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I think I have barned a holiday said mr. Churchill as he left for America. Mr. and Mrs. Churchill leaving their house at Hyde Park Gate this moning (Jan. 9) for Florida.

America at war. U.S. soldiers operate railroad in Iran to speed war goods to Russia. Tunnels such as these enable trains, loaded with U.S. war goods bound for Russia, to get through the mountains of Iran. Much of the mountain railroad route is picturesque country of the sort that prompted President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the U.S. to remark that Iranian scenery is the nearest thing to the United States ...

AMERICA AT WAR. Preparing a U.S. fighter plane engine for a sea voyage. The heart of a United States P-51 Mustang fighter-bomber, its powerful yet delicate engine, is prepared for shipment overseas by spraying it with a special oil to prevent corrosion. All spark plugs are removed, greased and carefully wrapped in wax paper, and dehydrated plugs are installed in their place to absorb any moisture left ...

Ships Oneof America's formidable aircraft carriers, the Saratoga, carries 83 aircraft and a complement of 1,900 men. Originallydesigned as a battle cruiser she was converted into a carrier. The cruiser-carrier is a unique naval weapon, being both fast and heavily armored.

America at war. U.S. soldiers operate railroad in Iran to speed war goods to Russia. An American soldier, helping to operate the Iranian Railroad, readies wheel trucks to receive the body of a Diesel locomotive. U.S. made locomotives arrive on ships at Persian Gulf ports and are assembled for service on the American-operated rail line over which they haul war supplies destined for Russia. Tons of U.S. ...

In het dorpje America in de Peel werd op de hoeve 'De Zwarte Plak' van de familie Poels aan meer dan 300 geallieerde vliegers, 60 gevluchte Franse krijgsgevangenen, 30 joden en vele andere voortvluchtigen tijdelijk onderdak verleend. Veel steun daarbij werd verkregen van de buren, de familie Smedts. Na de bevrijding liepen geallieerde militairen af en aan op de hoeve om met eigen ogen het fameuze onderduikadres ...

Liberty ship. The Liberty ship is America;s mass-production emergency cargo vessel for war service. Hull sections and equipment are made in inlands plants, and transported to the shipyards. Modern wending has made possible such rapid assembly that Liberty ships have been built in less than a week. They are sturdy, Many, struck by torpedos or bombs have ridden the waves back to port under what seemmed ...

Portrait of America. U.S. Railrads engage in all-out war effort. This U.S. railroad worker, known as a brakeman, is preparing his supper in the crew car or 'caboose' attached to a transcontinental U.S. freight traing hauling war supplies over the western plains to a Pacific Coast port. the 'caboose' ore crew car contains living quarters, a stove, desks, and berths for the train crew who live on board ...

America at war. U.S. soldiers operate railroad in Iran to speed war goods to Russia. A 100-ton crane lowers the body of a Diesel locomotive on its wheels at a Gulf of Persia port from which it will haul American war supplies destined for Russia. On the wheels, the locomotive is stripped of its crating and U.S. Army maintenance men give the engine its finishing touches, American locomotives on the 600-mile ...

Radiostation "Voice of America". Het diverse Amerika spreekt tot de volkeren van de Pacific. Vlnr. Peter R. Riis, Nederlander, Victor Luscinchi, Fransman en Yu Ching Lowe, Chinees, zijn nieuwslezers en zenden uit via KGEI, een krachtige kortegolfzender in San Francisco

In het dorpje America in de Peel werd op de hoeve 'De Zwarte Plak' van de familie Poels aan meer dan 300 geallieerde vliegers, 60 gevluchte Franse krijgsgevangenen, 30 joden en vele andere voortvluchtigen tijdelijk onderdak verleend. Veel steun daarbij werd verkregen van de buren, de familie Smedts. Na de bevrijding liepen geallieerde militairen af en aan op de hoeve om met eigen ogen het fameuze onderduikadres ...

In het dorpje America in de Peel werd op de hoeve 'De Zwarte Plak' van de familie Poels aan meer dan 300 geallieerde vliegers, 60 gevluchte Franse krijgsgevangenen, 30 joden en vele andere voortvluchtigen tijdelijk onderdak verleend. Veel steun daarbij werd verkregen van de buren, de familie Smedts. Na de bevrijding liepen geallieerde militairen af en aan op de hoeve om met eigen ogen het fameuze onderduikadres ...