A dramatic portrayal titled 'These Thirty Years' depicts a man dying because his horse wagon is struck on muddy roads, and means of transport in Brookfield, United States. Dramatic portrayal shows 'Brookfield Post Office' written at the top of its entrance. A man arrives and sits near the post master at the post office. The two men talk to each other as few other men also arrive. The men ride a horse wagon on dark country roads. Two women stand outside their house and wait for them. The young man from wagon greets and talks to women. He speaks about the wagon struck on muddy roads and a man dying due to it. A poster about auction hung on a tree. The young man takes his horse to a pond and talks to a young woman there. They talk about roads as solution to future problems.
A demonstration of water skiing by a dog and a surfer or water skier in Lake Arrowhead, California. The man and the dog are towed on a single board (referred to as an Aquaplane in the newsreel title) with a rope behind a boat in Lake Arrowhead.
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. He attends memorial services at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The President with his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, and other officials. Soldiers standing in formation. The President, his wife and the officials pay homage to the soldiers who died in war and place wreaths on a memorial.
Forest fire in Arroyo Seco Canyon, California. Group of people extinguish fire by throwing mud on it. Blazing fire as smoke rising. Houses and trees on fire. Doctors and nurses give first aid to wounded men. They bandage the patient.
Denver and Rio Grande Western train arrives in Colorado,United States. Denver and Rio Grande Western train pulled by steam locomotive. Mountains in the background. Women step from train at Grand Junction. They drive in a large sedan, with luggage on top, to Mesa Verde National Park. They walk through ruins of cliff dwellings. They climb up a ladder and see Cliff Palace. Women sit outside huts with their children in a village. Men perform a traditional dance. Visitors watch their dance.
Denver and Rio Grande Western train passes through Colorado,United States. Sedan loaded with luggage, on top, drives along dirt road. View of James Peak Route from a moving Denver and Rio Grande Western train. Train passes a hut. Passengers look through the windows of a train. View of Dotsero Cutoff. Eagle river flows through mountains. Passengers enjoy the scenic beauty from a moving train. Man fishes with rod and reel in a river and catches a fish. He displays his catch, a creel full of fish. Passengers eat in dining car of the train during the journey.