President of Columbia visits Washington DC. United States President Dwight D Eisenhower welcomes President of Columbia Alberto Camargo Lleras in Washington National Airport. President of Columbia gets off a plane with his wife. He shakes hands with the U.S. president. Soldiers stand with flags. President Lleras addresses. Photographer clicks pictures. Car on road. President Lleras addresses the Congress in Washington DC.
Vintage slate states that the scenes are from San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, it opens with pre-hurricane views not of San Juan, but of Havana, Cuba, as seen from its harbor. Buildings of Havana Cuba seen, including El Capitolio, the National Capitol Building in Havana. Seen shifts to a covered market area filled with people (possibly still Havana, or possibly now in Puerto Rico. Aerial view of homes and buildings in the city of San Juan in 1932. Scene changes to view of hurricane winds blowing palm trees at 120 mile speed during San Ciprian hurricane. Palm trees on shore blown by wind. Sea water floods city. View after storm of wreckage of houses. People combing through the ruins. Cloth spread on ruins. Women and children walk among ruins. View again of storm in progress with water flooding the area and hurricane force winds.
Services and employment for African American citizens provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York City, United States during Great Depression. African American children swim and sit beside pool. Child dives in pool. Nurse put bandage on a child's foot. Children play at a play ground in Colonial Park area. Children on swings. Children play on see-saw. Children in a nursery school for African American children. They eat a meal, nurse gives them medicine. Children nap or sleep in beds.
Employment for African Americans provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York, United States, during the Great Depression. African American men and women sing in a choir. Juanita Hall directs the song. A man plays piano. Men and women stand near piano and sing the gospel spiritual song ''Ezekiel Saw the Wheel". The Director conducts and sings along with the choir.
United States Combat activities during Korean War in South Korea. Assault troops of 25th Infantry Division cross Han River. Trucks go over snow. Troops of 27th Regiment eat food. Engineers build bridge over the river. Cranes and bulldozers remove mud from river shore. Troops cross river on boats. They have breakfast. A soldier receives call and command to fire mortar. Smoke on the hills. Soldiers load mortar and fire. Soldiers fire artillery. An officer sees through binocular. An airplane in flight. The UN troops observe Chinese gun emplacement. Troops walk on mountains. DUKW tanks cross river and bring back Chinese prisoners. U.S. engineers build foot bridge. Troops assemble pontoons over river. Meanwhile two engineers meet with an accident and are rescued by troops. They are brought to shore on boat. Troops cross foot bridge and continue over snow covered path.
United States Combat activities during Korean War in South Korea. UN Troops advance near 38th Parallel. Troops of 7th Division mount on tank and move forward. Tank reinforcement forces move towards enemy line. Tanks cross stream. Mine detectors look for mines in way. Engineers repair a road damaged by dynamite. A tank tows another disabled tank, due to time limit it is abandoned in middle of the stream. Troops remove equipment and armaments from it. Soldier gives papers to another soldier on tank. Troops cross a village. They find a demolished bridge. The 30 caliber gun is fired.
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