Allied prisoners hold American flags at a Japanese prison camp in Santo Tomas University in Manila, Philippines. General Douglas Macarthur arrives at Santo Tomas on February 6. Japanese forces fire artillery at the camp on February 7 and injured prisoners are carried away for medical aid. Malnourished men and women work at the camp. People outside their thatched roof huts. Women and children eat and drink. A woman shows gratitude in finally being able to smoke a cigarette. Red Cross field workers hand over mail to the internees. Prisoners read their mail. (World War II period).
Major "space race" and defense events of the year 1957. Laika, Soviet space dog prepared for the space flight. Laika takes off in Sputnik 2 in Soviet Union. An animation shows the spacecraft in outer space. In United States, Space Race efforts to launch a small "grapefruit" satellite on Vanguard TV-3 test rocket meet in failure as the rocket explodes at take off on December 6, 1957. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. President Dwight D Eisenhower arrives in Paris, France to talk about the development of missiles with other NATO leaders. The French Prime Minister Felix Gaillard with President Eisenhower. View of Atlas missile SM-65A Serial 12A launched successfully from Cape Canaveral pad LC-14 in Florida, United States, on December 17, 1957.
United States Navy divers undergo training. A Navy diver wearing a scuba-type mask underwater during training. Bubbles rise upwards from the mask as the diver breathes under water.
United States Navy PT Boats underway in the Atlantic Ocean during World War 2. In one of the boats, a sailor in battle gear is seen at a twin 50 caliber machine gun. The boats generate a large wake as they move at high speed through the water. Other crew members are seen at their respective stations in the boat.
United States forces preparing for the invasion of Normandy, France, during World War 2. Four United States Coast Guardsmen sit cross-legged and smoke cigarettes, on board a landing craft docked in England, three days before D-Day. A life raft in the background. They simultaneously take off their hats and lower their heads to reveal radical haircuts that collectively spell "HELL."
Coastal minesweeper operating on James River at mine warfare school, Yorktown, Virginia, during World War 2. Pennant containing three exclamation marks and three question marks (!!!???) suggests it was not yet officially commissioned.
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