The San Francisco Conference. U.S. Secretary of States Edward Stettinius addresses the other representatives of nations gathered for the United Nations Conference on International Organization. Foreign Commissioner Molotov of Russia addresses the gathering followed by T.V. Soong, Foreign Minister of China. Crowds on roads.
USS San Francisco (CA-38) returns to San Francisco, California. The ship returns from the Battle of Solomons through the Golden Gate. Sailors wave from the deck of the ship. U.S. Navy Admiral E. J. King presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to a 31-year old commander of the cruiser. (World War II period).
San Francisco streets, people standing. Representatives of nations signing the United Nations Charter during the San Francisco conference, including representatives from France, two other nations, and the United States (with Edward Stettinius signing and U.S. President Harry S. Truman standing by. View of a U.S. Navy bus pulling up in front of the building. Disabled war veterans from World War 2 exit the bus with assistance. Many are missing limbs and are using crutches or wheel chairs. A small group of citizens is gathered to welcome them. A young boy looks on with concern as the disabled soldiers and sailors exit the bus. His father comforts the boy. President Truman addressing the General Assembly. Views of United Nations flags of many countries fluttering in San Francisco, California.
Views of San Francisco, California from the Marin Headlands. A ship underway on the San Francisco Bay and passes beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. City view in the background from the bridge, and the San Francisco Peninsula overall. The Transamerica Tower clearly visible. Alcatraz Island in the middle of the Bay.
The annual Miss Chinatown USA Beauty Contest in San Francisco, California. A large crowd of Chinese American spectators gathered at the contest. Chinese American contestants modeling in silk cheongsam dresses. Contestant 5 walks on a ramp in a white butterfly cheongsam dress. Another contestant poses in an elegant cheongsam with floral motifs. Chinese photographers taking pictures. Leona Lee, the previous year winner, awards the crown to 19-year-old Carole Ng of San Francisco. Carole Ng sits on an elaborate Chinese-style throne.
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Provisional Wing at an annual training in Sa Francisco, California. U.S. Army Air Corps A-3 aircraft taxi along a field and take off. Aerial views of San Francisco as A-3 aircraft fly above it. A-3 aircraft in formation flight above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Francisco. Aircraft in flight above the clouds. Brigadier General William Gillmore speaks into a microphone from cockpit of B-2 aircraft as he controls A-3 aircraft through radio.
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