The 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Delegates enter the convention hall. Posters of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. A sign reads 'I'm wild about Harry'. Signs read names of different states in the U.S. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley delivers a speech at the convention as he talks about administration under democratic leadership.
The 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Artists in colorful costumes parade on a street. A sign reads 'World premiere of tap roots'. A sign reads 'Democratic National Convention'. Cameras record the convention. A woman smiles as artists perform. A sign reads 'We are all mild about Harry'. A man addresses the delegates. Posters of Harry S. Truman. Banners read 'Illinois farmers for Truman'.
The 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A man announces the results of voting at the convention. U.S. President Harry S. Truman wins the race for the presidential nomination. Truman and Alben Barkley as his running mate appear on a dais. Truman delivers a speech as he accepts the nomination. He says that his main concerns are high prices and housing. He also announces to call a session of the Congress.
Funeral ceremony of U.S. Army General John J. Pershing in Washington DC, United States. The dead body of General John J. Pershing in a casket wrapped in American flag. The casket is placed in a room as people pay their last respects to General Pershing. The casket being placed onto a carriage outside the Capitol. U.S. Army General George C. Marshall and others watch the proceedings. The funeral procession moves down a street. The U.S. Capitol in the background. The procession reaches the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. U.S. President Harry S. Truman attends the funeral ceremony.
Recovery of a Japanese midget submarine off Pearl Harbor in Ohau, Hawaii. Crew members of USS Current handle cables at the stern to salvage a sunken midget Japanese submarine which participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. The cables pass over stern rollers. A stopper being placed on a roller. A diver in water alongside USS Current. Lieutenant Commander Henry Mennard and an SERVPAC (Service Forces Pacific Ocean) salvage officer confer aboard USS Current.
Recovery of a Japanese midget submarine off Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii. Men walk alongside a submarine. Cables attached to the submarine. A crane floats on water with men aboard it. Men on a wooden float alongside the submarine. The Japanese submarine alongside USS Current. Men on the deck of the ship. Other men on the float alongside the submarine as preparations are made to pick it up from water. Slings being attached to a floating crane to pick up the submarine. USS Current, floating crane and the midget submarine. The crane picks up the submarine from water. The submarine hangs over water from the slings of the crane. The midget submarine is lifted by the floating crane. Men on starboard bow of USS Current look down over the submarine. The midget submarine hangs five feet above the water. Cables wrapped around the submarine as it hangs.
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