A film about state parks during the Great Depression in California, United States. Morro Rock at Morro Bay State Park (60 State Park Rd, Morro Bay, CA 93442, United States). A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp at the park. Two men at a beach. A pier being constructed at the beach. Men walk down a road with trees on its side. Water inlets in the area.
Home-made deep sea scuba diving suits in Venice Beach, California. Men don hot water boiler diving helmets and get into water. Women stand on beach and pump bicycle syle air pumps to provide air through long black tubes extending to the divers. Divers come out of the ocean water carrying a "treasure" box from bottom of the ocean floor. Woman comes out of the treasure box as they open it.
Exterior view of Pan American Union Building in Washington DC, with a 1930s Packard four door sedan-limousine parked in front. A man entering the building. Jefferson Caffery, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, seated in an office and reviewing paperwork. Narrator describes the creation of the Good Neighbor Fleet (where Moore-McCormack Lines, also called Mooremack, was contracted to run three ocean liners of the U.S. Maritime Commission between the USA and South America, called the Good Neighbor Fleet.) Close up picture of brochure advertising the new fleet, and picturing the three ships (The California, Virginia and Pennsylvania from the former Panama Pacific Line, with new names Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina.) Next scene shows 3 men meeting (this is possibly Moore-McCormack Lines founder Albert V. Moore, on right, seated at a table and in discussion, possibly with U.S. Maritime officials. Man on left is possibly Emmet McCormack.) Passengers aboard liner SS Brazil as it departs port. Crowd on docks wave at the ship leaving New York harbor. View from on board SS Brazil in New York Harbor as a nearby tug boat sprays water. Skyline and skyscrapers of New York City's Manhattan Island seen in background. Map of South America showing route of a Good Neighbor ship. Good Neighbor Fleet ships at a harbor in South America. U.S. State Department diplomats in South America beside one of the ships as fleet service is inaugurated. Exterior view of Pan American Union building and its sign in Washington DC (later called the building of the Organization of American States). President Ortiz of Argentina, President Alfredo Baldomir of Uruguay, and President Getulio Vargas of Brazil are shown in discussion with various officials.
A film about state parks during the Great Depression in California, United States. Trees at Mount San Jacinto State Park. Supply packs loaded on backs of mules. Men ride horses as they move along a hilly terrain. A waterfall in the park. Civilian Conservation Corps men build bridges and work with shovels. CCC men dig culverts. A CCC camp area with tents in the background. CCC volunteers go for breakfast. Men eat lunch and wash their dishes.
A film about state parks during the Great Depression in California, United States. A man walks on the banks of Lake Tahoe in Rubicon state park. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) volunteers work with shovels to remove undergrowth. They clear debris from the road. A volunteer climbs down a tree. The volunteers set up a new camp site. An eroded rock in the park. CCC volunteers near a tree. The volunteers are taught about insect control and tree life.
A film about state parks during the Great Depression in California, United States. A stream flows through a rocky terrain at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park (14592-14674 CA-79, Julian, CA 92036, United States). A sign on a board reads 'Cuyamaca Rancho state park'. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) volunteers work with shovels. Men uproot a cedar tree and cut it into logs with saw and hammer. Volunteers spray insecticides on a field to kill grasshoppers. The volunteers line up as a man blows a bugle.
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