A United States Air Force HH-53 helicopter during simulated rescue operations in Vietnam. Crew boards the HH-53 helicopter and it lifts off. Radar screen on the control panel in the cockpit of the helicopter. A man hangs below the helicopter with the help of a cable and is being pulled up during a simulated rescue operation. The man comes near the door of the helicopter. (Vietnam War period).
United States Air Force HH-53 helicopter during simulated rescue operations in Vietnam. The crew boards the HH-53 helicopter and it takes off. View of a radar screen on the control panel in the cockpit of the helicopter. A cable being lowered to rescue a man during a test rescue operation. The man being pulled up. A crew member drags the rescued man into the helicopter. (Vietnam War period).
A tennis game in Forest Hill, New York. Vinnie Richards of the United States and Karel Kozeluh of the Czech Republic enter a tennis court for a game. The players battle it out on the court to win a professional title. Vinnie Richards beats Karel Kozeluh by three sets to one to win the tournament. Richards being presented the winning trophy after the match.
Funeral ceremonies of the former United States President Calvin Coolidge in Northampton, Massachusetts. President Herbert Hoover and his wife, Lou Henry Hoover, walking rapidly from a railroad train, accompanied by several officials and military officers who escort them to a waiting automobile. Police controlling the small crowd gathered on local residential sidewalks. The President's car is next seen wending its way through a huge crush of spectators in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts. Several views of the crowds. People massed at the front of the Victorian-era Edwards Congregational Church. The church entrance is adorned with black draping. Official visitors enter the church, with some difficulty due to the crowds. View shifts to inside the church, where the former President's bier sits flanked by a military honor guard of two soldiers. Garlands of flowers cover the casket. Scene shifts, again, to the huge crowds outside, and to pallbearers carrying the casket of former President Coolidge through the crowd, followed by President and Mrs. Hoover and their party. The President and First Lady enter their car. A sign on a pole near their car reads: "Elm St." and points toward Pittsfield. Another reads: "Main St." and points toward Greenfield. The President's car drives away through the crowd. Other officials also leave the church and proceed towards their cars. A stalled motorcade is seen in the center of the city.
United States ship USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, underway in the Panama Canal. The ship, an ancient frigate, underway at Gatun Locks in the Panama. The frigate underway in the canal zone and a ship in the background.
United States Railway Coast Defense guns being test fired at Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Men load shells into M1888 8-inch railway coastal artillery defense guns. Men work on the artillery guns and fire them. Guns being test fired.
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