View from mountain overlooking the Ford Motor Company coal mining town where 900 miners are employed at Twin Branch, West Virginia. From mountain overlooking the scene, camera pans across Lodging and other buildings, near river, and to the town, itself. Scene shifts to ground-level where several homes and cars are seen as well as a canal. A steam shovel is seen digging near the site of a new dam. It loads earth into dump trailers pulled by Fordson tractors. Closeup of the tractors pulling their loads to the dam site, and returning empty.
Large crowd gathers at Coliseum in St. Louis for Democratic National Convention in 1916 in the United States. Al Smith of New York poses for picture. President and Mrs. Wilson in an open car. President Wilson accepts nomination for a second term. Crowd cheers and wave their hats. William Jennings Bryan poses for closeup picture and is then seen with other dignitaries on the back of a railroad train from which he shakes hands and waves to the crowd.
View of sunrise during invasion of Saipan, Mariana Islands in World War 2.. Satawan Atoll under bombardment. Ships off the coast of Saipan including a New Mexico class battleship.
Marine honor guard at attention in hangar bay during change of Command at USS Constellation. Officer in charge looks men over. Ship's insignia. Looking out over heads of assembled guests. Crew and officers in hangar bay. CDR (Commander) Racette at podium, call ship's company to attention. CDR Racette salutes as new skipper arrives. Speaker's stand shows CDR Reigner and Chaplain Corps reading invocation. VADM (Vice Admiral) Ekstrom addresses the guests from the podium. Guests and Crew assembled in the background at the hangar bay. Captain Walker reads his orders from the podium. Captain Vejtasa reads his orders as Captain Walker stands by directly off to side. He completes his orders. Captain Vejtasa turns around and salutes Captain Walker. Two Captains then shake hands as Captain Walker is relieved of command. Captain Vejtasa speaks to the crowd assembled from the podium. Chaplain Clifford reads benediction as Captain Walker stands nearby. Captain Vejtasa to the right. Ship's seal in the background. Officers stand on the speaker's stand. VADM Ekstrom shakes hands with Captain Walker and Captain Vejtasa. Ship's seal in the background. Captain Vejtasa and Captain Walker congratulated in receiving line at the hangar bay.
A helicopter lands on the lawn of White House as Vice President Hubert Humphrey returns from a 14 day Asian trip in Washington DC. He steps down and greeted on the White house lawn by President Lyndon B Johnson. President Johnson goes to New York where he receives an award from Freedom House. A bronze sculpture of President Johnson. President addresses the gathering.
A man signals to start the Monza 1000 Kilometer International auto race in Monza, Italy. Large crowd gathered to watch the automobile race. Ferrari's take first and second positions. Winning drivers Lorenzo Bandini of Italy and Chris Amon of New Zealand at podium taking trophies.
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