Sir Malcolm Campbell's Bluebird race car is seen as it is towed into position at Daytona Beach, Florida. A sizeable group of spectators watch the activities. Closeup of Sir Malcolm Campbell as he strolls over to a truck that begins discharging liquid to mark the course. He stands with photographers as they watch a fabric bullseye balloon being maneuvered into position above the course. closeup of Campbell in his car, putting on his helmet. Glimpse of his ground crew surrounding the car. Another closeup of Campbell in the cockpit of the car. Next, the car is seen moving slowly over the sand, emitting white smoke from its engine. Aerial view from low flying light airplane looking down at the car moving along the sand. The Bluebird races across the sand, faster than the airplane is flying, and passes it. Views from the airplane of the car passing and proceeding ahead of the airplane.
Two police motorcycles escort a black truck carrying Martin Insull, following his deportation from Canada. The truck displays "Atlas Bro Co" across its top. (Martin is brother of the famous fugitive, Samuel Insull who fled the country following the collapse of his various utility company holding companies, most notably Middle Western Utilities.) Martin Insull is being brought to the Cook County Courthouse in Chicago, to answer charges about his involvement in the matter. Scene shifts to Cook County Courthouse where Martin Insull is escorted by various officials. A group of men and women stand in the area. Some exhibit signs of distress. View from above of the Cook County jail. Smoke from stacks obscuring it somewhat. Change of scene shows heavily armed FBI agents escorting handcuffed and chained gangster George Francis Barnes aka “Machine Gun Kelly" at an American Airlines facility in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1933. They escort him past a parked airplane. Closeup of the "Lima News" of Lima, Ohio, with headline reflecting a national federal campaign against gangsters and criminals in the U.S. View of crowded courtroom. View of Alcatraz prison on its rock island in San Francisco Bay, California. Interior view of cell blocks in Alcatraz. Federal officials escorting arrested men in handcuffs who hide their faces as they approach the camera.
Creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Boat moves across in river Tennessee. Animated map shows various dams constructed on Tennessee River Basin. Engineers conduct geological and geographical surveys to determine dam sites and reservoir area. Workers clear the reservoir area of timber. TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) member meets owners of houses in the area. He reads out a document to them. The owners sign document. Property dealer visits woman, inspects houses and takes notes. The American flag in front of the building. Owners visit the house to be purchased.
Film regarding creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Picture of United States Capitol building. Text of 1933 Congressional Act creating the TVA, appears progressively as background while scenes of the project are shown. Aerial view of power plant in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. A little girl stands alone, looking over a TVA dam. A utility worker stands on a large electric insulator. View from a barge as it passes under a bridge on the Tennessee River. Bridge under construction over Tennessee River. Aerial view of flooded area. Animated map shows Tennessee River Basin.
Wiley Post readies his Lockheed Vega aircraft named Winnie Mae for an ascent into the stratosphere. Sir Malcolm Campbell drives his Bluebird car at Daytona Beach, Florida. He sets a speed record of 276 miles per hour. Campbell has a nearly bald tire at the end of his speed record drive. From a February 11, 1960 Newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
Sir Malcolm Campbell sets speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Officials look through binoculars from raised platform. A board under platform reads 'Headquarters Official timing station Contest Board'. Campbell drives his six-ton Bluebird Car at 301 miles per hour. Technicians fix a flat tire during the record attempt. Sir Malcolm seated inside the car after setting the record.
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