The U.S. Capitol dome at night. Montage of U.S. Declaration of Independence with view of U.S. founding fathers at time of American Revolution. Reenacted depiction: 17th century immigrants or pilgrims arriving in the U.S. on large sailing ships. Group of men marching while carrying a "Don't Tread on Me" Gadsden flag. Depiction of Betsy Ross with U.S.A. flag. A covered wagon at sunset. 18th century men cutting down trees. 18th century men building a log cabin. Settlers arrive to the remains of their burned out cabin. A stage coach on the U.S. prairie. A covered wagon in the midwest. A stage coach traveling through grass lands. 18th century depiction of a western town in the United States. A white man and a Native American Indian man driving the last spike to complete a railroad as the steam locomotive starts. An 18th century steam locomotive passes by. Actual footage of external view of 1940s factory or production plant. Inside 1940s factory men are building engines. Wide shot of workers entering factory. New York City street scene. Los Angeles street scene. A rancher mends a barbed wire fence. Cowboys-ranchers on their horses. Fisherman pulling in nets on shore. Tobacco farming. Leather worker. Shirtless worker wielding a pick axe. Plant worker turning a large valve. A woman painter with a maritime village scene...perhaps Provincetown. A woman scientist in a laboratory. A 1940s family at the dinner table. Farm laborers harvesting melons. Man drives a tractor with woman riding behind him.
Republic of China Navy Gunboat underway in the Taiwan Strait. Chinese fishermen from Mainland China hosted aboard Chinese Navy Gunboat. A small Chinese Junk boat in the Taiwan Strait. They eat a hearty meal and are treated with kindness and affection. A Chinese fisherman eating banana. ROC Navy personnel give them gifts.
U.S. Navy USS Swordfish with the President of Republic of China General Chiang Kai-shek arrives at Keelung Harbor in Taiwan. U.S. Navy USS Swordfish arriving at Keelung, Taiwan harbor. A crew and party on the deck. VIPs line up aboard the submarine. A crew member throws a heaving line to dock. Men on deck of USS Swordfish letting the submarine go off mooring line. The General stands next to Lieutenant Commander Roth S. Leddick, Commander of the submarine. The General, Commander Roth S. Leddick, and other Chinese and U.S. officers stand on the deck. General Chiang shakes hands with U.S. 7th fleet Vice Admiral Charles D. Griffin. Chinese Major General Hu Shu-Kuang stands next to conning tower. General Hu Shu-Kuang and General Chiang disembark the submarine. General Chiang steps out of dock.
Typhoon Amy devastates Formosa Island (Taiwan). Typhoon rain caused flooding in Taiwan. A bridge in the background. Buildings and homes sunk in flood in Taipei. A storefront with Chinese signage partly submerged in heavy flood. Damaged houses and trees. Civilians wade through flooded water. Half sunk cars in the water.
Buildings and people in Taipei, Taiwan. The Presidential Office Building (No.122, Sec. 1, Chongqing South Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan) along Ketagalan Boulevard in Zhongzheng District with vehicular traffic in the foreground. Children play around a fountain and traffic on street in the background. Chinese signs on shops along Chung Hwa Road.
VIP's arrive at speaker's stand during transfer of F-104 planes to the Chinese Nationalist Air Force at Kuang Kuan Air Base in Taiwan. Control tower, the U.S. flag and the Chinese Nationalist flag in the background. Military and civilian cameramen click photos. Major General Leander La Chance Doan, Chief of MAAG, addresses from speaker's platform. Interpreter at his side and other dignitaries in the background. Two Chinese Nationalist squadrons stand before the speaker's platform. Chinese Nationalist F-104B's in the background. Major General Doan and interpreter. Major General Fred M Dean, Commander 13th Air Task Force and Chief, Air Section, MAAG, Taiwan and General Chen, Chief of Staff Chinese Air Force. Military and civilian cameramen take photos of VIP's on speaker's platform. General Chen addresses from speaker's platform.