Launching of the cargo ship, USS Piave, at the Federal Shipbuilding Company shipyards, Kearny, New Jersey, United States. A large crowd of World War 1 shipyard workers gathered for the event. At the launching platform, many guests wave American flags, as the USS Piave goes down the ways.
Ship launching at a shipyard in the United States during World War One. The launch is viewed from the waters edge. ship's stern and rudder visible above water. Ship has shallow draft and eases into water. It completes trip down the ways and bow enters water flying an ensign with white stars on dark field. Ship displays numerous signal flags on overhead line. "Hull 157" is painted on side of bow. Another ship of same type is seen in water, apparently also just launched.
Unceremonious launching of large steel ship from shipyard in the United States, during World War I. Ship goes down the ways flying a square ensign on the bow, containing white stars on a dark field. Ship appears to carry hull number only, on its bow.
Huge numbers shift workers leaving the shipyard of the American International Shipbuilding Corporation, at Hog Island, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They stream off a vessel under construction and join with others from elsewhere in the shipyard, and proceed to Hog Island station, where a train awaits them. It is wintertime, and snow and ice is seen throughout the shipyard.
American President Thomas Woodrow Wilson during Peace Celebrations in the United States at the end of World War I. A huge crowd on the streets. People waving the American flag. Troops in uniform march led by a band. Vehicles on a road. A banner reads 'The Devil says he will resign if the Kaiser is admitted'. President Wilson waves at the crowd from his car.
Testing of Ford 3-ton tanks in the United States. Tanks lined up and military personnel standing next to them. The tanks test drive over rough, hilly fields and over ditches. One of the tanks gets stuck in a trench. Observers look at the military tank. Workers dig next to the tank and pull it out. The tank reverses and drives on a rugged surface. Henry Ford watching the tanks move. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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