Preparations underway for a Southeastern Governors' conference in the United States. Industrial consultant in headquarters of Southeastern Governors' conference Carroll Dowens discuss with Governor of Georgia Eurith Dickinson. A framed poster about the conference. A sign on a building reads 'Atlanta builders exchange'.
From the film "The City" , idea credited to Pare Lorentz, with music by Aaron Copland. About the need and importance of town planning. Opening slate "Year by year our cities grow more complex and less fit for living. The age of rebuilding is here. We must remould our old cities and build new communities better suited to our needs." A lake in a country side in New England region of the United States. A sign reads 'Sias Farm 1791'. A waterfall. Boys skinny dipping. A boy riding on an open horse-drawn wagon or cart beside a barrel loaded with apples. A sign reads 'Shirley village'. Houses in the village. Horse drawn carts and wagons. Men unload a horse cart. A hand-cranked machine being operated by two men, molding a piece of metal to a round shape to bind a barrel.
From a film "The City", about need and importance of town planning. A man addresses a meeting in the United States. People seated as they listen to a speaker. A woman spins blankets. A man weaves baskets of cane. A water wheel in a village in New England region. A heap of wheat. A heap of flour. Men work in a field. Grave stones in a cemetery.
From a film entitled "The City", about need and importance of town planning. A boy with a dog outside a farm house in New England, United States. Two men in a blacksmith shop. The blacksmith hammers a rounded piece of metal which appears to be for a wheel or to bind a barrel. Scene shifts to an industrial factory and then current day. Molten metal being poured in a plant. Smoke rises from stacks causing pollution. Views of a town in the shadow of a giant industrial factory with pollution and smoke pouring from the factory and laden over the town.
A film titled 'Soldiers of the sea' about the training of United States Marine. Aerial view of Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. A car enters through a gate. A poster reads 'US Marines'. A Marine talks to men near the poster. A sign outside an office reads 'Recruiting officer'. A recruit takes an oath. He gets a haircut. Uniform being issued to the recruit. A Marine blows a bugle. Recruits get up and put on their clothes. The recruits in a classroom. They are taught about parts of a ship with the help of a model of a ship. A sign reads 'Never say you to an officer' as recruits learn military etiquettes. They learn to prepare a casemate hammock.
A film about training of United States Marines in San Diego, California. Recruits learn the details of squad formation as they perform drill manuevers under the instruction of a drill sergeant. The recruits receive fixed bayonet instruction. Two trainers demonstrate the use of bayonet equipped rifles in hand to hand combat. To build varied physical strength the recruits row a whaleboat. The crew of Marines raise their 12 foot oars in the air at the end of their rowing effort.