The Hamburg-American line flagship, New York.The North German Lloyd De Luxe Liner Columbus being assisted by tug boats as it makes its way in the icy waters of New York harbor heading out on a cruise to the West Indies. Another ocean liner at the Hamburg-American Line piers in Manhattan, New York City. View from deck of the Columbus, as it departs New York harbor, passing the Statue of Liberty. Interior of the Columbus, showing a common room, large salon,luxurious stateroom,outdoor lounge with wicker furniture, and central stairway area. Several women and a man pose by the ship's swimming pool. They enter the pool and swim. Two men practice putting on a small golf green,aboard the Hamburg-American liner, SS Reliance, while other passengers sit on deck chairs and relax, reading and conversing. The ship's daily newspaper, dated January 11, 1931, announcing that the North is gripped by zero weather, but the temperature on the Reliance is 84 degrees Fahrenheit. Women passengers playing quoits on deck, and posing on a sundeck. The Captain of the SS Reliance plotting courses for the ship. View from aloft, of the ship. A woman and man passenger, in bathing attire, relaxing in a cabana chair on deck.
Unemployed men get work with the inauguration of the new auto project of Ford Company in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Great Depression. Sweeping aerial view of the Ford River Rouge Complex. Henry Ford seen riding his Ford Quadricycle invention on snow covered ground. Workers work in a Ford automobile plant factory and assembly line putting finishing touches on new 8 cylinder sedan. Henry Ford himself inspecting the first one of the new cars during its assembly. A test car of the new 1933 Ford car drives on rutted and rough terrain to show durability and handling.
Traffic in Seoul, South Korea, against backdrop of new buildings. Street car in front of new building. Surveyor takes measurements at construction site. Bulldozer clearing land. Men digging. Scaffolding outside new building. Men hauling construction supplies into building. Workers tying rebar for construction. Zoom out from traditional temple to new building construction.
Invention of the "instant, hand held fire extinguisher." British inventor Llewelyn Evans stands by a stock of extinguishers. Various tests of the new invention in England. Fire put out with the help of the new extinguisher in a hall and a kitchen. A man set on fire, while another uses the invention to extinguish the fire.
A motor boat in England. Propellers of the motor boat rotate. Men look at the new boat with rudders and propellers. A man rides the boat as he takes it to the water. A cameraman takes picture of the new motor boat.
Members of the War Cabinet arrive at 10 Downing Street, and leave after a late session. Chief of General Staff, Sir Alan Brooks, enters 10 Downing Street. Brendan Bracken and Herbert Morrison leave. Sir Archibald Sinclair leaves followed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and his advisers leave Whitehall after Dominion Premier's Conference. New Zealand Prime Minister gets into a car. (World War II period)
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