U.S. Cavalry Officer on horseback as guard of honor in front of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Memorial Continental Hall. Delegates to the Washington Naval Conference, also called World Disarmament Conference, arrive in cars and enter the Hall. Delegates leaving the lobby via a rotating door. Delegates,staffs, and distinguished observers, assembled inside the DAR Continental Hall for the conference. Flags of participating nations displayed.
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.
Major events of the year 1953. Dwight D Eisenhower congratulated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after assuming the office of the U.S. President. Funeral procession of a prominent statesman, Robert Taft. Taft with children. Death of Joseph Stalin. Stalin with other Soviet officials.
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.
Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. Four YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway in Atlantic. A buoy along side a ship. Two depth chargers lowered down on the deck. A buoy anchored and another dropped in the water. A paravane with a flag attached to it floats in water with YMS in the background.
Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. A YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway in Atlantic. Men wearing life jackets on deck of a ship. YMS in the background. A paravane with a flag underway as it detects mines. YMS follows the paravane. A boat underway at sea. Two SDB Dauntless Naval dive bombers in flight. Four aircraft fly at a low altitude.
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