Australian boys learn seamanship in Brisbane. The attend classes in an Australian Merchant Marine Academy. The cadets stand in lines. 'Sea cadets' written on their caps. They learn elementary navigation. A cadet masters the art of climbing on a hammock. Cadet at steering wheel of ship. Cadets aboard a craft learn seamanship.
Leonardo da Vinci’s charcoal drawing “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist” is on display at the National Gallery in London, England. People enter the National Gallery (Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). British people admire the “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist”, put on display to raise funds to prevent the Royal Academy from selling the painting to overseas buyers. A woman hands out a flier appealing for donations to museum visitors. Sign reads “National Art-Collections Fund LEONARDO APPEAL FUND Large or small donations are welcome. If you would like a receipt, please ask at one of these desks”. A woman drops cash into the donation box and receives a flier from a museum staff. A woman drops a coin into a donation box. Closer view of the drawing “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist”.
Sesquicentennial in Washington DC. Still image of snow covered railroad train tracks of the Pennsylvania Railway Station at corner of 6th and B streets, cutting across the Mall. Animation shows: a model of Washington DC made by McMillan Commission in the year 1901. Elevated view of the landmark Union Station train station from roughly the 1920s, and view of the Plaza and new city Post Office building. Model shows the location of the station. 1908 Officers Buildings and the building for members of the House of Representatives. The Treasury Department Building for the Bureau of Revenue and building for the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. Early view from 1920s of the West Wing of the White House. View of building housing the Corcoran Art Gallery. American National Red Cross building and National Headquarters building for the Daughters of the American Revolution. View of the Pan American Union building. National Academy of Sciences building exterior.
The members of t the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Harlem, New York. African American and other women in an art and craft class. Women seated at a desk. They make various handicraft items. A woman instructs them.
Side view of podium in front of the Memphis Belle B-17. Out of focus shot shows crew on podium. Side view propellers and nose art of the Memphis Belle. Camera pan from podium to crowd gathered to see the plane. Overhead shot of audience clapping.
Propeller starting up on a B-17 bomber. Pilot in cockpit as propeller spins up on B-17 named "Thunderbird." The Thunderbird B-17 taxiing towards the runway. View of building on military air base. Close up of "Thunderbird" nose art and pilot flashing the V for victory sign during start up. "Marnita No. 1" and many mission symbols painted on B-17. Propeller starting to spin for engine start. Ground crewman saluting and clasping his hands above head in victory symbol. Pilot of Thunderbird B-17 patting a propeller on the plane and flashing the OK sign.
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