firing down upon miners from a hillside in Logan County, West Virginia. One of them is armed with a Model 1917 Browning machine gun. Scene shifts to group of Union miners, cleaning and adjusting their rifles and shotguns. One wears a metal Army helmet. Several more pose for the camera, holding their guns. One of them also wears an Army steel helmet. They check the actions of their weapons. Closeup of one in a steel helmet. Next scene shows miner families leaving the area in horse-drawn wagons. Change of scene shows a group of men boarding a railroad train car. An armed U.S. Army soldier in uniform stands nearby. The final scene shows Sheriff Don Chafin of Logan County, posing with U.S. Army Brigadier General Henry H. Bandholtz.
Firemen put out a fire in the United States. Fire engine arrives on the scene. Firemen climb down engine, roll out hose, climb ladder into a building, train fire hose on the building and remove victims of fire. Firemen on fire escape pull hose up to the building. Firemen spread net, man jumps from the window of the building into the net. Firemen use axes. Charred building. Firemen soak ruins. Fire engine leaves fire station, followed by horse drawn engine. It race down residential street.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.