A view of the Chrysler Building in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The East River and Queens in the background. Central Park is seen from a high building. The George Washington Bridge and Hudson River are far distant to the Northwest. Looking South, from a high building, towards the Battery and tip of Manhattan Island. Brooklyn Bridge in distance to left (Southeast) and Greater New York Harbor in far distance. View from above, of Chrysler Building, with East River and Welfare Island visible, and Queens, beyond. View of Chrysler Building, with Queensboro Bridge over East River and Welfare Island.
The Saint Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations by the French Canadians in Saint Helen's Island, Montreal, Canada. A large crowd of French Canadians in Saint Helen's Island in Montreal in Canada. Light works and fireworks illuminate the sky. A downpour starts. Men and women near a board which reads 'St Helene Island'. Women under a covered area. People watch the fireworks. A final several-foot long replica of Niagara Falls made of fireworks on display. The men and women watch the display.
U.S. ships in action in Pacific Theater during World War II. U.S. battleships and cruisers head for enemy islands in the Pacific Ocean. Man blows a bugle aboard a ship. Men at a large instrument panel aboard the ship. U.S. fighter takes off to intercept Japanese bombers. U.S. lighter cruiser's guns fire salvos. Cruiser fire guns at shore batteries. Flak bursts in sky. U.S. ships fire towards the island at night. Man looks through periscope aboard a ship. Cruiser under heavy attack. Sailor sorts away shell cases on the deck of ship. Men on deck of ship after capturing an island. U.S. flag flies on bridge of the ship.
The Philippine Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Mountains in the foreground. An aerial view of the islands. Information about the history of discovery of the islands by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Animated map shows Samar and Mactan. Exterior of buildings and a church constructed at the time of the explorer. A car parked outside a building. Framed paintings on the walls of a building. Soldiers march on a street. Flags fluttering from flag poles.
Volcanic eruption during the birth of the Surtsey island located near Geirfuglasker island in celand. Cinders spew up from water. Cinders spewing up amongst water and steam giving a black look momentarily. Small eruption occurs directly at the edge. Wing of aircraft seen while in flight. Eruption in progress during the birth of a large mass. White steam along the entire length of the island being born. Lava erupts from the volcano.
Ice jams in areas of Tangier Island and Smith Island, Chesapeake Bay Maryland, leave resident fishing community cut-off from supplies for weeks and starving. A truck drives up in front of a U.S. Army Air Corps Keystone B-6A biplane bomber at a hangar of Langley Field. The U.S. airmen transfer bundles of food supplies from truck to aircraft. The B-6A in flight. Aerial view of ice-jammed area showing houses and barns surrounded by ice jam. The bundles of food being dropped from B-6A onto Tangier Island. The B-6A in flight.
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