Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Jack Tars sing from the bow of the HMS Victory in drydock at Portsmouth, England
Title card: "SEA CHANTIES FEATURE ROYAL NAVY WEEK! Tars aboard the 'Victory' at Portsmouth entertain visitors" / WS-PAN RIGHT large crowds at dock in Portsmouth, England, to HMS Victory / TILT DOWN mast with riggings / MS crew on deck in...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Neville Chamberlain and Benito Mussolini at Pantheon; laying of wreaths
Crowd in front of Pantheon, Fontana del Pantheon to side / line of soldiers at attention, crowd in front of building in bg / looking down on arrival of Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax in cars, Benito Mussolini and official greeting...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
A variety of fancy French Cavalry moves at Saumur Cavalry School horse show in 1951
Low angle shots cavalrymen on horseback trot towards camera in riding ring in front of main building / nine cavalrymen on horseback in formation remove their hats / low angle shot cavalrymen remove hats in sweeping movement / Close-up...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Men in NY City being drafted for military duty in World War I
Title card: "New York City - America calls up its citizens for military duty, and everywhere Exemption Boards are busy examining draft men" / young men in line walking up to man sitting at desk and handing him piece of paper, man at desk...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Chimpanzees in uniforms do tricks for children and adults at the St. Louis Zoo
Title card: "They're in the Army Now!" MS four chimps wearing uniforms sit on chairs in cage, children and adults in bkgd outside of cage watch, trainer steps into picture / CU chimp picks nose / MS chimps walk holding onto each other,...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Italian aviator Italo Balbo at Shediac, NB, and Montreal, QC
Men on a motor launch move past / a crowd of people on dock / Italo Balbo, wearing his military uniform, reads a document / VS seaplanes coming in for landing / a crowd stands next to the water / Balbo's entourage is greeted with Fascist...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako attend Crown Prince Akihito's graduation from Gakushuin School
Interior auditorium, Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako up steps to stage and take seats in behind tables / they stand behind tables / very blurred picture of man going up steps and bowing to royals / Akihito receives diploma and bows...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pomp and circumstance at huge German-American Bund rally at Madison Square Garden, New York City
VS high angle WS view of huge audience at Madison Square Garden for the German-American Bund rally; portrait of George Washington serves as backdrop on stage in bg / procession of US and Bund flags through aisle of audience / side LS...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Protester rushes stage, interrupts anti-Semitic speech at German-American Bund rally in New York City
MS SOT Fritz Kuhn, leader of the German-American Bund, wears uniform as he addresses a rally of the organization in German-accented English at Madison Square Garden, commenting on Jewish domination; podium begins to shake, microphone...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt reviews West Point cadets with Maj. Gen. William Connor
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt and West Point superintendent Major General William Connor stand in open car / WS cadets in dress uniforms marching in review on field / LS looking down rows of cadets at attention / cadets marching in bg,...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Washington, DC
Title card: "Welcome - America greets Britain's Rulers" / In elaborate British Navy uniform, George VI detrains at Union Station, followed by Queen Elizabeth; dignitaries greet them / George is introduced by Secretary of State Cordell...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1935 Greek coup d'etat attempt put down with call to restore the monarchy
Title card: "Grece Le coup d'etat monarchique." / voiceover in French / pan Athens skyline from Parthenon / General Georgios Kondylis, proponent of restoring the monarchy, in full uniform, exits gate and at car turns and salutes / his...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
The signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender brings the World War II to a close in the Pacific
Atomic bomb explosion – LS huge explosion from atomic bomb, fireball rising up into sky, shaping into a mushroom cloud / flames curl ad wind into hug ball of ire and rest of the screen in darkness // Japanese surrenders aboard the USS...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US vice president Richard Nixon in South Korea
Title card: "Nixon Greets Rhee, G.I.s on Korea Tour" / Vice President Richard Nixon and wife Pat deplaning in Seoul airport / Nixons greeted by South Korean and American officials and a one-gun salute / soldiers, military police,...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Allied soldiers wait outside bldgs where Korean peace conference negotiations are being held in Panmunjom, 1953
In Panmunjom allied white soldiers including two women in uniform stand around in groups outside of tents / MS three white allied soldiers standing outside window talking / MS white military officers standing outside bldg, photographer...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Indian troops return nine anti-communist POWs in Panmunjom, North Korea, September 1953
MS two lines of North Korean soldiers In Panmunjom beside military truck, first soldier in far line holds North Korean flag, first two men in second line are dressed all in white, group of Indian soldiers stand at the back beside the two...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Sikh soldier and Indian troops in Panmunjom, North Korea help with the return of nine anti-communist POWs
In Panmunjom, North Korea, two Korean soldiers walk toward the camera, one salutes, in bkgd Sikh soldier sits at table with documents and Korean military official, Korean and Indian soldiers and a couple of non-uniformed men stand behind...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Life in the crossfire of the suburbs of Venezuela's capital
This morning, the sound of grenades woke us up," says a resident of one Caracas neighbourhood where security forces and criminal gangs have been clashing for two days, in an operation that has involved 2,500 uniformed officers (Footage...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Families greet soldiers, most returning from Korean War, arriving in New York City on board the USS General William Wiegel, 1953
MS three soldiers looking out from porthole and smiling / Pan USS General William Wiegel, two tugboats at her side / Low angle blimp flies over ship with soldiers on deck / Pan soldiers waving state signs / VS CU insignias on upper arms...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US Air Force helicopters rescue 34 passengers from Swedish ship aground off Casablanca
Title "Casablanca: Helicopters Save Victims of Grounded Ship" superimposed over aerial view of Swedish cargo ship Dalsland aground at Casablanca / WS Dalsland aground, waves splashing rocks along shore / rear shot man signaling from...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1954 Texas Rose Festival held in Tyler, TX
Title: "Tyler Rose Festival" superimposed over woman in rose garden / parade for 17th annual Texas Rose Festival / banners, men on horseback, marching bands and majorettes / floats / Joanne Miller, festival queen, atop float escorted by...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
450th anniversary of the Vatican's Swiss Guards
Title superimposed on marching Swiss Guards: "Vatican - Swiss Guard Observes 450th Year of Founding" / A group of uniformed men walking forward; they wear metal armor, feathered helmets, breastplates, and carry pikes; one beats a drum /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Military Chaplains Association lauded by Pres. Dwight Eisenhower
Title superimposed on Pres. Dwight Eisenhower with others, "Presidents Lauds Chaplains of the Armed Forces" and card: "Americans You're Reading About" / A large group of people lined up before the South Portico of the White House / VS...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Inaugural parade; Judge Harvey McGehee swears in Gov. Hugh White; wife Judith White and former Gov. Fielding Wright present in Jackson, MS
Title "Jackson, Miss. - Inauguration of Governor Hugh L. White" superimposed over capitol dome with flag waving / inaugural parade coming down street, crowd line sides, soldiers marching with flags / parade seen from reviewing stand with...