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United States Army, Navy and Air Force maneuver in Puerto Rico
United States soldiers carrying baggage and weapons embark onto a ship. Soldiers in landing crafts underway in the sea. Planes fly overhead and paratroopers land on an island. Landing craft comes ashore and troops debark. Soldiers fight in simulated war conditions and explosions occur. Landing crafts and tanks at the beach.
The University of Puerto Rico and the Capitol Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras Campus. The Capitol Building with the U.S. flag on it.
Governor Luis Munoz Marin takes oath of office as first elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
Inauguration of Luis Munoz Marin as first elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Large celebration with parade of U.S. troops and Puerto Rican National Guard. View of the Puerto Rican Capitol Building. American and Puerto Rican flags. Governor Luis Munoz Marin reviews parade. He takes the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice of the Puerto Rican Supreme Court, Angel de Jesus. Standing behind the Governor, is U.S. Senator, Henry Cabot Lodge, who has his hand on the Governor's back, and congratulates him. The Governor speaks over microphone. Decorated floats pass by during the parade. Children cheer. Huge crowd gathered to watch the parade and cheer. Aerial view of the Puerto Rican Capitol Building.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower plays golf during his four days vacation in Puerto Rico.
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower on vacation in Puerto Rico. President Eisenhower takes a four days’ vacation in Puerto Rico on returning to Washington DC from South America. Golf carts in Dorado Beach. Two men walk on a beach. President Eisenhower plays golf and relaxes in Puerto Rico. Eisenhower rides a golf cart while Secret Service agents follow behind.
American military forces demonstrate capabilities in Puerto Rico
American military capabilities on display in Puerto Rico. American artillery troops parade at the Henry Barracks in Cayey, Puerto Rico, home to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment. Military trucks pull artillery guns over mountain roads. Range finders give coordinates to the artillery crew. Artillery guns being fired. U.S. pilots parade on the newly-built Borinquen Army Airfield, home to the 27th Bombardment Squadron,and elements of the 25th Bombardment Group, equipped with B-18A aircraft. B-18 bombers take off from the airbase. Aerial view from above a formation of B-18s flying over the city of San Juan in Puerto Rico. (World War II period).
Various scenes of Puerto Rico. Views of churches in different settings. The University of Puerto Rico, buildings and library.
Opening scene shows a young girl with her hair blowing in a windy spot, and the dome of the Puerto Rican Capitol building visible behind her. Passengers ride in a wooden bodied station wagon, down a steep inclined street. As they pass a local policeman, their tailgate is seen to be filled with bananas and plantains. A large church complex tucked into a valley with hills in background. Another church halfway up a hill overlooking a town. A significant big city church with parishioners on its steps. An ancient historic-looking abandoned church building. Sign at a church reading: "St. John. Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas." Another church sign (name of church not visible) stating: "Built 1882;" and announcing schedule of services. Cars driving past what may be a mosque. Cover of a book entitled: " Poesía Puertorriqueña." (Puerto Rican Poetry). Park-like setting of University of Puerto Rico, with a complex of buildings across the street, including the university clock tower. A girl paging through a large book. She pauses and laughs. A shelf of books in the university library, with titles including: Books of Leonardo da Vinci; Babes in the Darkling Wood by HG Wells; Abraham Lincoln, the War Years, by Carl Sandburg; and numerous other significant literary works. A newspaper boy runs past a girl on a sidewalk, carrying an armload of books.
