Athletes participate in a "Turkey Day" annual ten mile race walking competition to Coney Island in New York, coinciding with the Thanksgiving holiday in America. Forty six participating athletes start the speed walking race from amidst a crowd of spectators. The participants walk on roads and then cross the Washington Bridge. A participant slows down during the race. Winner of the race smiles after his victory.
Volcano 'Hibok-Hibok' erupts in the Camiguin island of Philippines and claims lives of approximately two thousand natives. The fuming volcano and rivers of magma as seen from a flying plane. Natives evacuated nearby villages move in trucks and by other means. Remains of a Nipa hut (Bahay Kubo) after it was destroyed by lava. A man pokes at molten ash. Burnt dead bodies of animals and humans. Medics treat the injured in Mahinog hospital.
More than hundred yachts compete in Bermuda Yacht Classic for a 635 miles race from Newport, Rhode Island to Bermuda. Cannon fired to mark start of the race. 131 yachts race in fair breezes and light sea. A large number of spectators watch the sail boat race from seashore.
Allied troops aboard a ship underway in the Pacific Ocean heading towards Manus Island in Papua New Guinea during World War II. Silhouette of men at the rail of an LST (Landing Ship Tank). LCMs (Landing Crafts Mechanized) and ships of a convoy underway in the Pacific Ocean. A convoy of ships at anchor. Soldiers on the deck of a ship load ammunition boxes. A sailor scans the horizon with binoculars. A sailor uses a sextant. Men on the bridge of the ship. Soldiers play chess, sleep, play harmonica, rest, play cards and read magazines.
Earth moving equipment in the Pacific Theater. American airplanes bomb a Japanese island. Aerial views of explosions on the ground. U.S. airplanes in flight. Earth moving equipment at a construction site. The equipment at work on a constructing site and an airstrip. (World War II period).
The Niagara Falls in New York, United States. The Niagara waterfall after the collapse of a rock shelf between Luna Island and Prospect Point. Water falls with smoking chimneys in the background. Water falls down a great height.
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