Inauguration ceremony to open railroad link Southward, from Soviet Trans-Siberian Railroad, at Naushki, to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia and thence to Jining (Tsining), China. Men connecting the two rail lines. They use levers and a screw jack device. Men push a rolling measuring device to check accuracy of rail track width. Mountains in the background. A railway station with pictures of Soviet leaders. A large crowd of local people gathered for the festivities. They carry flags and pictures of Chinese, Mongolian, and Soviet leaders, including Mao Zedong, Dashiin Damba, Voroshilov, Lenin, and Stalin. A large reviewing stand holding several dignitaries, and displaying pictures of Dashiin Damba, Voroshilov, and Mao. Several Soviet officers were seen. Chinese and Soviet spokesmen make short speeches, after which the Chinese spokesman cuts a ribbon to officially open the railroad link Behind him, in the background, is seen a map of the railroad connection going South, from the Soviet Union, toward Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. A woman railroader waves a flag and gives a signal. A train decorated with pictures of Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov, Dashiyn Damba, Mao Zedong, and the Soviet, Mongolian, and Chinese flags, moves over the tracks. Soviet rail line construction in snow: A crane places something into a truck. Field engineers refer to a map. A bulldozer levels the ground. A crane places a section of prefabricated track on the new roadbed. View of newly laid track.
Activities of South Vietnamese and American soldiers in Saigon, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Soldiers hide behind tank. Dead soldier lying on the ground. Soldiers hide behind the parked vehicles. Trees seen in the background. Wounded and dead soldiers are placed on litters and transferred to ambulances.
Activities of South Vietnamese and American soldiers in Saigon, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. The soldiers fire rifles. A soldier talks over a telephone. The soldiers run and enter a house. They search for explosives in huts. Trees on a river bank. Other soldiers talk over telephone. The soldiers point at a woman running holding a flag.
Activities of South Vietnamese and American soldiers in Saigon, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Tanks loaded with soldiers move on roads. Buildings on either side of the roads. Aircraft in flight over buildings. Military jeeps and trucks loaded with soldiers move on the roads.
Activities of South Vietnamese and American soldiers in Saigon, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Soldiers search for explosives in a graveyard. Buildings in the background. The soldiers search in a field. Trees in the background. They search in the nearby area of the graveyard.
Activities of South Vietnamese and American soldiers in Saigon, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Soldiers search for explosives in houses near a graveyard. The soldiers walk One soldier talks over a telephone. Trucks and tanks loaded with soldiers move out of the graveyard area. The trucks move on roads. Buildings on either side of the roads. An aircraft in flight over the buildings drops bombs. A large cloud of smoke rises from explosions.
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