Interiors of the National Archives Building (700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20408-0001) in Washington DC. The Rotunda in the National Archives Building shows Charters of U.S. Freedom including the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence. A series of Constitutional Amendments in the Bill of Rights. The statement of the U.S. Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
U.S. Navy ships launched in the United States during World War II. Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, USNR (US Navy Reserve), Director of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) breaks a bottle of champagne on the bow of a carrier and christens USS Franklin (CV-13) in Newport News, Virginia on 14th October, 1943. A destroyer is launched at the Great Lakes. The destroyer is turned into an upright position. Shipyard workers cheer. A ship is launched sideways.
German officials surrender in Germany at the end of World War II in Europe. Nazi Marshall Herman Goring surrenders in Bavaria, Germany where he is questioned by Allied newspaper men. German Field Marshal Albert Kesselring surrenders. German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt arrives in a car to surrender. Former Governor General of Occupied Poland Hans Frank is captured by the Allies. Captured German officials are taken away in U.S. Army jeeps. Former Regent of Hungary Admiral Miklos Horthy speaks to a U.S. official after his capture. Captured Nazi officials lined up.
Crew members of U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortresses in Algiers, Algeria during 'Shuttle Mission' of World War II. U.S. air and ground crew have K-rations in a field. B-17s parked on the field. Crew members under the wing of a B-17. Crew members sit with Arab children. An EM (Enlisted Man) shaves. EMs have breakfast and eat watermelon. An EM in cowboy boots. An EM rides a donkey accompanied by two Arab boys. EMs ride camels.
A film based on U.S. Air Force FAC (forward air control) operations against the Ho Chi Minh Trail by U.S. 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A reconstruction shows a Vietcong soldier firing submachine guns skyward from a wooded area Guns include Communist-made Burp gun and .45 caliber M3 grease gun.
The Rodman Wanamaker Expedition of Citizenship to the Native American Indians in South Dakota, United States. Troops of U.S. 7th Cavalry enter the Pine Ridge Reservation to attend the ceremony. Soldiers on horseback enter the Pine Ridge Reservation. The leader of the expedition Dr. Joseph Kossuth Dixon explains its purpose and the symbolism of the American flag to Oglala Sioux tribesmen. The U.S. flag is raised during the flag dedication ceremony. Tribesmen in headdress and regalia stand around the flag pole. The Native American Indians show reverence to the American flag during the ceremony. A member of the Oglala Sioux signs the declaration pledging the allegiance of the Indians to the country of the United States.
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