Motion Picture postage stamps printed in the United States during World War II. Chairman of the War Activities Committee George J. Schaefer and Assistant Postmaster General Ramsey Black looking at postage stamps rolling off presses. The postage stamps printed at the Bureau of Engraving in Washington to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Motion Picture Industry. The men looking at the stamps. Close view of a stamp which depicts a group of U.S. Soldiers in the South Pacific watching a movie. Men standing in a line outside a counter at the New York Post Office collect the stamps. A stamp with 'United States of America' written across the top and '3c, postage' and '50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures' written across the base of the stamp. The first letters bearing New York cachet are stamped. Men stamping the letters. An envelope with a stamp. A signboard behind men at a counter reads 'New York, N.Y., Cachet Applied Here'. Schaefer holding a framed sheet of stamps is flanked by New York Post Master General Goldman and Post Master General Frank Walker. The Chairman expresses his thanks to the Post Master General during his speech at a function in New York. Hollywood stars gathered at a post office to express their thanks. Maria Montez, a motion picture actress, autographs on a giant envelope addressed to the Postmaster General Frank Walker expressing their thanks for his appreciation. A group of stars holding the envelope. Maria Montez with the envelope.
A cargo aircraft in the United States during World War II. United States Army Air Force cargo aircraft C-82 Packet on an airfield. Troops and tanks moving into the aircraft on a ramp. An officer standing beside the ramp. An army tank moving on the ramp entering the aircraft. Several army personnel beside the aircraft on the airfield. The fuselage and the wings of the aircraft in view. The aircraft takes off from the airfield.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Russia during World War II. Several British flags displayed on poles at the Moscow Airport. Russian guard of honor lined up on the airfield. Soviet dignitaries and officials on the airfield. Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and former Soviet Ambassador to Britain Ivan Maisky at the airport to greet Winston Churchill. Prime Minister Churchill disembarks from an aircraft and walks with officials. Prime Minister Churchill and British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden talking to Soviet dignitaries. The dignitaries walking past the honor guard.
An airborne life boat experiment in the United States. Airmen wheeling a life boat to the under side of a United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bomber on an airfield. Fumes rising from a boat at sea during an experiment. The B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, with the life boat underside the fuselage, in flight over the sea. The bomber releases the life boat after spotting the boat in trouble. The life boat equipped with medicines and other emergency supplies is lowered by means of three parachutes attached to it. The life boat reaches the men waiting for rescue.
A football match in Durham, North Carolina. A football match between the Duke Blue Devils and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a stadium in Durham. The match in progress. A few men seated watching the match. A crowd cheers for the teams. The Duke Blue Devils score ahead of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets team. Several navy men among the crowd. The final quarter of the match in progress. The crowd cheers for the players. The Duke Blue Devils win the match with a score of 19-13.
An American collegiate football game in Baltimore, Maryland. A large crowd in the stands at a stadium. Several navy men seated among the crowd. The Navy Midshipmen football team from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis playing against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. A crowd cheers for the teams. A few men seated and a few of them sitting field side. The players on the field. The Navy Midshipmen football team wins the game with a score of 32-13. (World War II period).
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