Allied troops on USS Talamanca (AF-15) in the South Pacific during World War II. Soldier wearing life jacket stands at rail of a ship. Soldier walks along the deck of a ship. Heavy roll throws him against rail. Soldier's face as he looks out of wake of the ship.
Low altitude aerial views from an aircraft circling the Dutch submarine, O 19, stranded on Ladd Reef, in the South China Sea, with bow raised high above water and stern submerged. Note: According to Klaas van der Veen,of the Netherlands, whose father was second in command on the O 19, the boat went aground while on the way to Subic Bay, Phillipines, on July 8, 1945 (July 7th East of the International Date Line). After three days trying to free the O 19 using full reverse power at high tide, blowing air, firing torpedoes, and jettisoning ballast, the crew was rescued by the U.S. submarine, USS Cod, which torpedoed the O 19, after all critical equipment had been removed.
African civilians protest in Sharpeville, South Africa. Civilians gather on a street outside a police station. They demonstrate against government apartheid laws and against policies which require the civilians to carry passes all the time. People holding boards and placards. A sign reads: 'Freedom in our lifetime'. Police fire at the demonstrators. Many people are killed and injured in the police action which became known as the Sharpeville massacre. Dead bodies and wounded men lying on the street.
Building of a washing machine in the South Pacific during World War II. A jeep motor and a gasoline drum being used for the washing machine. Men standing nearby. Men working on the machine. A portable hand pump turns and transfers water in gasoline drums. A man is bathing. A tent in the background.
U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower in Charleston, South Carolina. The cadets of the military academy salute the President. Dignitaries and people crowd on the road. President receives an honorary degree from General Mark Clark, President of South Carolina Military College. Cadets march with rifles on their shoulders. President Eisenhower and the General salute.
Residential houses in Charleston, South Carolina. Women enter the house. A view of a street. The Steeple of St. Michael's Episcopal Church (71 Broad St, Charleston, SC 29401) from the east on Broad Street. Cars parked in the street. Pedestrians on sidewalk. A sign reads 'R G Rhett, 147'. A woman comes out of an alley through a gate. Gardens of a Southern mansion. A man sits on a chair. An old lane.
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