German farmers work on a field in Germany. Farmer plow field with bullock cart. German woman mows hay with scythe. Farmers remove their shoes and leave them on the back doorstep. German women walk up steps and take off shoes. Ox drawn cart loaded with hay. German woman mow hay and pile it on cart.
Sunset in Germany. View of the sun as it sets. Orange sky during sunset. Silhouetted view. Mountains in the background.
Britain reveals and demonstrates operation of a literal fire wall off the cliffs of Dover that had been set up to stop a potential German invasion of England. With World War 2 in Europe recently ended, Britain demonstrates the underwater pipelines and petroleum casks that would have generated a fire line to stop German invasion troops, ships and aircraft. Demonstration of the defenses: Large smoke column rises. Electrically operated fire lines are set on fire along coast line to burn forces of any incoming invasion. British Army soldiers near a line of mines, inland, that served as a second line of defense. A mine area is exploded for demonstration.
Swearing in of Secretary of the Treasury and Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion in the United States during World War II. Frederick Moore Vinson sworn in as Secretary of the Treasury by Justice Groner. Former Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. stands nearby. Officials greet Secretary Frederick Vinson. At White House in Washington DC: Ex-Federal Loan Administrator John Wesley Snyder sworn in as Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Officials greet Director John Snyder.
Agriculture Secretary urges home canning in the United States. Clinton Presba Anderson,United States Secretary of Agriculture, addresses the nation and urges all families to can food for use in winter.
Floods in New Jersey, United States. Water level of the Passaic River rises. Floods causing damage to infrastructure. Crowds gathered to watch the flooding of Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. People wading in floodwater in downtown Paterson. Street sign “River St.”. Parked car partially submerged in flood. War plants are closed, and traffic is completely disrupted. Streets and vehicles submerged in water. (World War II period)
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