Aircraft dust cotton fields and swamps to kill boll weevil and mosquitoes in the United States. A hangar. A pilot and crew members stand in front of the hangar which has three compartments. Officers and civilian pilots of aircraft check a map of the area to be dusted. U.S. Army aircraft De Havilland DH-4M2 in the background. Crew members prepare two De Havilland DH-4M2 for the take off. The aircraft dust the cotton fields. Swamps are sprayed to destroy malaria mosquitoes. The aircraft hedge-hop over swamp lowlands and tree covered terrain dusting the spray. A haze over the area.
Destroyer Escorts underway and drop depth charges in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Flames and smoke rise from a burning ship. Depth charges explode astern Destroyer Escort (DE). The DE underway in the Pacific Ocean. Smoke and flames rise from USS Mississinewa. Destroyer Escorts drop depth charges which explodes in water. Water splashes due to explosion.
A film titled 'Echos' depicts the contribution of various personalities to the history of the United States. A dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. The Thomas Jefferson statue at the Jefferson Memorial (16 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242, United States). Birds in water. The Washington Monument. Statues and the Washington Monument. Statue of Hamilton McMillan. An equestrian statue of George Washington. The tomb of Charles Pierre L' Enfant (Pierre Lenfant Gravesite Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia United States) in Arlington, Virginia. A map of the city. L' Enfant tomb in the background. A drawing of Washington DC. The statue of Thomas Jefferson. A drawing of Washington DC. Statue of Frederic von Steuben. Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko. The Civil War statue. The statue of Frederick Douglass. The statue of Joan of Arc (Statue de Jeanne d'Arc, Canton de Reims-1, 51100, Reims, France) in front of Reims Cathedral.
U.S. Army 106th Engineers in the Port de Commerce (commercial harbour) of Brest, France during World War 1. This site is adjacent to L'arsenal de Brest (Arsenal of Brest) military and naval installations on the river Penfeld. U.S. Army 106th Engineers are constructing a warehouse in the area of Basin 5. View of Engineers raising a completed section of trusswork for the warehouse, by means of cables. Engineer using power drill on sections of new trusswork being assembled on the ground. German prisoners of war using two-man saw and hammers as they cut and install wooden joists in the construction. The working prisoners are monitored by U.S Army officer. German prisoners excavating at entrance of the building. Wider view of construction site, showing rail cars nearby and construction material everywhere. A barge plying waters of River Penfeld in background, and a variety of vessels tied up in the harbor. A bridge in the backgound. Engineers tending a large steam-driven machine sheltered in a shed.
German newsreel shows activities of French workers in Paris, France following capture and occupation of the city by Nazi German forces in World War II. French workers and soldiers lined up on a ladder and removing sandbag defensive protections from the Luxor Obelisk (Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France) at the Place de la Concorde. Buildings in the background. Workers pull nails from boards as they disassemble defensive positions and gun emplacements. Long line of saddened workers and French soldiers pass buckets slowly in a bucket brigade. Eiffel Tower in the background.
Allied Invasion of Southern France during Operation Dragoon in World War II, 19 August 1944. Wounded soldiers are evacuated to floating ambulances. Enemy troops fire artillery to block Allied advance. Several explosions. Aircraft in flight drop bombs. Tanks advance. Map of Marseilles and Toulon. Wounded soldiers are given first aid and blood transfusion. Prisoners evacuated from combat zone. Prisoners of war exit a gate with sign “36 Div. PN Enclosure”. United States Army General Alexander M. Patch and French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny award soldiers. A medal on soldier’s chest.
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