A German submarine underway off the Canadian coast near the Saint Lawrence River in North America, during World War 2. A map shows the area of interest. The German submarine underway on the surface in calm waters. Crew members play cards below decks of the U-boat. A sailor cooks food. Others eat the food. The submarine submerges and the Canadian coast is scanned through a periscope. Torpedoes are fired and an oil tanker is hit. The oil tanker burns. Black smoke arises as the tanker burns.
A film titled: 'Cavalcade of the American Merchant Marine' depicts legislative and maritime history of the U.S. Merchant Marine. Various large masted ships seen to represent historical ships of the 18th century and 19th century. A large masted ship underway at sea in the United States. Men work on the ship. They stand on the deck of the ship. Men sboard the ship during a heavy storm. Reeanctment of old merchant ships at port. Mountains in the background.
Bishop Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York in the Vatican City. Spellman walks holding a crucifix towards Saint Peter's Basilica. A man holds the U.S. flag. Buildings in the background. Other people walk with Spellman. They enter the basilica and Spellman performs religious rites. People pray in the basilica. Spellman meets Pope Pius XII and they discuss amongst themselves.
War damage in Saigon, South Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. Jeeps parked along the sides of a street. Exterior of a building. United States Army soldiers arrive in a jeep. U.S. Army Military Police written on the street. Men and soldiers come out of the building. They carry casualties on stretchers. Buildings along the sides of the street.
A film titled: 'Joe learns the hard way' depicts a training of army photographers in the United States during World War II. A group of U.S. Army photographers carry photographic gear on backs. Joe, an army photographer, walks along with them. They walk inside the building of Signal Corps Photographic Center. Army men put down their gear. They take out their still photograph cameras from the gear and walk over to an instructor. The instructor explains various uses of the still camera equipment. Joe watches the camera. A B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight. Joe takes picture of the aircraft. Interior of a classroom. An instructor gives lessons. Students take notes in the classroom. Students load film in the still cameras both in classroom and in the field. Joe does not pay attention and sleeps in the class. The instructor gives a demonstration with a camera. A blackboard in the background. Interior of the classroom during a test. Joe cheats in the test. He stands near the door of a dark room for developing photographs. A sign near the door reads: 'School Darkroom'. He enters the room. He comes out of the room with pictures in hand. He enters his room and sits on a bed. Joe looks at pictures he took which are not very good.
Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in New York City during the Great Depression. Aerial view of New York City as a plane flies by and clouds part to show Manhattan island below. Buildings and skyscrapers of New York City as seen from river and harbor views, with some ships and tugboats seen. Trucks on roads of Governor's Island at tip of Manhattan. An older home seen under renovation and reconstruction. View of the Brooklyn Navy Yard with WPA workers busy building and improving new roads and shops and warehouses near the docks. A bulkhead construction project is shown at Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, to reclaim land from the waters of the Bay. The work includes construction of a new Boulevard and sanitary and sewer system improvements. View of the front entrance of the Beaux Arts style Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House on Bowling Green at the tip of Manhattan. Pedestrians and WPA workers are seen in front of the building. WPA laborers on an unidentified Manhattan street (with elevated railway running in background) are busy removing old street car rail lines from the streets, in sections, and loading them into truck beds to haul away. Large public swimming pool and bath house construction projects are shown, influenced by city planner and avid swimmer Robert Moses (scene possibly shows McCarren Park pool - note archway seen under construction). WPA workers are seen building the new East River Drive, including highways, walks, and flanking parks. Construction workers seen building the roadway, with the Williamsburg Bridge in the background. A model of the project is shown with the new drive from Grand Street to 14th Street. Camera pans down from the Empire State Building to show the roof of the New York Public Library teeming with WPA workers as they remove the old corroded copper roof and replace it with a new metal roof. View of busy Manhattan streets below the workers, including a street car passing by.
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