New German Army recruits, artillery, tanks, trucks, and ammunition sent to Eastern Front in World War II. New recruits stand in lines on a parade ground. Many appear to be very young. Buildings in the background. German Soldiers examine supplies and ammunition. Artillery, tanks, and supplies being loaded on train cars. Children run on the streets as soldiers march past. Soldiers on tanks. Supplies and new recruits transported by railroad cars. Train moves along railway track. Armored vehicles move along the street. Artillery and tanks lined up.
Snow scenes in New York City and Washington DC. Skyscrapers and snow covered streets in New York City. New Yorkers clear roads and 7 inches of snow off cars.Pedestrians walk on snow covered roads. Heavier snow of 12 inches in Washington DC leaves the city roads impassable. Cars buried under snow. Two men try to remove snow from a car. Views of the White House, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Building all covered in snow. High winds blow snow as a few pedestrians walk by. A United States flag on the Capitol building. Automobiles destroyed due to accidents in the wake of the storm.
United States Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. Sled dogs in view. The radio operator receives the message about the arrival of the sailing ship named "City Of New York". They receive the news about the vessel being stuck in the ice pack. The 'City Of New York' anchors at the barrier ice. Admiral Byrd's dog 'Igloo' sits on the snow. The men take their belongings and board the vessel. Smoke rises up from the smokestack of the vessel. The men leave the camp area named 'Little America'. A penguin in view. The men take a last look at the camp area as they leave after the expedition is over.
The inaugural ceremony for President-elect Franklin Roosevelt in Washington DC. The Air Express of the Universal Newspaper Newsreel prepares to take off from Washington DC for New York with sound pictures of the great event of the inaugural ceremony of the new President-elect Franklin Roosevelt. A man on the wings of the aircraft. A pilot gets into the aircraft. The aircraft takes off. The aircraft in flight over Washington DC. It lands in New York and the pilot waves from the cockpit. A motor carriage with a police escort arrives beside the aircraft to collect the sound pictures. Outgoing U.S. President Herbert Hoover and his wife come out from the White House and receive President-elect Franklin Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt with officials. Troops march along a road. President Hoover and the President-elect Franklin Roosevelt in a motor carriage move along the Pennsylvania Avenue to the U.S. Capitol (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States). The United States flag on the front of the motor carriage. The Capitol building in Washington DC. The United States flag in view. A large crowd gathered around the Capitol. View of the dome of the Capitol. A flag on the dome. Franklin Roosevelt, President Hoover and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of U.S. and other officials prepare for the inaugural ceremony in a decorated area in the Capitol building. The officials behind the dignitaries look on. Franklin Roosevelt behind the podium. The Chief Justice administers the oath of office to Franklin Roosevelt making him the 32nd President of the United States. Franklin Roosevelt recites the oath of office.
A new engine is tested in an X-15 rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California. A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft with an X-15 aircraft in flight. The rear of the X-15 aircraft with a new engine. It is attached under the right wing of the B-52 aircraft. The X-15 is released and is in flight. It releases contrails. The X-15 lands and taxis on a runway at the air base after the successful first flight with a new engine.
Flood Control activities in the Netherlands. Dredges on barges seen at work. The spoils are deposited to create new land masses in the Southeastern portion of the IJsselmeer (Lake) which was created in the past by the damming off of the Zuiderzee, a shallow body of water, from the North Sea. Aerial views of the dredges at work. Views of new lands, dams and locks, part of the Delta Works projects. A building at a dam, with relief tablet inscribed "1956." Mural on a building showing farmer and fisherman shaking hands across the barriers. Views of dams and locks. Aerial views of dredges and spoils being deposited in barges.Map of the operations showing the Ijsselmeer lake and the constructions in and around the new land of Oostelijk, Flevoland.
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