U.S. naval activities in the Mediterranean Sea. Cruiser, USS Newport News (CA-148) with Aircraft Carrier, USS America (CV-66) and Sacramento class support ship underway. View from helicopter as it drops two finned containers into the water. A submarine at periscope depth moving at high speed towards smoke flare marking the location of the container on the surface of the water.
The Munitions Building in Washington DC during World War II. Exterior of the new War Department Building. A guard standing at the door of the building. Personnel entering and coming out of the building. The guard talking to a man. Officials entering the building. Exterior of a building. A sign reads: War Department Munitions Building'. The U.S. flag flying on the top of the building. The Washington Monument in the background. Exterior of the Quartermaster General Headquarters building. A sign reads 'Office of the Quartermaster General War Department'.
Group of U.S. Navy sailors in training during World War I, having completed initial training at Natal Station Great Lakes, prepare to depart for training at new camps or other assignments. American sailors stand in ranks with sea bags or duffel bags. Some of them leave the barracks with the sea bags. They march out past a guard shack.
A military coup in Argentina. Army and Navy leaders arrive at the government headquarters to decide on the arrest of President Arturo Frondizi in Argentina. Soldiers patrol the streets and guard the buildings. Frondizi being sent to prison in an aircraft. Jose Guido being sworn in as the new President.
A new pole vault record being set in Santa Barbara, California. John Ueslses tries to set a 16 feet pole vault record. He uses a pole vault to jump over a bar. He registers a mark of 15 feet and 8 inches. In his second attempt he jumps over the bar and sets the record of jumping over a height of 16 feet and three fourth inches. An official measures the height jumped over by Ueslses.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Academy trainees taking the Oath of Enlistment inside classroom. Tabletop laden with revolvers, FBI badges and briefcases for new FBI agents. Close up of FBI badge. FBI academy student shakes hands with instructor as he receives his badge and revolver. Close up revolver handed to agent. “Bus departs or Quantico at 12 noon”, words written on blackboard. FBI Academy student trainees inside a bus. Bus passing Iwo Jima statue at Quantico Marine Corps Base entrance. View of FBI Academy building in Quantico, VA (Range Rd, Quantico, VA 22135). Sign reads “FBI Academy”. Student trainees with suitcases get off the bus, enter the FBI Academy. FBI Academy student trainees in suit and tie walk hallway of academy to find their dormitory rooms. FBI agent student removes his belongings, arranges clothes from his suitcase. Close view of a photograph of a woman with two daughters. Student writes his name on his FBI Handbook. Professor lectures in class. Blackboard words written “Jurisdiction of the FBI 1. Statutes 2. Executive Orders 3. Constitutional Provisions”. Male FBI Academy students listen and write notes during lecture. Robbers make a getaway after a bank robbery. Kidnapper lures and captures a toddler into his car from a suburban street. A person mails a letter in a U.S. Mail mailbox. Close up view of a running wind up 16mm motion picture film camera. Nazi German spy Frederick “Fritz” Joubert Duquesne pulling out stolen documents from his sock and passing them to an undercover agent in 1941.
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