The Selective Service System (SSS) in United States, its functioning and effects. A U.S. Army officer instructs military aspirants outside an office. Men inside the office take written and physical ability test. A successful candidate receives a notice of selection in army. He talks to his girlfriend on telephone. He bids goodbye to his parents and neighbors. Men sworn in for the army. Bus carries them to a army training camp. A cemetery of United States soldiers, statue of soldiers raising flag at Iwo Jima.
A Martin T3M-2 floatplane catapulted from deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3). The sailors aboard watch the plane taking off. Takeoff of a Vought UO-1 two-seat observation biplane from the deck of the USS Saratoga. Then landing of a UO-1 on the USS Saratoga. Crewman waves flags at edge of deck.
Italian civilians celebrate the execution of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini during World War II. Dead bodies of Benito Mussolini, his mistress Clara Petacci and other confederates such as Alessandro Pavolini, Achille Starace and Nicola Bombacci lie on Piazzale Loreto in Milan, Italy. A large crowd gathers to view bodies of Mussolini and his mistress. Partisans and police guards try to keep the angry crowd away from dead bodies using water fire hose. Partisans stand around bodies while crowd press at their backs. Crowd attempts to view the bodies.
Most of the clip is underexposed, and dark. Several officers of the Italian Republican Army are being detained in a secure room after surrendering to U.S. forces of the 92nd Infantry Division, in Ivrea, Northern Italy, after all Nazi German forces had capitulated, shortly before the end of World War II, in Europe. Three are seen seated at a table. Brief view of two looking out of a barred window.
A Federal Sign on roadside in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania United States. It states 'New Jobs For Your Community, in partnership with your U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.'
Scenes of Chicago, Illinois, United States, and various modes of transportation serving the city. A neon sign board outside a building says 'Second Marriage Blood Test'. Another one reads: 'Use Rapid Transit, 13 minutes to Loop.' Cars, trucks and buses on busy highway. Freight train passes over highway on elevated track. Elevated Trains ("L" trains) and passengers at railroad station in center of highway. Views from inside first car of train as it runs along track in center of highways. Several passengers seen in the car. The train arriving on an elevated station in heart of the city. View of downtown Chicago, including the Woods Movie Theater, at corner of Randolph and Dearborn Streets.
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