USS Shangri La (CV-38) returns to the United States. A U.S. Navy Blimp flies above the USS Shangri-La. Decorative string of balloons above ship. U.S. aircraft on flight deck. U.S. Navy blimp flies with welcome sign above the USS Shangri La (CV-38). 'USS Shangri La' written on the ship. Workers aboard ship. Tugboat alongside the ship. A crowd at the pier welcomes ships and personnel.
United States aircraft strafe German positions in France during World War II. Explosions due to firing. The damaged equipment on the ground. U.S. aircraft in flight. The U.S. aircraft strafe German positions. A U.S. P-37 taking off from a snow-covered airfield. A U.S. P-37 aircraft lands and loses control on the runway during landing. It plows into a parked P-37 off the runway. A man standing near the parked P-37 is seen running and narrowly misses being hit by the crashing aircraft as he falls to the ground.
United States 3rd Marine Division goes ashore in Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II. Marines go over side of a ship on cargo net to LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel) below. Many LCVPs milling around APA (Attack Transport). Several landing crafts underway and head towards the beach.
Vietnam War demonstrations in front of the United States Embassy in London, England. General view of Pro-American group, carrying American, British, and South Vietnamese flags and plaques. Pro-American Group carries a South Korean flag. Some of the banners read “Southampton University Monday Club” and “Stop Vietcong Terror”. Plaques being carried by the group as they march. Mounted Police and Foot Patrolman standing by along the street. The large mob of Anti-American Demonstrators, peace activists, and anti-war demonstrators with the North Vietnamese flag and a poster of Che Guevara. Crowd being dispersed by the police. Various banners are being carried by the demonstrators. Demonstrators are being pushed by the police. Grosvenor Square showing the square filled with demonstrators milling around. Foot Patrol on the sidewalk. Large mob of demonstrators in the square. The bare tree branches in Grosvenor Square show demonstrators.
The Corner of Madison and State Streets in Chicago, Illinois. The busiest corner in Chicago. Trolley cars crowding the streets and pedestrians filling the sidewalks and crossing the streets. Hundreds of shoppers. Several persons carry signs through the crowds, advertising Boating at Electric Park. (Edison Company film)
Free-for-all pacing race, with $6000 purse, at Charter Oak Park in Connecticut, United States. Large crowds watch the race. Horses and drivers in sulkies are seen as their horses pace past the crowd. (Filmed July 5, 1897, by Edison Company)
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