Aerial overview of several French military outposts in Algeria. French Legionnaires constructing a new fort on top of a hill. They set barbed wire at periphery; crack rocks with sledge hammer; pass building stones in a brigade, passing them along a line of soldiers. They mix mortar with shovels and pass it to masons using it to set stones. A field kitchen feeds the troops. Touch of humor noir: they name the mess tent: "Restaurant Mort delice." Views from outpost. French Legionnaires raise the tricolor over finished outpost. A large white cross held on ground with stones, marks helicopter landing site.
U.S. nuclear submarine, USS Seawolf (SSN-575) in bay near Newport, Rhode Island. President Eisenhower standing on deck with group of Naval officers. The American flag and the President's ensign fly from the boat. President Eisenhower descends through a hatch. He greets members of the crew and tours the boat. He observes crewmen at their duty stations. He cuts a cake, with "Commander in Chief" written on it. The cook serves the cake. President Eisenhower dines in the Crew's Mess. With him are Chief Hospital Corpsman Milton W. Tucker, USN; Presidential Press Secretary James Hagerty and Seaman Apprentice W.J. Dooling. The President climbs out of the submarine on to the deck.
Federal Elections in Canada, 1957. A plaque placed outside a building reads 'Chief Electoral Officer'. People enter and leave the building. The Chief Electoral Officer seated at a desk talks over a telephone, using an attachment to cradle the telephone against his shoulder, thus freeing his hands. A man and woman at a voting booth desk help people to cast their votes. 'Dominion of Canada' written on a ballot box. The woman at the desk checks voters names against a register of qualified voters. Vehicles move through streets. View of Canadian Houses of Parliament. Civilians read the notice of grant of a poll placed on a lamppost in a garden.
United Nations meeting in Flushing Meadows, New York. U.S. ambassador to the UN , Edward Stettinius, is seen at conference table, seated next to Sir Alexander Catogan, of the United Kingdom. Meeting adjourns and members prepare to depart.
Presidential inauguration ceremony for U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Washington DC. General of the United States Marine Corps David Monroe Shoup seated in a car moving through streets. A band plays and march on streets. United States Air Force (USAF) troops march holding flags and rifles. They march past the Presidential reviewing stand. A large crowd of spectators gathered on streets.
Sesquicentennial of Washington, DC. 1929 photograph of cars parked in front of the original State and Navy Department buildings on Pennsylvania Avenue, built in the year 1800. View of the Octagon House used temporarily by President James Madison in the year 1812 and now headquarters of the American Institute of Architects. The White House completed in the year 1829.
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