A crowd greeting and hailing General Charles De Gaulle in New York City. A crowd outside City Hall. Army officers and city officials wait outside the building on the steps.A few officers come down the steps and wait. General Charles De Gaulle comes out of City Hall accompanied by Mayor LaGuardia.. The General stands on top of the steps and raises his arms in a giant "V" to the crowd. The Mayor then guides him to a bank of microphones set up at the base of the steps. Mayor LaGuardia makes a few remarks and concludes raising his right arm and shouting: "Vive la France." General de Gaulle, then speaks into the microphones. The Mayor and the General shake hands.
General Charles De Gaulle and General Henri Giraud, escorted by Cadet Officers, review formation of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. Men,women and children observe the proceedings from a lawn and applaud. General de Gaulle and his party emerge from a building and are escorted to the L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument, presented to the cadets of USMA by cadets of that French school, in 1919. General de Gaulle places a memorial wreath at the base of the monument. General de Gaulle and all other officers salute.
A giant coal shovel during its trial, in Duquoin, Illinois, United States. A giant coal shovel, 85 feet high, being operated on a field during its trial. The men gather around and watch. Men standing on the base part of the equipment. Men standing on the sides.
A working dog, named Bella, runs errands for a woman, in New York City, United States. The woman with the dog in front of a building at the base of a flight of steps. The woman gives the dog a note for a merchant. The dog, with the paper in its mouth, goes to a shopkeeper and delivers the note. The man goes inside, comes out with a hatbox that the dog brings back to the woman. The woman then gives Bella, a letter to mail. She then climbs up the steps and goes inside the building. Bella, the dog, with the envelope in her mouth, goes to the corner on a busy street. When the light changes, the dog crosses the street and goes to a mail box, where she puts paws on a man, who takes the letter from her and puts it in the mail box. Bella, the dog who performed the tricks and stunts, is seen "reading" a newpaper, with a cigarette holder and lit cigarette it its mouth.
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Itasca in the harbor in United States. Several flags on a rope on the cutter. Men aboard the cutter. U.S. flag displayed on the cutter. Men on the deck of the cutter. The bow of the Coast Guard cutter. Men at work on the base of the cutter bow. U.S. flag and United States Coast Guard flag on the bow of the cutter. The cutter rolls on to the water from the harbor.
Bill Holmes risks his life and repairs a high flagstaff in New York City, New York. View of tall buildings and skyscrapers in New York City. A flagstaff on one of the tallest buildings. Man named Bill Holmes is seen climbing his way up to the top of the flag staff in a death defying stunt to repair the flag pole. Men gather on the ground, watch Bill Holmes climbing up. Bill Holmes, with a cigarette in his mouth, on the topmost position of the flag staff. Another man with Bill Holmes on the flag pole, performing the repair. A man stands at the base of the flagstaff and waves to the men.
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