Red Ball Express of Allied Forces in Saint-Lo, France, in the Normandy region. Drivers of truck convoy stand in lines outside a tent. Trees in the background. The drivers being served coffee. A convoy moves along the road. A wrecked 6' x 6' vehicle being towed into ordnance yard for repair. Soldiers fill jerry cans serving as gasoline cans. The Allied soldiers examine wrecked vehicles, make repairs and inspect other vehicles. (World War II period).
U.S. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. Ship anchored at Ross Barrier. Admiral Byrd examines ice crevasses. His dog 'Igloo' stands with him. Deep gorges. Penguins stand on ice. Dog sledges in the area. Several men stand in a group. The penguins walk towards the men. The penguins waddle near the water. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd walks with his dog near the penguins.
The fabrication of steel pipes during the construction of the Boulder Dam on the Colorado River in the United States. A man stands near a complete shop unit. Three curved plates are joined to form a ring. Two men in the plant. The ring sections arranged on either side. A man operates an X-ray machine used to examine welded joints. A man at a table. A man in a laboratory tests samples of welded joints. A man takes reading after testing. Men near the ring section. Another man brings a ladder. A man steps on the ladder near the section. Men at work on the welded joints. The rings being carried by hooks The ring section taken into annealing furnace for heating to equalize bending and welding strains. A man tightens the joints in the ring section with equipment. A man near a shop unit. A hook hangs beside the unit. A rail car arrives. Men on either side of a track.
A suspicious automobile being checked by Customs and Border Protection Officers at the border with Mexico in San Diego, California. Officers check the trunk of the car looking for contraband, illegal border crossings, or illegal drugs. A man is brought out from the trunk. An officer holds him with his hands at the back. An officer opens some luggage. A Customs and Border Protection officer at the US-Mexican border crossing. The officer stops a vehicle and talks to the people inside. Several vehicles behind. The police man stops another car and talks to the driver leaning against the car. Two men near the door of a vehicle. Officers examining the bed of a pickup vehicle. Officer displays a plastic bag, apparently filled with packages of illegal drugs. Some packages fall out as he takes them inside the building.
Chinese troops recapturing Liuchow, China. Liuchow, the former U.S. 14th Air Force Base and largest communication center in South Central China, in ruins after the withdrawal of Japanese forces. The burnt buildings on the streets in Liuchow. The ruins of buildings along the sides of the road. Chinese troops walk along the road. The Chinese troops recapture Liuchow on 13th June 1945. The civilians in China cheering and welcoming the soldiers to the town. The Liuchow Air Base, which was not usable since the Japanese forces had dug holes in places. The entire stretch of the airstrip being blocked with gas drums. The center stretch of the airstrip being damaged. An Air Force engineer examines the heavily mined air strip. Men of Chinese 169th Division assemble for the flag raising ceremony on 2nd July 1945. The troops are welcomed by a citizens' committee. The Chinese 169th Division Major General addresses the men. The Chinese flag hoisted. The troops salute the flag. (World War II period).
German men inspect potassium rock salt mine deep down the earth, in Stassfurt, Germany. A team of German men in a potash tunnel deep down the earth. The team walks through the rocky tunnel. Rocky deposits on the walls of the tunnel. Men examine them with torch flames in their hands. A man digs the earth. The men inspect the deposits and walk through the tunnel. A man rolls a hand cart with the rocky deposits. Equipment in the tunnel. Men beside an equipment.
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