Memorial statue in Central Park, New York, to the 7th U.S. Army Regiment of World War I (World War 1, WWI, First World War). American infantrymen run with rifles from C-47 transport planes. U.S. soldiers in battlefield in Europe, and parading in tanks and marching,along the Champs Elysee,in Paris, France, with the Arch of Triumph behind them. Soldiers march with flags. People watch. Korean War era U.S. soldiers march with rifles. West Point cadets march in New York City. Houses and buildings along the sides of the street. U.S. Army soldiers in various modes of operation: riflemen, artillerymen, paratroopers,ski troops, and Army engineers building bridges. One scene shows a woman soldier working as a mechanic. Soldiers training on an obstacle course, traversing a polar region with dog sleds. A gun emplacement in Hawaii and U.S.troops parading in the Philippines. A ship traversing the Panama Canal. View of U.S. Army tent Camp in Puerto Rico. A U.S. soldier sentry standing guard beside the ocean, in summer, in Iceland. An American soldier poses on a hill in New Jersey, silhouetted against backdrop of the Manhattan skyline with tall skyscrapers of New York City seen behind him. Sergeant James Mansfield talks about Colonel William Wilson Quinn. Colonel William Wilson Quinn on the show discusses the blue badge of the combat infantryman. The badge framed on a wall. He says that the badge has a blue background which is the color of the infantry. Copy of a rifle on the badge is surrounded by a circle with a star.
U.S. President Richard Nixon delivers a speech at Tri-City Airport in Saginaw, Michigan. Placards held by a crowd display welcome messages for President Nixon. President Nixon speaks from a podium. He summarizes problems which the people are facing in Saginaw Bay City and Michigan. He states that there is one way to keep down the cost of living and that is to keep down the cost of government. President Nixon says that only high production can cut down prices. He further talks about a health program which would provide health insurance to the citizens of the U.S. and that the program would not require new taxes. He also speaks about progress to be made in the field of education. Regarding welfare programs, he states that the country needs a welfare program where it is never more profitable for a person to go on welfare than to go to work. President Nixon says that people can always choose the right congressman.
Scattered wreckage of a transport plane across crash site. Torn apart wing of plane can be seen. Search and rescue teams stand near the separated fuselage.Bodies of deceased lie at a side with debris scattered all over field.March 1939.
Challengers arrive for speedboat racing in Detroit, Michigan. A group of men walks out of Michigan Central Station (same as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) railroad train station. Cars parked outside the station building. Commodore A A Gus Schantz greets and receives powerboat racer Kaye Don. Kaye Don gives a vote of thanks. Kaye Don meets American speedboat racer Garfield Wood. They stand on the steps of the City Hall. Schantz and other men stand in the background.
Pedestrian and street car traffic at intersection of a street in Detroit, Michigan (1920). View of road with hairpin curves (1916). Views of City Street with pedestrians, buses and automobile traffic in Detroit, Michigan (1929). Heavy automobile traffic on Miller Road in Detroit, Michigan (1929).
Sun over harbor and view of skyline in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit Financial District buildings visible. Steamship ferry boat leaves dock. View of skyline and waterfront. Several steamship ferry boats at a dock. Ore freighters in harbor and on river. View of the Michigan Central Station in Detroit (or Michigan Central Depot, MCS) with passengers coming and going through the railroad train station main entrance. Cars parked in front of the railroad station. Views of city from elevated area. Workers build a house. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic in business district, including streetcars and automobiles. Shops and businesses along downtown streets. A police officer directs traffic from a raised platform in the center of an intersection. Sidewalks crammed with pedestrians. Linked 2-car streetcars pass by on streets.
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