Views of inaugural parade in Washington DC. Washington High School Cadets in parade. Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania in car followed by a band. Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland can be seen.
The USA light aircraft Stinson L-5E Sentinel serial number 44-17676 in flight from Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. A sign reads "Air Rescue Service 62nd AAF BU". The American L-5E Sentinel liaison aircraft takes off on search and rescue training exercise. Snow along side of the runway. The L-5E aircraft flies over snow-covered terrain. The word 'Food' has been written in the snow in a clearing in the forest.
The American Interplanetary Society's first liquid fuel rocket is launched from Staten Island in New York, United States in 1933. George Edward Pendray of the AIS, and his associate preparing for the launch. The 7 1/2 foot rocket is placed on a stand. Other men look on. The rocket, fueled with gasoline and liquid oxygen, takes off. Its fuel tank overheats and explodes moments after takeoff and the rocket crashes to the beach below. (From a November 10, 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier. The world's first successful liquid fuel rocket was launched by Robert Goddard in Auburn, Massachusetts, on 16 March 1926. This film records the first such attempt under auspices of the American Interplanetary Society, in 1933. )
Training film titled: 'The Cavalry Rifle Platoon from mounted to dismounted action' on transition of cavalry troops from mounted to dismounted combat troops in Kansas. Soldiers ride horses on a field. A simulated invasion exercise. Machine Gun and Rifle Platoons dismount and prepare for action.
Transition of cavalry troops from mounted to dismounted combat troops in Kansas. Four soldiers of the Rifle Squad ride horses on a field. Their leader gives signal and three of the soldiers dismount from their horses. Stress is placed on proper care and handling of the horses. Various methods of finding cover and securing horses. A platoon dismounts from the horses. Troops advance on the field. Four soldiers ride horses on the field. They dismount from the horses. A gun crew advances on the field. The Cavalry Rifle Platoon moves forward.
Transition of cavalry troops from mounted to dismounted combat troops in Kansas. A map illustrates the activities of cavalry troops. Cavalry Rifle Platoon advances on a street. Trees along the sides of the street. A man on a horse moving on the street. Soldiers lying in prone positions on a field fire rifles. A squad leader assembles the squad. Two soldiers seated on horsebacks discuss amongst themselves. The cavalry troops advance on the street. The platoon dismounts from the horses. They prepare for action and take their positions on the field. Light Machine Gun Squad breaks up into gun crew. The Squad leader discusses strategies with soldiers and gives them orders. They advance towards their positions. The soldiers fire machine guns on the field. They advance.
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