Canadian and Newfoundland dignitaries in a meeting regarding confederation of Newfoundland with Canada. Former Prime Minister Mackenzie King is seen. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent signs the confederation agreement document and gives a brief speech supporting the new relationship. Seated at the head of the Newfoundland delegation is Sir Albert Walsh, later named Lieutenant Governor. Other delegation members include Crosbie, Gruchy, Bradley, Smallwood, Winter. Sound of applause by the audience.
Canadian and Newfoundland dignitaries in a meeting with a map of Canada in the background. Old man and woman seated on bench with a pet dog. Two men talking on the porch of a house. Poster on wall reads 'Newfoundlanders vote for Confederation'. Views of other pro-confederation campaign posters. ‘Vote Responsible Government’ written on brick wall of Sydney Coal. Anti-confederation activist Peter Cashin. People enter a building to vote on the measure.
Ground crews struggle to control an amphibian blimp being threatened by winds near the water at St. Malo, France. Aviator Barra Sturzt is visible above the cabin of the blimp, waving his arms and trying to direct the efforts of ground crews. Members of the French Auto Club, which organized the seaplane competition, are seen talking together. (At end, a few frames show several club members standing with a military officer in dress uniform with sword. To their left (right in photo) an aviator in flight gear, including helmet, walks toward a biplane aircraft parked on rails at edge of water.)
L-4 airplane on the field at St Lo, France. Pilot in the cockpit. The plane takes off. United States officers confer at maps with camouflage nets on the sides of map board set up outdoors.
American soldiers walk through the bomb-wrecked streets of St Lo, France. Artillery in the field. Wrecked building besides the street. Soldier walks with his rifle towards the building. Officer places flag of the 29th on the building. (World War II period).
A U.S. Army tank on a street in St Lo, France in World War II. Soldiers stand near the tank. Wrecked houses and buildings in the area. A U.S. Army tank fitted with a bulldozer. Destroyed houses and street in the area. Soldiers walk with rifles in the town amid the rubble.