Launching of stranded schooner that was blown onto docks by hurricane of September 8, 1900, at Galveston Texas, United States. Several men standing at the dock. The schooner glides sideways as men help the craft get back into the water.
The involvement of the American soldier in the history and growth of the United States from early 1900s until roughly 1938 before World War 2. Scenes of Washington DC and Mount Rainier. Two Confederate and one Union Uniformed veterans of the Civil War walk together in the Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia. U.S. Soldiers marching during World War I. U.S Cavalry riding in parade during World War I. Views of cities and towns in which U.S. Army posts were established, in the United States. Army troops and cavalry creating trails and paths, and eventually railroads, in wilderness areas of the United States. View of the Presidio Army Base and the Golden Gate Bridge, California. Subtle references to U.S. Army accomplishments, curbing Mississippi River floods (Corps of Engineers) and conquering Yellow Fever (Army Doctor Walter Reed) with views of: point of view shot from moving railroad train in a Colorado canyon; a side wheeler River boat on the Mississippi River; a sugar cane field in Cuba. View of locks in the Panama Canal. Statue of World War I soldiers
Pedestrians walk, vintage automobile cars and trucks pass by, and horses pull carts along "grand canyon" of Chicago at LaSalle and Jackson streets intersection. Buildings and shops can be seen in the background and flanking the Chicago city street traffic.
View of Union Square in New York City. Traffic of cars, trucks and horse carriages on busy street. People walk on street. Tram drives past people on street. Bus on which is written 'Broadway' drives on street in Union Square.
The world struggle for oil is depicted. Oil production of the United States is compared with that of other countries. Relative production in 1900 is shown. A political map of the United States. A dot in some states represents 1 % of the world's production whereas a cross in other states represents less than 1 % of the world production. A map shows Russia, Germany, Italy, Galicia, Roumania and other neighboring countries. A box on the map shows Japan with a cross. Another map shows India, Tibet, Afghanistan and their neighboring countries. Still another map shows countries of South America. Evolution of internal combustion engines, whereby gasoline is used, is shown using diagrams.
Ordinary people, immigrants, and citizens of the United States in the early 1900s. An old woman, a man with a hat, a man with a cigar in his mouth. His son reads a book. A farmer with his wife. A woman in her traditional dress and a father with his daughter on a chair. Credits for the documentary.
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