Damage caused due to flood in Ohio Valley , United States. Newspaper headlines read: '80000 desert homes as Midwest streams rage to higher levels'. People engaged in the rescue and relief work. Men aboard small boats as they carry on rescue work in the steets of downtown Louisville Kentucky. Buildings along the flooded area. Flooded buildings in Evansville Indiana and Paducah Kentucky. Flooded farms and fields washed away. Marooned livestock atop a levy. A dog atop a car. A cat perched in a 2nd story window just atop flood waters. Aerial views of the flooded Ohio Valley heading toward the Mississippi River. View of the blasting of the so called "fuse plug" in the levy below Cairo Illinois (on the Missouri Side at the junction of the Ohio River and Mississippi River) to prevent the flood waters from destroying Cairo. An army of workmen building extensions on top of the levees near Cairo Illinois to protect it from the flood. Water lapping at the wall built by the workers.
Mr and Miss America junior championship in Los Angeles, California. A large number of children participate in the competition. People gather to watch the competition. Women walking with their babies sitting in prams. Other children walking holding the hands of their parents. Winners of the championship are awarded.
Baseball immortals gather at Yankee Stadium, on July 30, 1955, for the annual Old Timers day. Players welcomed onto field. Ty Cobb shakes hands with fan in stands. Shots of participating players including Yankees' Joe DiMaggio, Cubs' Gabby Hartnett, Dodgers' Burleigh Grimes and White Sox' Ted Lyons. Players in dugout include A's Jimmy Foxx (with bat), and at far right, NY Giants' Bill Terry talking with Boston Braves' Tommy Holmes. 89-year old Cy Young sits and smokes a pipe. Shots of Yankees' great 1940s outfield of Charlie Keller, Joe DiMaggio and Tommy Heinrich. Shots of fans in stands. Yankees' current manager Casey Stengel accepts birthday cake from newspaper writers. Old Timers game in progress, players come around to score.
The USS Nevada (BB-36) under repair at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She has been re-floated and a large complement of sailors and repair technicians are seen on deck. She flies a large American flag, celebrating her successful recovery. Cranes are seen on her deck. She is being removed from drydock #2 after repairs to topedo and bomb damage suffered Dec 7th, 1941. A tugboat takes her under tow with line attached to the stern. An admiral's barge cuts across the bow of the Nevada. (The USS Nevada entered the Navy's Drydock Number Two, at Pearl Harbor, on February 18, 1942.) (World War II period).
View of trays containing silver stars and other U.S. military decorations. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons, commanding general of the Hawaiian department, decorates the officers and men of the submarine USS Trout in ceremonies held at Pearl Harbor, in recognition of their successful performance of a mission for the war department in enemy controlled waters in World War 2. At the left is Lieutenant Commander Frank W. Fenno, captain of the Trout. Assisting the general is Lt. Col. E.B. Whisner, secretary of the general's staff. View of Army band and honor guards on dock. U.S. Navy officers in ranks behind Army Color Guard. Standard bearer carrying General's flag. Scene shifts again to deck of the USS Trout. The General's three-star flag flies from the Trout's mast. (Note: The mission of the Trout was to deliver anti-aircraft ammunition to the U.S. forces defending Corregidor. Fenno's sub was called on to deliver the ammunition because surface ships and aircraft were unable to penetrate the tight Japanese defenses. The mission was classified as "top secret." The USS Trout delivered the munitions and then brought back more than 6 tons of Philippine gold and 630 bags of silver, as ballast. Commander Fenno was awarded the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross, by the United States Army, and the officers and enlisted men of the Trout each received the Silver Star for successfully completing this unusual and dangerous mission. The USS Trout received a Presidential Unit Citation.)
The U.S. Navy base in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Slow camera pan across the harbor with various ships seen. USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) seen at dock. Other ships enter the harbor. Hills in the background. Damaged partially sunken ship in the harbor from the December 7, 1941 attack by the Japanese. (World War II period).
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