WWII - 1941, Testing of Higgins Boat, LCVP

WWII - 1941, Testing of Higgins Boat, LCVP LS Higgins boat toward camera on shallow wave, lowering of door into water; men watch bulldozer driven to top of ramp and into water & ashore w/ two Black men on it. Amusement park in background . 02:45:20 Repeated action of Higgins boat dropping door, bulldozer backed out w/ same two men & onto ramp as men on boat watch as its successfully loaded, ramp raised & boat backed into deeper water as swimmer watches. 02:47:29 Higgins boat towards camera & shore w/ wooden causeway in background; onto shore, drops ramp & bulldozer onto land. Higgins boat backs off shore & turns. 02:48:20 Higgins boat again to shore, drops ramp & bulldozer backed onto it, ramp raised & boat reverses into bay, turns & moves off. 02:49:38 Higgins Boat again to shore, closer to camera, bulldozer off & ramp raised & lowered as still photographer watches. 02:50:34 Many men, most in overalls, run down bank & onto Higgins boat; ramp raised boat backed off. 02:51:26 Large group of men waiting to run to boat; more than 100 run onto boat. Ramp up & boat backs into channel. Boat returns, ramp dropped & men run onto shore. 02:53:49 White Higgins boat w/ different ramp to shore. 02:53:50 CU hood of Army truck w/ number: W-429850. LS of backing a army van onto Higgins boat & leaving shore. It returns & van driven off & boat again leaves. 02:54:48 First boat w/ larger army truck, W-429850, to shore & driven off. 02:55:33 MCU of bulldozer w/ driver parked, back up & onto boat, ramp raised. Boat backs into channel & turns, leaves. 02:56:51 Army truck & army van parked, drive off. WW2 Equipment Testing; Research; Louisiana;