Film on the Employment and Operation of a Submarine Mine Battery.Members of 12th U.S. Army Coast Artillery Mine Planter Battery prepare for mine planting. They unroll steel cable from a large roll and cut it into lengths of from 500 to 1600 feet, to be fastened, from their respective mines, to a distribution box. The cut cables are each coiled on a rack in a figure eight, with both ends free for connecting. A length of 135 feet is free on each cable for use on the mine planter vessel. Ends of each cable are tagged to identify their respective mines. Coast Artillerymen load the racks on the aft deck of the vessel, along with mine buoys and other equipment. They then thread the free 135 foot length of each cable segment along the sides of the planter vessel from stern to foredeck, where they will be fastened to their respective mines. As the planter vessel pulls away from the wharf, and heads for the mine fields, the mines can be seen lined along her railings. The name of the mine planter vessel, "General J.M. Schofield," is clearly visible.
A training film about marine mine planting, created before World War 2. Group of mine planting vessels consisting of a planter (The "General J.M. Schofield"), a DB (Distribution Box) boat and three motor boats, are seen underway in Delaware Bay. Members of 12th Coast Artillery Mine Planter Battery, on the planter vessel, attach cable to a loading wire and then connect the cable to the bale of the number 10 mine with a galvanized wire. Mine and anchor lowered over the edge of the planter. Mooring rope attaches the mine with the anchor. End of the cable attached to the DB boat. Men look over the edge of the planter as the mine is lowered into the water. Cable loosened over the stern of the planter. An animation shows the correct way of releasing of coil from a figure of eight.
United States President Franklin D Roosevelt, aboard the yacht, Amberjack II, anchored in a New England harbor. His sons Franklin Jr. and John Roosevelt are also on board. President Roosevelt spends time conversing with U.S. Diplomat, Norman Davis. Accompanying vessels can also be seen in vicinity of the Amberjack II.
A pilot sits in the cockpit of an aircraft with engine running. A large sedan,with uniformed police officers riding on its running boards,races up to the aircraft. Pilot hands objects from cockpit to officers and car speeds away. Aircraft is low wing cantilevered monoplane with radial engine.
Elderly women participate in a beauty contest for grandmothers at Steeplechase Park (1739 Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY 11224, United States) in Coney Island, New York. Old women in black Maillot-style swimsuits parade by the pool side. A midget clown interrupts the swimsuit portion of the pageant by dancing with a grandmother contestant. Mrs. Matilda Gebhard presented the winner's trophy. Mrs. Gebhard smiles as she holds her trophy and other grandmothers cheer for her.
A beauty contest in New Jersey, United States. Girls with their faces covered with pillow cases walk down the ramp. Girls wearing swim suits during the contest at Palisades Park. A man measures the width of their legs. Cecile Joseph, the winner, uncovers her face.
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