The impact of the Cultural Revolution and the deification of Mao Zedong in Beijing, China. A traffic policeman directs traffic. Men work on scaffoldings. Men ride bicycles through the streets. Posters placed on walls. Portraits of Mao Zedong. Men on scaffolding installing a large picture of Chairman Mao with Chinese people holding up copies of Mao's books. A huge sign depicting workers and an armed soldier marching together. Shop windows displaying goods, all display images of Chairman Mao, as well. A toy store with toy military vehicles and guns.
George Carlett Marshall arrives in China in attempt to mediate an end to the Chinese Civil War after World War II. United States Army General George Carlett Marshall disembarks from a U.S. Air Forces C-54 aircraft. U.S. P-51 aircraft seen parked on ramp in background. General Mashall is greeted by American and Chinese officers. Chairman of the Nationalist Government of China, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, strolls from operations building to greet General Marshall. Photographers take photographs. General Marshall and Chiang Kai-Shek get into a car and travel in a motorcade to a building, where discussions will take place. General Marshall poses on the steps with Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.
Liberation of Rome from German control during World War II. U.S. 5th Army advances in Rome, Italy. Trucks loaded with soldiers move on streets. Battle equipment and tanks advance. German prisoners move through the streets towards an Allied Defense Camp. Civilians greet the troops advancing through the city. United States troops at war against German troops. Explosions occur. United States Army Generals drive through the streets. A large crowd of civilians gathered during a reception to greet the Generals.
Group of striking United Railroads workers standing in sand at waters edge, waving their hats at the camera. Tents are visible behind them. They lift an object from the sand. View of railroad car damaged by rocks and other objects hurled by strikers. Ocean Shore electric railroad car on street in San Francisco. Passengers get on and off. The electric rail car moves down the street and turns following the track, as a police officer steps into the intersection. Model T car and truck seen behind officer. Ocean Shore railroad train with rough paper sign hung on its side, reading: "Municipal Special, 12th and Mission Streets." Men are hanging out the window over the sign and waving. Many get off the train and stand on the pavement.as the train pulls away
Footage dealing with the Russian Revolution. Painting of Vladimir Llyich Lenin speaking to workers. photograph of hand-written speaking notes. Large crowd of Russians gathered and listening to a Bolshevik speaker at a public square. They hold banners and flags. The hide outs of Vladimir Llyich Lenin during exile period and painting of same. massive crowd of Russians raise and lower their hands. Citizens walk through the streets holding banners. Elevated view of Russian crowd of worker demonstrators that scatters and runs as shooting (presumably from Imperial Russian Army forces) begins and breaks up the protest. Debris left after the shooting. Identification papers used by Lenin, with an alias, showing him clean shaven and with a wig. Scenes of Finland where Lenin went, by way of Petrograd, on April 16,1917. Lake, hay stack, rough hay-covered shelter and fire pit with kettle hanging over it. A forest glen and rustic wooden house, with Lenin's office in a hay loft.
Diagram shows pattern of air currents that carried Japanese paper balloon fire bombs from Japan to America's West Coast, during World War II. The paper bomb balloon or fire balloon unit consists of the paper gas sac and an automatic balancing and firing control device. United States Navy personnel inspects the balloon as it descends to the ground. He looks at the paper bags filled with sand which provide balance and the central payload,incendiary and bombs. He holds paper material and inspects its strength. The balloon is filled with hydrogen gas. Pressure is exerted by a rubber ring. United States Navy personnel demonstrates the various parts: demolition block,aneroid switches,jacks,blow out plugs,incendiaries and central payload. He demonstrates the balancing mechanism: Balance bags,payloads and incendiaries are suspended by T-hooks switched between the blow out plugs on the balancing ring. A man unhooks the T-hook and releases balance bags.
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