Chilean people gather in a pro-Allies, and anti-Axis rally and parade in Santiago, Chile during World War II. Demonstrating against the Chilean government's stance of neutrality, the people crowd in front of a building for demonstration against the Axis powers, and in favor of Chile joining with the Allies in World War 2. The people demand fulfillment of the Good Neighbor rule, affirmed in the conference at Rio de Janeiro. Buildings of a city squqre in the background. The demonstrators hold banners. A man on a platform speaks into a microphone. People listen to him and hold banners. People parade on streets holding flags of Chile, the United States and Britain. People cheer and show a sign of victory.
A new route links the United States and Alaska during World War II. Trucks parked on a highway. Men stand holding the U.S. flags. Canadian Mounted Police men stand in formation. The U.S. flag is raised up. The soldiers stand wearing woolen hats and coats. Officials cut a ribbon and pay tribute to the U.S. Army. The soldiers applaud. The Alaskan Highway Alaska is officially opened. A truck convoy rolls northward.
War Admiral wins Washington Handicap horse race at Laurel Park Racecourse (198 Laurel Race Track Rd, Laurel, MD 20725, United States) in Laurel, Maryland. War Admiral with his jockey Charles Kurtsinger on the racing track. Spectators seated in stands. The race starts. Spectators in the stand watch the race and cheer. War Admiral wins the race.
Woman explorer, Ruth McCombs Harkness, (widow of explorer, William Harkness) brought the first live panda (named Su-Lin) into the United States, when she returned from an expedition, on December 18, 1936. Here she is seen in the Brookfield Zoo, in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield, Illinois, where she is playing with a second baby panda (named Mei Mei) that she acquired in 1937. A large group of boys and girls, enjoy the antics as she plays with the baby panda. At one point, Mrs. Harkness lifts Mei Mei up close to the children. Next, she holds Mei Mei close to Su-Lin, as zookeeper Sam Parratt holds the larger panda. The two pandas nuzzle one another.
Midshipmen from United States Naval Academy at a dock in Annapolis, Maryland. A midshipman kisses a woman. Midshipmen stand in formation at a dock. Small tenders at the dock. The 1100 Navy midshipman board the boats. They are seated in the boats and wave as the boats set out approaching a nearby docked U.S. Navy battleship. U.S. flag in the foreground and cadets waving as they prepare to embark on a summer trip with Le Havre, France as their first stop.
The Race of the Century at the Pimlico Racecourse (5201 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215, United States) in Baltimore, Maryland in 1938. War Admiral and Seabiscuit moving towards the racetrack. Spectators in a stand. The race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral starts. Spectators in the stand cheer. Seabiscuit ahead of War Admiral.
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