U.S. Army personnel and equipment loaded aboard a ship in New Orleans, United States to carry out chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Test animals and equipment loaded aboard the ship. Men unload a barge loaded with equipment at San Jose Island beach. Trucks move inland. A camp area is leveled. Bulldozers operate at the camp area. A gas handling area is established. An aerial view of the camp.
Tests of persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. A simulated chemical warfare shows U.S. troops firing mortars. A U.S. bomber aircraft in the sky. M7 100-lb bombs stacked at a munitions dump on the island. The bomber aircraft is loaded with bombs. The bombs are dropped by the aircraft from various heights. A technician examines an explosion area and makes use of an instrument to determine if there is any loss in contamination and vapor yield as a result of tree bursts. A bomber in flight and members of crew on board. The technician on the bomb drop site examines results on trees. Chemical samplings of bombed area are made in laboratories of the United States. A soldier wearing protective clothing. Mortars lay down a mustard gas barrage.
United States Ambassador to Cuba Jefferson Caffery makes his first official visit to Cuban President Carlos Mendieta in Havana. Procession of cars escorted by Cuban soldiers on horseback moves along road. Jefferson Caffery exits the car at entrance of the Presidential Palace (presently known as the Museum of the Revolution, Refugio Street 1, between Monserrate and Zulueta, Av. Bélgica, La Habana 10600, Cuba). Cuban honor guards lined up. Jefferson Caffery being greeted by President Carlos Mendieta.
United States wins outboard race in New Smyrna, Florida. Horace Tennes of Chicago leads at the international outboard race contest. Hydroplanes race on water. Spectators watch.
Famous actors Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers riding horses after the announcement of their engagement in Santa Monica, California. The couple announce their engagement at the Riviera Country Club (1250 Capri Dr, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, United States). Buddy Rogers pets a black horse while Mary Pickford leans on a wooden fence. Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers shake hands with polo players. Buddy Rogers smiling.
African American Fighter Group of USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) in Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II. African American pilots of 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) being briefed at a map by a USAAF officer in the background. Pilots listen to the officer. USAAF General Benjamin Davis with a pointer at the map. Crewmen attach a wing tank to a USAAF P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft parked on an airfield. The crewmen check the aircraft and load a wing gun. The pilots come out of the briefing room. They sit under the wing of the P-51. P-51s lined up with propellers turning. A P-51 taxis. P-51s take off.
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