United States soldiers undergo stevedores training on the dummy ship,USS Dixie, at Fort Dix, New Jersey, during World War 2. Quartermasters practice cargo handling on the dummy ship. An officer briefs the crew before they begin the training. Soldiers raise long rods and secure chains. Trainers unload equipment from the dummy ship. Cargo transfered on platforms using a rope. A soldier gives hand signals while directing the cargo handling. Cargo lowered on the dock.
1st Engineer Assault Company at Po Valley, Italy. United States M4 Sherman tank equipped with crane lifts bundle of logs called fascines. M4 tanks with steel girder platform mounted on top, transport log of bundles. Tanks with the help of crane load tread way sections of bridge onto army tucks. Trucks loaded with logs drive on a dirt road.
The 1939 World's Fair at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York. The President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, inaugurates the opening ceremony. British King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England welcomed by crowds as they visit the World's Fair. Lighted water fountains and people emerging from a tunnel through a water fall. A woman acrobat rides a zip line down into the crowd gathered at the World's Fair. Theme of the ceremony with statue of Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline. Closing of the World's Fair in the fall of 1940 includes a parade and fireworks.
United States Ambassador to Great Britain, John Winant, is seen arriving in the U.S. back from a trip to England early during World War 2. Ambassador Winant stands beside the Yankee Clipper (Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat aircraft) after arrival at LaGuardian Field in Queens, New York. He crosses dock from water-parked aircraft to terminal area. He is seen speaking to reporters and officials briefly, and waving to a gathered crowd at the port terminal. View from behind motion picture camera filming his arrival.
A United States freighter launched in San Francisco, California. SS American Packer is launched for Merchant Marines. Mrs Angelo Rossi christens the ship during its launch. SS American Packer slides sideways into water at its launch.
Tennis player Don Budge marries Deirdre Conselman in a wedding ceremony at St. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church (1424 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610, United States) in Chicago, Illinois. Don Budge kisses his wife Deirdre Conselman outside the church. They pose for pictures.
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