Naval Fleet Training Center in Charleston, South Carolina. U.S. Naval Commander instructor works with sailors on plotting positions on Oceanic charts. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, wears badges for submarine warfare and SSBN Deterrent Patrol.
Submarine crew training at the U.S. Naval Fleet Training Center in Charleston, South Carolina. In a submarine simulator, crew members practice work at various operating stations. The lighting is dimmed. Naval Commander, manning periscope, calls out observations and readings, as he rotates it. Crew members at large panel wear headsets and make observations. Commander closes and lowers periscope.
Inauguration ceremony to open railroad link Southward, from Soviet Trans-Siberian Railroad, at Naushki, to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia and thence to Jining (Tsining), China. Men connecting the two rail lines. They use levers and a screw jack device. Men push a rolling measuring device to check accuracy of rail track width. Mountains in the background. A railway station with pictures of Soviet leaders. A large crowd of local people gathered for the festivities. They carry flags and pictures of Chinese, Mongolian, and Soviet leaders, including Mao Zedong, Dashiin Damba, Voroshilov, Lenin, and Stalin. A large reviewing stand holding several dignitaries, and displaying pictures of Dashiin Damba, Voroshilov, and Mao. Several Soviet officers were seen. Chinese and Soviet spokesmen make short speeches, after which the Chinese spokesman cuts a ribbon to officially open the railroad link Behind him, in the background, is seen a map of the railroad connection going South, from the Soviet Union, toward Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. A woman railroader waves a flag and gives a signal. A train decorated with pictures of Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov, Dashiyn Damba, Mao Zedong, and the Soviet, Mongolian, and Chinese flags, moves over the tracks. Soviet rail line construction in snow: A crane places something into a truck. Field engineers refer to a map. A bulldozer levels the ground. A crane places a section of prefabricated track on the new roadbed. View of newly laid track.
Opening ceremony of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in Quebec, Canada. U.S. President Dwight D.Eisenhower together with Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, aboard the Royal yacht, Britannia, during the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. President Eisenhower looks through binoculars as the Britannia moves through the seaway. View of Britannia entering a lock. The Britannia moves very close to the face wall of the lock, almost scraping it. Several persons on board put their hands out and touch the concrete side of the lock. View from above, of Britannia officers looking over side, as the yacht passes very close to the side of lock. Views of Britannia, tied up at dock and passing through locks. Queen Elizabeth II, disembarking from the Royal Yacht, Britannia, followed by President Eisenhower, Mrs. Eisenhower, and Prince Philip.
Liberation of Rome from German control during World War II. U.S. 5th Army advances in Rome, Italy. Trucks loaded with soldiers move on streets. Battle equipment and tanks advance. German prisoners move through the streets towards an Allied Defense Camp. Civilians greet the troops advancing through the city. United States troops at war against German troops. Explosions occur. United States Army Generals drive through the streets. A large crowd of civilians gathered during a reception to greet the Generals.
Activities of United States Army on the Western Front during World War 1. U.S. infantry moving along road and through war-torn village. They stand aside for long line of French Renault FT tanks. Some of the American soldiers walk along with the tanks. (Note: The Renault FT tank was often called the FT-17, after the war.)
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