A toy parade in Dayton, Ohio. Adults and children gathered for the toy parade. Decorated floats and toys move past the crowd during the parade. Clowns aboard the decorated floats. A man rides a dummy horse. Well decorated floats move past a large crowd on either side of a street. A man dressed as Santa Claus waves to a large crowd from the top of a building.
Part of skyline in Honolulu Hawaii in 1973. A bench near a stream or canal. Tall buildings and structures in the distance. Sculpture and fountain inside a building. A Christmas tree in the background. Decorations in the building which appears to be a partially open air mall or part of a hotel, possibly the Kaiulani Hotel. Koi fish in the pond. A small waterfall. A little boy watches the fish. People walking inside the building. A fish sculpture and another tall sculpture in the pond. People walk by. A Santa Claus statue. A grouping of poinsettia plants. A sculpted pillar and wall.
Crowds watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with many big helium-inflated balloon floats in New York City. A panda balloon float passes by. A pilgrim balloon float besides a Camel billboard. View of crowd and parade floats in Times Square. Young girls wearing frilly dresses waving from an eagle shaped float. Girls watching the parade. Animated lion with his master in a boat. People in costume dance and a big ice cream shaped float goes by. Other floats include a Pilgrim, a baseball player (modified Bobo the Hobo), a Panda bear, and a candy cane. People watch the parade and cheer. Santa Claus wave from a decorative float.
Christmas time in United States. People walk on road, decorated shops in the United States. Crowd on road. A man stands with children in front of a shop's window and watches. A wreath hung on wall. Shops decorated with lights and flowers. People watch special Christmas decorations and presentations. Christmas tree made up of lights. Wreaths and holy statues decorated at shops. Christmas trees in front of Wall of Shame. Shops in Germany. U.S. workers prepare toys for German orphans. Mask of Santa Claus on wall. Children watch toys and teddy bears.
Several u.S. Army soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) stand near three French children, outside a church building in France, during World War 1. A large relief of Christ on crucifix is displayed on the wall behind them. One soldier kneels down next to the children and gives them some chocolates. He talks with them. Closeup of the children eating their candy. A boy wipes his hands on his sweater. The children make circles on their tummies, indicating that the food tasted good. New sequence shows American Army of occupation troops celebrating Christmas, 1918, at Montabaur, Germany. They are assembled at a hillside, around a platform holding a monument and statue. A large decorated Christmas tree is set up on one side of the monument, and an Army brass band stands on the other side. Captain William A. Turner, of the Salvation Army, dressed as Santa Claus, hands out gifts to some of the soldiers, assembled in the foreground. There also appear to be some local German people gathered to the far right, of the brass band. Next, "Santa Claus" is seen throwing gifts out to the gathered soldiers. Scene shifts, again, this time to several U.S. Navy dreadnought battleships that might be returning troops from Europe back to the United States. The first seen is a two-stacker, Florida-class; the second is the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and the third is the two-stacker USS New York (BB-34). Final sequence shows U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels, and Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, in top hats, stand on deck of a ship with with its Captain (a U.S. Navy Commander) to review U.S. Battleships returning from service with the British fleet in World War 1. The dim image of a battleship is seen in the background. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Sign reads “United States Army Mess” in English and Hungarian. Hungarian man, a refugee, receives a cup of coffee from a mess hall server. Hungarian sign reads “Vegyen Amennyitakap” (“Take as much as you can” in English). Christmas garlands decorate the mess hall. A girl is served with sausages and beans on her cafeteria tray. A Hungarian family sits together at a table in the mess hall at Camp Kilmer. A Hungarian couple eating. Girl eating with a spoon. Red Cross nurses host a Christmas party for Hungarian refugee children. A nurse gives out small Christmas tree models to children. A girl receives a Christmas tree paper model. A man wearing a Santa Claus mask and costume gives gifts to children. Hungarian refugee girls each receive a gift from Santa Claus. Children sing Hungarian Christmas carol “Mennyböl az Angyal” (“Angel from Heaven”).
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Links ©2024 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2024 CriticalPast LLC.