A research film based on U.S. arson demonstration in the United States during World War II. A man covers a wooden crate. Small amount of gunpowder and magnesium power is placed inside the wooden crate. A group of men and officers talk to each other. The wooden crate is detonated. Smoke rises up from the box. Larger amount of powder is detonated inside plain wooden building which then bursts into flames.
Students at Harvard University, Cambridge. Students arrive at Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library. Students at Harvard Yard. The students attend lectures and take notes. Students arrive at Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library. Student walk in Harvard Yard
Scenes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Stately homes. Pleasant neighborhoods. Railroad crossing. Cars and pedestrians.
Street views in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Cars move along Congress Street in center of town near Market Square. View near intersection of Congress Street and Fleet Street. North Church ahead on right side. Various shops, businesses, and a hotel along the street. Cars move in both directions along the street. View shifts closer to intersection of Congress Street with Church Street and High Street.
Street views in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Cars move along a street in the town. Views of various homes and streets in a neighborhood. House at 0:37 with covered porch and dormer windows is possibly the Governor John Langdon House.
Simulated warfare showing Japanese bombers attack British ships off the coast of British Malaya during World War II. A twin-engine Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bomber in flight over sea. Interior views of of the Mitsubishi G3M aircraft show Japanese pilots and crew looking from window using binoculars. The Japanese pilots talk into radio. Formation of Japanese bombers. The bombers pass through thin clouds. The interior of the aircraft shows a pilot wearing headphones. Others have towel bands around their heads and look down at the sea. Aerial view of three British ships underway. The ships change direction. Guns aboard the ships being fired. Japanese bombers attack and causes an explosion on a ship. More bombs are dropped. The ships exploded by bombs. Clouds of black smoke curl upward into the sky.
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