The Munitions Building in Washington DC during World War II. Exterior of the new War Department Building. A guard standing at the door of the building. Personnel entering and coming out of the building. The guard talking to a man. Officials entering the building. Exterior of a building. A sign reads: War Department Munitions Building'. The U.S. flag flying on the top of the building. The Washington Monument in the background. Exterior of the Quartermaster General Headquarters building. A sign reads 'Office of the Quartermaster General War Department'.
World War 2 bomber aircraft production by the Ford Motor Company in the United States at the Willow Run plant between Ypsilanti and Belleville Michigan. Henry Ford and Edsel Ford sitting on a wall, conversing. A building under construction in the background. A sign on the building reads: 'United States National Defense Willow Run Airplane Plant, Dedicated June 16, 1941. Designed and erected for Bomber Production by Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford Founder-Edsel Ford President'. A United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber flying over a field. A group of workers posing outside the plant with a new bomber. The group includes Henry Ford II and Army Officers. Henry Ford II signing his name on the side of the last bomber built at Willow Run Several other people signing. Women workers signing. A crowd around the bomber. Aerial views of the plant.
American models display a new collection in the United States. Models seated at a table. They wear different hats. One is wearing a glass-hat. Other models talking. They also display various bonnets. A chiffon turban is also displayed.
Group of U.S. Navy sailors in training during World War I, having completed initial training at Natal Station Great Lakes, prepare to depart for training at new camps or other assignments. American sailors stand in ranks with sea bags or duffel bags. Some of them leave the barracks with the sea bags. They march out past a guard shack.
A military coup in Argentina. Army and Navy leaders arrive at the government headquarters to decide on the arrest of President Arturo Frondizi in Argentina. Soldiers patrol the streets and guard the buildings. Frondizi being sent to prison in an aircraft. Jose Guido being sworn in as the new President.
A new pole vault record being set in Santa Barbara, California. John Ueslses tries to set a 16 feet pole vault record. He uses a pole vault to jump over a bar. He registers a mark of 15 feet and 8 inches. In his second attempt he jumps over the bar and sets the record of jumping over a height of 16 feet and three fourth inches. An official measures the height jumped over by Ueslses.
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