A U.S. Army Air Force C-45 Expeditor aircraft taxis up and parks near an Honor Guard. Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, Commander of U.S. Army Forces in Europe, steps from the aircraft (which displays "V" tail code usually associated with the XXI Bomber Command, 499th Bomb Group). Members of his party, including Major General Ira Eaker, Commander if the U.S. 8th Air Force, and a British civilian official (Member of Parliament?) stand near the airplane as General Devers inspects the honor guard. General Devers then leads the party to where a group of American Air Corps officers is standing. Devers stands aside while General Eaker and the British official and the other members of their party meet and greet the Air Corps officers. (World War II period).
American troops and Coast Guard ship's crew practice loading vehicles and personnel aboard Coast Guard Troop Transport ship in England, during World War II. A United States Army jeep being hoisted aboard a U.S. Coast Guard Troop Transport ship at a port in England in March, 1944. Men load jeep onto the ship. Boxes in a net being hoisted aboard ship. An officer directs the loading operations. United States Army troops board the ship. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Three U.S. soldiers read a Daily Express newspaper at Grosvenor Square in London. The newspaper's headline announces the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. American flags can be seen hoisted at half mast on prominent government buildings like the U.S. Embassy, American Red Cross Rainbow building and others. U.S. soldiers and British civilians read newspapers at Leicester Square with Daily News headline, "Roosevelt Dead." American and British flags hoisted at half mast over other city buildings. Two U.S. soldiers look at a paper enclosed in a glass frame, showing picture of President Roosevelt and Vice President Harry S Truman. (World War II period).
Ruth Bryan Owen, pioneer female filmmaker and United States Envoy to Denmark, weds Captain Boerge Rohde (Danish officer) at Hyde Park in New York. The newly married couple emerges from the St. James Episcopal Church (4526 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, New York, US) in Hyde Park, New York. Couple in their car surrounded by the invitees. The couple poses for public and press.
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus in New York, United States. Elephants, artists perform in the compound of Bellevue Hospital in New York to entertain the children. Children sitting in cots enjoy the show. Clowns amuse the children. Horses perform stunts during the show. A girl sits with her dolls as she eats a candy.
Graphics showing the differences between schools of black and white people in South Carolina in USA. An amendment of U.S. Constitution stating right of equality and liberty. Differences in teachers' salary. A segregated school for black children is shown. Girl student sweeps the school compound. Students of a segregated school.
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