Silhouette of a tourist bus driver, driving on along mountain roads at the Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. View of a tourist resort, parked vehicles and tourists at the spot. Native Indians wearing traditional uniforms perform a folk dance. Panoramic view of the snow covered mountains and lake at the foot of the mountains.
History of fire fighting in forests in United States. United States President Theodore Roosevelt standing with several persons, including John Muir and Chief Forester, Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt on speaker's stand. Picture of Northern District Forester, William B. Greely and his staff, in Missoula, Montana. Scenes from 1910 during period of drought. A ranger checks a rain gauge. Picture of Smoke rising in a forest as a fire breaks out in Montana. Firefighters are recruited and head to Montana on horses and mules. Smoke rises as fire spreads across the forest. Firefighters work with hand tools and axes in attempt to control the fires. August 20, 1910, hurricane force winds create the "Big Blowup" fire storm starting in Elk City Idaho. Destruction in Wallace, Idaho. Scenes of aftermath, showing swaths of destroyed forest. Men in area filled with smoke, felling a large tree using axes. Forest Rangers standing on a mountain peak, scanning the horizon, with field glasses, for signs of fire. A Ranger on horseback. A Ranger approaches a fire, puts his backpack down and starts to clear brush. A fire warden standing on a peak looking for signs of fire.
A large welcoming crowd gathered at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Montana, United States. U.S. President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon disembark from a plane and wave the crowd. Press photographers with cameras and equipment cover the event. Supporters raise banners and placards for Nixon. Large sign, "Welcome to Flathead Valley President and Mrs. Nixon" on the terminal. A high school marching band in red uniforms plays. President Nixon addresses the crowd and is flanked by Mike Mansfield, the Majority Leader of the Senate, Montana Governor Forrest Anderson, Congressman Dick Shoup, Congressman John Melcher. Former Montana Governor Hugo Aronson is also present. Views of the excited crowd as the elected officials make their way through the crowd shaking hands.
The Northwestern United States. Cars driven on a road. Trading centers in the United States. Live stock shipping yards. Automobile traffic on a street. Farmers do weekly shopping. Children in a school. Students in a university. The clock tower with the "M" on it is Main Hall at the University of Montana in Missoula. Mount Sentinel is seen behind it. Fruits, vegetables and other articles on ships. Cattle and sheep in a field. Wheat fields. A harvester in operation on a field. Wheat is separated by a thresher.
Tourists in the Northwestern United States. A car driven on a mountainous road. Tourists walk nearby a resort area and the giant lodge buildings of "Many Glacier Hotel" in Glacier National Park, Montana, Swiftcurrent Lake. Horses tied on posts nearby and a group of people walk toward the resort lodge. View of a boat underway in Glacier National Park. A man stands near a geyser in Yellowstone National Park. Tourists on a lake with the Grand Teton mountains in the background. A man, woman, and girl fish in a fast moving mountain stream and show their catch of trout fish on stringers. People ride on horses at a dude ranch. Animation of a map depicts highways, national parks, railroad and airlines routes, gold rich regions and lead rich regions. A copper mine. A railroad bridge. Animation of a map depicts petroleum producing regions, coal producing regions. Coal cars show amount of coal produced.
Couples are seen square dancing outdoors to celebrate United States 200th Anniversary in Montana. . Old and young couples square dancing in patriotic outfits to celebrate the 200th Anniversary. Children watch the dancers.Closeups of the dancers and the caller are shown. Some of the men wear vests with writing on the back. One reads "76-Montana." .