A Trans World Airlines Lockheed Constellation plane in public demonstration flight with mountains in the background in California, United States. Aircraft landing gear is lowered in demonstration, while cruising aloft.
'Making of an American ' An immigrant comes to Gary, Indiana from South Central Europe. He gets employed as a laborer at Illinois steel company of United States Steel Corporation. A demonstration shows safety devices for workers while working at a railroad, steel plant and with machine tools. Men wear goggles while working to prevent chips from getting into the eye. Various other devices like locking of switches, guard for circulation saw, guard on emery wheels, guard over belt, pulley and a fan at the steel plant.
Sailors, soldiers, Navy band and decorated floats at the Independence Day parade in New York, United States. On the reviewing stand, Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniel and Mayor of New York, John Francis Hylan, along with other officials review the parade. Aerial views of men marching on the streets in New York. Mayor Hylan speaks to two women at the podium. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Korean propaganda film depicting Japanese involvement in Korea, from end of Russo-Japanese war through post annexation in 1910. Landscape scenes of Korea. A 4-stacker Japanese troop ship, in a Korean harbor, flying the rising sun flag. Japanese troops disembarking, and marching off the pier. Japanese atrocities committed against the Korean people. Still pictures of Japanese officers. Slate highlights August 10, 1910, the date that Japan officially annexed Korea. Images show Korean flag being replaced by that of Japan. Panning views over rooftops of residential neighborhood and buildings in Nam San Dong, Seoul. Scene shifts to poorer rural area village with straw-roofed huts. Men till rice fields and irrigate fields by manpower alone. Views of various farm crops in the fields. Women are seen harvesting crops. In village, peasants thresh grains by hand. Officials arrive to weigh and take rice from village.Narrator states that the Japanese were everywhere and treated the Korean people very badly.Burlap bags of grain piled on cart. Korean workers load farm products for shipment to Japan. Various cargoes of Korean products being moved by rail to ports for shipment to Japan. Korean women and some children at work in fabric mills. Korean men at work in smelting plant. Many Korean men laboring on rock piles, and carrying heavy logs. One man collapses. Another collapses while working in surface mining. Supervisor chases others who try to assist him. (Note:This film, which contains some very old historic footage, is attributed to the War Department Military Intelligence Division, and was probably produced circa 1940. It is listed as 1910 because Japanese annexation and related events are included herein.)
National Motion Picture studio under construction in North Korea. A movie being filmed at the new studio. A sports meet for workers. Workers participate in various events like short put throw, long jump, marathon race, skiing. Montage of scenes as narrator states, we must abolish the 38th parallel, move south, throw out Syngman Rhee, crush imperialism and became one nation again. Soldiers with weapons and a mass meeting. Men ,women and students parade through Pyongyang street. Montage of Kim II Sung over Korean flags.
Highlights the role of United States Coast Guard in Operation Desert Storm against Iraqi occupation of Kuwait in Arabian Peninsula. Men of Port Security and Harbor Defense on duty as they ensure safety of cargo on ports. PS3 Pete Grim explains the role of Port Security and Harbor Defense as a man checks for explosives with a detector. A fully armored patrol boat underway at sea. Commander Tom Johnson appreciates the role of Port security and Harbor Defense forces. Men on guard even under tough conditions. MK1 John Gaida narrates a personal experience how he did performed his duty even under a missile attack.
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