Japanese aircraft shot down in the Pacific Ocean as seen from the USS Saratoga (CV-3) during World War II. Black smoke seen in the water. Tracers are also found. Thick black smoke rises over the water. A Navy officer removes his hat. Crewmen put out fire on edge of flight deck. Pilots watch the smoke from a burning aircraft on deck. The sky aft gunnery station after it fired at Japanese planes. Aircraft above a gun director. A ship firing from a distance. Tracers firing and some blasts from Mark 12 5"/38 caliber dual purpose naval guns at night. Wild sound from the narration of Dr. Edgar Maurice Cortright, United States Navy Lieutenant, as he recounts his experience on board the USS Saratoga at the time of its bombing by Japanese planes.
Kasagi-class protected cruiser Chitose of the Imperial Japanese Navy floats into the harbor of Union Iron Works in San Francisco, United States during its launching. The bow of the ship is seen nearly head on with its bow first. Spectators in rowboats watch the launch. Rowboats move and increase in numbers as the Chitose sails past them.
First Regiment, California Volunteers, boarding the Pacific Mail steamer, SS City of Peking, to serve in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. The troops board the steamer at the dock First Street between Brannan and Townsend streets in San Francisco, California. Relatives waving United States flags bid the troops goodbye in the foreground. The troops are seen climbing the gangplank with their travel kits and rifles. At least one woman in the crowd raises a handkerchief to her eyes. The troop ships SS Australia and SS City of Sydney departs San Francisco for Manila, Philippines. Troops are seen on the deck of SS Australia. Two harbor tugs escort the SS City of Sydney. The steamships depart San Francisco on May 25, 1898.
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry “Rough Riders” headed by Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt prepare for departure to Santiago, Cuba during the Spanish-American War. The soldiers move boxes towards a steamship on a dock in Tampa, Florida.
Cuban volunteers depart Tampa, Florida to participate in the Spanish-American War. The Cuban volunteers carry rifles and their bedrolls as they walk on gangway to board a ship. The first United States troops land in Cuba. View of the pier at Daiquirí, Cuba. Coal dumps and ore elevators from a mining company are seen at the end of the wharf. Soldiers lead pack mules carrying supplies and ammunitions in Santiago de Cuba. The 34th Michigan Regiment under command of Captain Dodd of Troop E, 3rd Regular Cavalry are working with picks and shovels to build a road.
U.S. Navy ship USS Texas sailing the Hudson River, passing by Riverside Park- the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States. The background shows the white dome of the General Grant National Memorial or Grant’s Tomb (W 122nd St &, Riverside Dr, New York, 10027) on the hill crest.
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