Presidential election campaigns by Alfred Smith and Herbert Hoover in 1928, in the United States. Alfred Emanuel Smith, Democratic U.S. presidential candidate at a rally. People gathered outside the convention hall. Many officials and policemen walk with the crowd. Alfred Smith in a car waves to the people. People gathered to watch Alfred Smith at his election rally. Alfred Smith with his wife in a car. Hoover waves at crowd from the rear platform of a train . Hoover gives a speech. Loudspeaker being used for the election rally. Posters with a sign 'Elect Herbert Hoover, The Great Engineer President'. Election rally for Herbert Hoover, candidate from Republican Party.
A large group of French women stand on a pier, waving American flags, as a troop ship arrives at a port in France, during World War 1. American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), soldiers of the U.S.1st Infantry Division, crowd her deck. The troops are seen leaving the ship by gangplank, and crowding the pier. They then assemble and march off. They proceed through dense crowds on both sides of their line of march. U.S. troops marching along a French city street are approached by French women expressing their appreciation. A French policeman walks with a bicycle, alongside the troops. French policemen march along, behind the Americans. Scene shifts to American soldiers playing musical instruments as others dance with women at an outdoor waterfront cafe, as they wait for transport. Allied officers are seen standing in front of a collection of canvas covered shelters, with a sign above, reading: "Camp Franco-Americain." (This is where arriving American troops undergo training by the French.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Ammunition manufacturing industry in Germany during World War II. Manufacture of arms and equipment for German war machine. An inside view of factories. A man works with welding equipment in the welding section. A steel furnace blasts. Molten steel flows down the machine. A cutting machine shapes giant shells. Bombs and shells lined up for shipment. Light guns assembled on field. A soldier moves anti-aircraft (AA) guns. An armored train with guns mounted on it moves forward.
A training film on causes and prevention of venereal diseases among soldiers in the United States. A diagram of human respiratory system and body. Soldiers seated in a theater watch a film. A study of the male anatomy. A diagram of the human body. An officer explains parts of the body and their positions. Examination of the organs. The organs may be contracted due to diseases like syphilis (pox), gonorrhea (clap) and chancroid (soft chancre). A diagram showing the probability of acquiring syphilis. (World War II period).
A training film titled 'Preview of Assam' on life of people of India during World War II. Hands mark Assam on a map. Men standing at the bank of a river. Boats at the bank. Buildings in an area. Men working on a farm. Cattle on the farm. Huts in the area. Men seated on the ground. Soldiers seated at a desk in a building and working. A boat underway in a river. (The temples visible in this clip are "Shiv Doll" in Sivasagar, Assam (India). This is a well known place of religious belief and a tourist spot.)
A training film on life of people of India during World War II. Huts on a farm. Men seated at a desk and writing. Other men enter a hut. Men seated at a desk in the hut and working. Some of the men standing in a farm. They are taught tactics by officers and are taught the use of various equipment.
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