German Count Von zu Donah Schlodien, Captain of the Cruiser SMS Moewe (Seagull) on the bridge with ship's officers . Views of rough seas as they make way in the Atlantic ocean, during World War I. Several Ship's Officers taking navigational readings with sextants. Lookout in foul weather gear climbs rigging, relieving his shipmate. View of the British three-masted Schooner, "Duchess of Cornwall,"carrying salted fish from Newfoundland to Gibraltar. After German prize crew takes over the Schooner, her crew rows to the Moewe. A gun aboard the schooner is fired. Her crew being taken aboard the Möwe.
Struggle for border between Canada and United States. Sketch of battle at Halifax, Nova Scotia where British strength was high. Sketches of the harbor at Halifax with British ships. Assault of British ships on American towns. French blocking the British exit from the Chesapeake Bay. Sketches of the British and French fleets battling. Surrender of Cornwallis. George Washington with victorious troops. Various cartoons of the day depicting American colonists resisting British rule. With commentary and narration by J. Frank Willis.
A man drives small electric motorcycle to a building in London, England. He drives in gallery of a building and to workplace. Bike in stationary position.
Golf players play during the British Open Golf competition in Hoylake,England. Spectators gather in large numbers to watch their favorites play. Shows several major golf players playing, including the defending champion, American, Jack Nicklaus, and Argentinian player Roberto De Vicenzo. Roberto De Vicenzo wins the British open with a four round score of 278.
U.S.Sailors on Liberty visit Portland, Dorset, England. U.S. sailors Harry Graham and Robert Silvertsen of the USS Holder (DD-819), talk to an English resident. Graham and Silvertsen stand at a corner. An elderly woman stands nearby, and talks with the two sailors. A man with a small dog walks past, behind them. Both sailors walk to and enter the doorway of the Brittania Inn, at 17 Fortuneswell. (This sequence is repeated four times). They stand at a railing overlooking a vacant area (where shops and homes had been destroyed in an air raid during World War 2). Several apartment buildings are seen on Hambro Road in the background. Ocean in far background.
Sailors on Liberty visit Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. U.S. sailors Harry Graham and Robert Silvertsen of the USS destroyer Holder (DD-819), walk along Fortuneswell. The 220 bus to Southwell passes in the roadway.They stop and look into Combens Electric shop . Cuts of meat displayed in window of Butcher shop. Sailors look into the window. Reliant Regal three wheeled vehicle with "C.B.. Dowell Butchers Ltd." painted on its side. One sailor poses behind the automobile, as the other takes a candid shot. Two sailors walk along the sidewalk past some of the shops and pedestrians. Shop windows of A&L Kerslake sweets shop containing jars, cans, boxes of candy. Two vending machines outside the shop. One dispenses KitKat candy for 6 pence.
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