After the riots in Chicago, Illinois. Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 46th Armor patrol the streets. Soldiers move on the road as they carry rifles. African American girls on the street. Soldiers and policemen on guard in streets following the assassination of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
After the riots in Chicago, Illinois. A picture of civil rights leader Martin Luther King; soldiers on guard outside a store. A sign reads 'Woodlawn Urban Progress Center'. A soldier sends a message over a wireless as another soldier in the background eats. Soldiers seated in a jeep, one soldier sends message over wireless as another one tries to open a ration can.
Delegates to the Washington Naval Conference, also called World Disarmament Conference, leaving DAR (Daughters of American Revolution) Memorial Continenal Hall, and standing on portico, awaiting arrival of their cars. They enter their cars, as they arrive. Spectators watch from the edge of driveway. Placards and banners related to the conference, decorate area by DAR Hall.
Allied prisoners hold American flags at a Japanese prison camp in Santo Tomas University in Manila, Philippines. General Douglas Macarthur arrives at Santo Tomas on February 6. Japanese forces fire artillery at the camp on February 7 and injured prisoners are carried away for medical aid. Malnourished men and women work at the camp. People outside their thatched roof huts. Women and children eat and drink. A woman shows gratitude in finally being able to smoke a cigarette. Red Cross field workers hand over mail to the internees. Prisoners read their mail. (World War II period).
Major events of the year 1959. Hawaiian hula dance performed by girls at a beach in Hawaii, celebrating the admission of Hawaii as the 50th state. A Hawaiian girl waving during statehood celebration. A volcanic eruption takes place on the island. Lava flows from the eruption of Kīlauea Iki Crater.
Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper (YMS) sweeps water off mines in Noumea, France during World War II. A LCM (mechanized landing craft) along side YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper). Pigs in well deck of the LCM. Two Electricians Mates attach pigs to flag poles. On of them puts a bolt into the base of the pig to hold the flag pole. Electrician's Mate puts flagpole in the base of a pig and ties a string to it. Three pigs afloat in water. Two men wearing life jackets and helmets drop an anchor and then a pig into the sea. Mines explode on the water surface. YMS shoots at the mines. Electrician's Mate put pigs over the side of the vessel. Men fire 3 inch gun aboard the YMS and an explosion occurs in the background.
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