A man enters the Citizen’s Trust Company bank, the first African American-owned bank to join the Federal Reserve Bank, Westside Office (Westside Branch 965 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30314). An elderly black man crosses Mitchell St. SW. A Wilson Truck Company truck drives past. A black woman carrying an infant crosses the road with her three young children. Forsyth Street in downtown Atlanta as seen from a moving car. Rich’s Department Store (61 Forsyth St SW, Atlanta, GA) and its “Crystal Bridge” over Forsyth Street connecting the 1924 "Store for Fashion" building to the 1946/1948 "Store for Homes" building. Store signs for Fleetwood Coffee and Postal Café. A revolving sign reads “Park”. The Fulton National Bank building (55 Marietta Street NW Atlanta, Georgia), now known as 55 Marietta Street building, as seen from a moving vehicle. Pedestrians cross a street near a Walgreens. Two black men smoking cigarettes pass by a parked John Ruskin Cigar van on a busy street. The Walter R. Thomas Jewelers shop at 28 Broad St is seen nearby. View of the Georgia State Capitol (Capitol Square SW, Atlanta, GA 30334, United States).
The annual world barrel-jumping championship in Grossingers, New York. United States and Canadian flags in Grossingers, New York. A referee waves flag. Titleholder Leo Lebel performs a barrel jump speed skating. A Canadian contends in Grossingers but slips on the 14th barrel. Another contestant slips after performing barrel jump. A contestant’s barrel jump in the final round. Spectators clapping. Leo Lebel performs a leap of 15 barrels, 26 ft. 1 ½ inches. Leo Lebel kisses his wife and receives a trophy.
ROK (Republic of Korea) tank units advance over hilly terrain in Korea. Tanks fire on Red positions. Smoke due to explosions. Ground troops fire and advance. Marine rocket teams target Communist bunkers in the night. (Korean War)
'The Big Picture' an official television report of the U.S. Army. U.S. soldiers shown in Korea, Germany, Alaska and Puerto Rico. Captain Carl Zimmerman sits at a table to talk about the American soldier fighting wars in various countries. He begins with a day in the life of a soldier in Korea during the Korean War. Soldiers wake up to the sound of artillery fire on a hill. Soldier looks through binoculars. Explosions on hills. 8 feet camouflaged bunkers on a hill. Soldiers come out of bunkers to take in some fresh air. They eat and drink. South Koreans help them unload ration and supply boxes from a jeep. They open the boxes and pass the supplies around. White and African American soldiers glad to receive postal mail from home during mail call. A Stars and Stripes newsletter. A soldier wearing his helmet with a dent in it from shrapnel that it blocked. He takes a tablet for his headache. Another one smokes a cigar.
The Reconnaissance Patrol in Korea. U.S. tank crew operating an M46 Patton tank moving along a dirt road in Korea. Another M46 loaded with American infantrymen getting a ride along road in rough terrain. An M46 stopped and a large group of infantrymen climbing aboard. A jeep followed by an M46 with infantrymen piled aboard. M45 Quadmount 50 caliber antiaircraft gun on M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, with "Flak Wagon" written in chalk, on it's side. (Korean War)
United States Army 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team paratroopers drop on plowed field in Korea. C-119 Flying Boxcar airplanes drop paratroopers. Mass of floating parachutes descends from sky. Fleet of C-46 Commando airplane drops more paratroopers. Airborne soldiers with parachutes land on plowed field in Korea. Airborne soldiers unstrap harness after landing. (Korean War)