Aerial shot of New York's St. Patrick’s Cathedral (5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States) and cars driving on 5th Avenue in New York City. Lincoln- Mercury Coupe car displayed in new car showroom. Model displays features of new car including arm rest in back seat, large trunk, and electric windows. Front and back of car is displayed. Advertisement for Lincoln Mercury automobile.
Landmarks and aerial views in Los Angeles, California: Vehicles pass through highways and freeway system. Aerial view of city, highway, and downtown. Traffic on freeway in Cahuenga Pass area. Buildings and highway from Los Angeles City Hall (200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States). Elevated view of Wilshire Boulevard from downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean. Driver front seat POV point of view of cars, traffic, shops, and businesses driving on Wilshire Boulevard westward.
Hollywood, a district in the city of Los Angeles, California situated west-northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. 1940's and 1950 vehicle traffic seen from above and at street level at intersections of Hollywood and Vine and at Sunset and Vine. Landmarks seen include the Broadway Hollywood Plaza, NBC Studio, CBS Studio, Grauman's Chinese Theater (6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, United States) with some of the names of Hollywood celebrities and stars signed in the cement: Shirley Temple; Joe E Brown; Esther Williams; Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.
Landmarks in Los Angeles, California. Parkgoers walk past the lake at Los Angeles Park. People gather at Pershing Square. Women with children at Griffith Park. Children play in the grounds of the park. An African American child smiles for the camera. Pageants, fiestas, and festivals in Griffith Park. Children and girls perform dances. The Griffith Observatory and planetarium (2800 E Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90027, United States). Horse racing at Santa Anita Park.
Rangoon, Burma, under Japanese occupation during World War 2. Japanese propaganda film states, in Japanese, that Volunteer Corps is building a 'New 'Burma,' and that Volunteer corps training illustrates how people can enjoy and manage their freedom from the British. Burmese gather at open market in front of a hotel in Rangoon. Words "On Look Hotel" appear along with Japanese lettering on the hotel front. Several Japanese soldiers mingle amongst the crowd at an open market. All manner of foods and goods being sold. Women display fabrics. Crowd gathered in grandstand of stadium to watch Volunteer Corps training and parade. Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Buddhist temple seen in background. Japanese officer stands on steps and salutes as Volunteer Corps pass in review. Their most notable weapon is a machine gun mounted in a wagon.
General Douglas MacArthur exits a building in occupied Japan. General Matthew Ridgway greets officers and officials in Japan. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles waves farewell and boards an airplane in Japan. Roman Catholic Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York greets American soldiers and Japanese people. Vice President and Mrs. Richard Nixon are greeted upon arrival in Japan. Ordinary American soldiers meet ordinary Japanese people.
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