Aerial views of ships at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, smokestacks, industrial and suburban areas, busy highway running through populated area, ships at dock, sparsely settled suburban areas and vast fields.
Returning Heroes Day, June 4, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during World War II. Officials and soldiers in a celebration arranged in honor of U.S. Army Air Force General Carl Andrew Spaatz, and U.S. Army General Omar Nelson Bradley. The Generals on special guest seats with Pennsylvania Governor, Edward Martin and Philadelphia Mayor, Bernard Samuels. An Army Major General sits with them. Soldiers, in a park, fire artillery gun in salute. Civilians shower ticker tape and confetti from the top of a building. They raise American flags. Army guards line the parade route, standing at parade rest with rifles. Policemen on motorbikes escort motorcade.. The Generals sitting with Governor Martin in an open customized jeep. A military band on a road side plays music. The Generals salute them. Spectators stand at the road sides. They shower ticker tape and confetti on the motorcade of the Generals. As they pass a park, soldiers fire an artillery gun in salute. In the downtown commercial district, banners across the street advertise E bonds. A band plays on the sidewalk as the motorcade passes.
Men and women perform the old time minuet outside Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Façade of the Independence Hall (520 Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S). The event was organized to recall days of Alexander Hamilton, the most influential of the United States' founding fathers. 1931.
Liberty Loan Drive parade in downtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. American flags fly from buildings lining the street.A British flag is also seen. An Army mobile searchlight drives down the center of the street, followed by a motorcycle and side car. Faculty and students of Philadelphia High School for Girls parade. A Holt tractor pulls a large piece of field artillery.People stand along the road to watch the parade with the Japanese flags and other Allied flags in the background. A band of Army soldiers plays music as they march. A Spad aircraft is seen mounted high on a float. Truck passes with an elephant in the back. American soldiers march in a Liberty loan drive and people look on.
United States Navy aircraft carrier Langley (CVL-27) being activated at Philadelphia Navy shipyard in Pennsylvania prior to transfer to France. A French officer and navy men on the pier at Philadelphia Navy yard. The officer reviews the navy men lined up on the pier. The officer at a blackboard in a classroom as he briefs the navy men.
Eight oars rowing event in the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Large crowd of spectators gathered at the bank of the Schuylkill River to witness the rowing event. Teams from Canada,the United States and Soviet Union take part in the race. The race begins. The crowd views the race through their binoculars. The Russians wins the race and the Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia comes in second position at the race.
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