Documentary titled 'Farm Boys Abroad' depicts farm boys of Texas visiting different parts of the United States. View of the dome and the Academic Building of Texas A&M University, in College Station, Texas. A group of boys gathered on the steps of the Academic Building are led in cheers by a leader. They tip and wave their hats. People stand beside a train at the railroad train station. Boys and young men from the Texas group are seen hanging out of the doors and windows of the train and waving as the train leaves the station. Boys from Texas look at cattle and horses at a farm in Kansas, inspecting the quality of the animals. Boys carry placards 'Texas farm boys'. A boy wearing a Texas arm band pats the side of a steer as he inspects it. Next scene is in Nebraska, showing a crop harvest at a farm, with a wheat harvesting machine in operation, and a horse drawn wagon from which a boy is throwing hay. Boys with cows and cattle milling about in a field in Iowa. Next scene shows a boy leading a giant boar pig outside a sty. Sign on pig sty reads, "The Rainbow, 329731,The Breed's Greatest Sire."
A picnic for U.S. Army Brigadier General Billy Mitchell following his demotion to the post of a Colonel and an assignment to Texas as 8th Area Aid Officer. Guests eat food and have coffee. General Mitchell gives plates. The guests eat food. All officers are wearing civilians clothes. People sit on grass and eat. U.S. Army Major H. H. Arnold is standing. U.S. Navy Commander H. C. Richardson and General Mitchell peer through a hole in a doughnut (or donut). George Goodacre and Major Arnold standing on the grass. General Mitchell with a plate of food at the serving table. Lieutenant Phillips, Lieutenant Melville and Lieutenant David C. Kingle sit on grass beside two young women. General Mitchell serves Commander Richardson a large chunk of beef. Three men fill glasses from a jug. Bottles and a beer keg on the table. General Mitchell, in an apron and a chef's hat, sharpens a large knife. A crowd drinks around a bonfire. Major Arnold walks around filling cups from a porcelain pitcher and drinking from the pitcher. A group of men drink and pour beer on each other (during prohibition).
United States aircraft lands aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Langley off the coast of California, United States. A man on the edge of the deck waves signal flags as a United States aircraft piloted by Lieutenant Commander C.P. Mason comes in for landing. Aircraft lands aboard on 13th January, 1925. Aircraft taxis along the flight deck.
Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. The Texas State Capitol building (1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701, United States) in Austin. Trees in the foreground. The Red Cross Totem Pole at the Capitol. The business district of Austin. Traffic moves on the street. The Texas Governor's Mansion (1010 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701, United States). Tourists walk in the front garden.
Events leading to development of aviation. United States Army aircraft in flight during their first around the world flight. Aircraft parked on a field as a large crowd gather to welcome the Army pilots. Pilots pose with an aircraft in the background after their successful around the world flight in 1925. Lieutenant Commander John Rodgers as he leaves for a flight from San Francisco to Honolulu. Aircraft takes off.
In October 1925, crowd gathered to watch the Pulitzer Trophy air races at Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York. VIPs arrive in various automobiles. Army Air Service Curtiss R3C-1 airplane is pushed onto the field. Air Service Chief, General Patrick , speaks with Lieutenant Cyrus Bettis as Lieutenant James Doolittle listens. A Navy crew works on their entry in the race, similar to the Army Air Service airplane. Navy Lieutenant Al Williams seen with a pipe upside down in his mouth. Lieutenant Bettis taxis out for takeoff in his airplane number 43. Then Navy Lt. Williams proceeds to take off in his aircraft, number 40. Lt. Bettis breaks ground and begins to fly the closed course, coming very close to the ground at times. He lands and climbs out of the cockpit, surrounded by spectators and officials who are convinced he has won, registering a speed of 249 miles per hour. Navy Lt. Williams lands shortly thereafter having averaged 242 miles per hour. He is greeted by several spectators, including a young woman. Two weeks later, the U.S. Army was represented by Lieutenant Jimmy Doolittle, who flew the Curtis R3C-1, again, but this time fitted with floats, at the Schneider Cup Seaplane Race in Baltimore, Maryland. He shakes hands with a young woman, just before the race. The Navy also entered with a similar seaplane, shown being pushed into the water. The British entry, a Glouster-Mapier IIIA is seen (replacing the Supermarine-Napier S.4, that was damaged). The Italian Macci M.33 is seen on a dock with engine running. The float planes taxi out over the Chesapeake bay waters to takeoff position. Doolittle is the first to take off and to return, logging an average speed of 232 miles per hour. He is seen smiling after the race.
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