Cartoons about U.S. Thrift Stamps in the United States during World War I. Chalk-Talk type cartoons : Girls wash dishes. A mother and a father sit in a living room. The father says 'They're helping the government and saving money'. A caption below a table 'Washing dishes is easy now that the girls are saving up thrift stamps'.
U.S. Marines occupy trenches at their training facility in World War 1. Once positioned in them, they climb from the trenches, in squads, and charge forward. They are followed by a second wave of squads. Some marines are seen down in a dugout of the trench. Another scene shows more squads of marines going over the top of deep trenches, in successive waves. They climb rustic ladders to get out of these deep trenches.
A World War 1 training film shows how to carry and don a gas mask. A U.S. soldier stands at attention. He carries a mask in a satchel. The satchel is slung over the shoulder of a soldier. He shows the satchel. He turns. The soldier demonstrates the way to carry the satchel in trenches. The satchel is slung around his neck. He opens the satchel, takes out a string and ties it around. He opens the satchel and takes out the mask . He puts his chin forward and wears it.
Testing of Ford Motor Company's prototype 3-ton light tank in the United States. Civilians observe the tank. The tank stationary at a field. The tank moves back and forward on the rough field. A railway track in the background. The tank moves forward. It knocks down posts. A building in the background. Another tank in the background. The tank gets stuck in a deep ditch and is pulled out by another tank. Civilians near the tank. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Manufacturing Ford Liberty aircraft engine in the United States. Silhouettes of workers and machinery. The workers working at a manufacturing plant. Welding of an engine. A worker welds motors. Finished motor (V-12) and the Statue of Liberty superimposed. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A documentary by Ford Motor Company depicts the launch of a ship. A ship underway at sea. A woman seated in a chair and looks into papers. Men stand wearing hats and coats. A man signs on a paper. A soldier.