Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open Championship after holing a 40 feet putt at Interlachen Country Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bobby Jones tees off. People follow the ball. A crowd at the golf course. Bobby Jones is presented the championship trophy.
Machines seen inside a flour mill. Workers download flour gunny bags from a table. Workers moving flour gunny bags loaded on a hand cart on a railway platform.
Americans listen to a chamber string quartet playing music on stage. Vintage views of various famous American cities in the 1950s. Sweeping wide views of American wilderness with mountains in distant background. Elevated view of a river in America. A railroad marshaling yard with skyline of Chicago Illinois in the distance. Close view of two railroad trains passing in opposite directions in downtown Chicago with skyscraper in background. A city street in downtown Detroit Michigan with 1950s cars on the road. View of the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis Minnesota and the city skyline in background. View of Saint Paul Minnesota with river, bridge, and some nearby factories. View of Saint Louis Missouri as seen from an anchored position on the Mississippi River. The city skyline of New Orleans from a distance. View of Pittsburgh skyline with the West End Bridge over the Ohio River in the foreground. People walk on the grounds of Liberty Island in New York, with the Statue of Liberty seen towering above. Aerial view of New York city's skyline, skyscrapers and New York harbor. Camera view panning from ground to top of Empire State Building in Manhattan. Aerial view of Washington DC and Potomac River. Ground view of Jefferson Memorial. The Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol seen together. Steps of Lincoln Memorial and view of statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln inside the memorial. An eastern American mountain view, witha lake or river in the foreground. View of Half Dome peak in Yosemite National Park seen from a moving vehicle. Elevated view of a dense forest in the western United States. Pacific coast scene of surf washing onto rocks in a rocky area with nearby cliffs and mountains.
A crowd of unemployed Americans demonstrate asking the City Council for work and relief during the Great Depression. The crowd, many who are CWA workers (Communications Workers of America) and others, including Communists, fill the street in front of the Minneapolis City Hall (350 S 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55415, United States) and Courthouse area. Police move the crowd back from the buildings. The crowd is seen beating a man dressed in a black overcoat. The beaten man is then escorted away to safety by a policeman and another man.
Unrest and violence in the United States by strikers in various cities. Aerial view of San Francisco. General strike in San Francisco. People gather on the streets to protest. A board reads: 'Out of Gasoline Due to Strike conditions' at a Shell gas station. Injured people lying on the street during Truck Drivers strike in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as Police battle strikers and use clubs to control them. Strike in Toledo by Auto Accessory Workers shows State guardsmen throwing rocks back at strikers and using tear gas and knockout gas to control the situation. Strikers are grabbed by State Guards forcefully and hauled away. The strikes arise as a result of disputes over the meaning of new labor rules.
A streamliner locomotive pulling a train and moving quickly toward camera position. Scene change to view of the Masonic Temple building in Alexandria, Virginia. Next scene shows a TWA gate area at Albuquerque New Mexico airport. A TWA Lindbergh Line DC-3 airplane taxis to a stop. A frozen park scene in Minneapolis Minnesota. An aerial view of Miami. A tall white tower in San Francisco (Ferry Building?). Wide pan view of skyline and skyscrapers of New York City. Exterior of U.S. Post Office Building in New York City.
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