Portraits of Presidents of the United States. Portraits of U.S. Presidents - Benjamin Harrison, Martin Van Buren, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James A. Garfield, Woodrow Wilson, Zachary Taylor. Views of several flags in a short called "The Story of Old Glory" on the history of the American Flag. Views of the Red Cross flag of England, U.S. flag of 1812 featuring 15 stripes and 15 stars (the Star Spangled Banner namesake design). Also view of the King's Colors of England with the white cross of St. Andrew added to the English flag by order of King James I.
Formation flight of F5L flying patrol boat aircraft in the United States during the World War I era. United States Navy Felixstowe F5L flying boats with Liberty engines seen flying in formation over water.
Ship building activities at shipyard in the United States during World War 1 period. Scaffolding surrounds hulls of wooden ships under construction. View of the wooden beams being shaped. Men work inside a wooden hull under construction. Worker uses pneumatic drill on a heavy timber. Shipyard workers ending a shift, walk through yard filled with wood parts. View from above, of machine shop where large lathes are used to machine parts in war production effort. Workers forge steel bars with a giant steam hammer. Machinists work on steel plates, machining and countersinking holes. Ships propellers being machined.
World War 1 war production: U.S. Navy warship building activities at shipyard in the United States. Ship building workers gather around for ceremony as an official initiates keel laying, by riveting on steel plate. Large crowd of shipyard workers gather at docks. Prefabricated steel bulkheads are raised and placed at position using crane. Man directs the crane operator. A hole is cut in steel plate with torch. Workers do riveting and welding work on the steel bulkheads.
Training of U.S. Army infantrymen in the United States. A newspaper headline reads ' infantrymen arrive in France'. The infantrymen are taught to advance on a battlefield. Recruits in New York's Rainbow Division are seen marching in the mud, at Camp Mills, Long Island, They undergo physical training at the camp. They learn to fire rifles and dig trenches. They inhabit a tent city at the camp. Scenes of Rainbow Division soldiers on a chow line at Camp Mills. After basic training, the soldiers board ships and trains for France. Loved ones give them a sendoff. Upon arrival in France, they are given a warm welcome.They resume training in France, until they are ordered to the Front. Scenes of U.S. infantry in trenches wearing gas masks and firing rifles. Tanks advancing across the trenches. View of the 7th Regiment World War I memorial statue in Central Park, New York City.
U.S. Army officers receive training in the United States during World War 1. Soldiers march and parade in formation in double time step. They hold rifles. Trees in the background. The soldiers stand at attention in formation and then perform regimental drills. Color guards and non-commissioned officers stand in front of them. Buildings of training facility in the background.