A bus of the Bison bus lines, in Washington, DC, passes on the street. African American owner, John Nipson, poses in uniform. African American drivers for the company pose. Several chartered buses of the Bison Line drive on a street in Washington DC. Their destination signs read "Blossom Special." Merrill C. Meigs Field in Chicago, Illinois. African American pilot and two businessman passengers climb aboard a light airplane of the Lake Air Service. The passenger airplane taxis to a runway and takes off. African American, William Barnett, owner of Lake Air service, is seen, with one of his employees.
A store front sign reads: "Means Bros Real Estate, Leslie Builders and Contractors". Andrew Means, owner of the real estate office, in Gary Indiana, is seen at his desk . View of Mr. Means, with his daughter, Sylvia McDonald and several other persons coming out of his "dream house." He escorts the other persons to his Park Manor Development where suburban homes are under construction.(It appears that they are prospective home buyers.) Views of partially built houses in the suburbs. African American bricklayers are seen at work, as the African American home buyers look on.
National Youth Administration in cooperation with U.S. Public Health Service determines youths' fitness to work in the United States. An executive of Public Health Service reads a report of an NYA worker and puts it among rejected application. A seal on the report: Health Unsatisfactory. The NYA worker comes out the building. NYA workers at work. A group of NYA workers is sitting. Public Health Service administrators attend a conference. The insignia of U.S. Public Health Service. A sign: 'Office of Surgeon General, Dr. Parran, Dr. Draper'. Dr. Thomas Parran, Surgeon General, works in his office and he talks to Dr. Carl E. Wright. A nurse does a health examination. Chest measurement of an NYA worker is taken. A dentist examines the NYA worker.
National Youth Administration in cooperation with U.S. Public Health Service determines youths' fitness to work in the United States. An optometrist does the eye check up of a young women. U.S. Public Health Service teacher explains dental decay by using teeth models. A dental examination of NYA workers by a dentist. An African American woman gets her teeth cleaned.
National Youth Administration in cooperation with U.S. Public Health Service determines youths' fitness to work in the United States. Boys receive physical examination, check up of heart and check up for diseases caused by an improper diet. Doctors examine NYA women workers to diagnose tuberculosis. Boys and girls are examined by doctors at a free clinic. X-rays of NYA workers are taken. An X-ray is viewed by the doctors. An examination shows presence of tuberculosis in the boys and the girls. An NYA health personnel makes a report of physical fitness.
National Youth Administration in cooperation with U.S. Public Health Service determines youths' fitness to work in the United States. NYA boys and girls live in NYA resident centers. A Public Health Service dietary kitchen: boys shelling peas; girls skinning onions; boys slicing deli meat. Girl removes cookies from oven. Meal tray loaded with food. African American children in a cafeteria. African American girls in maid or housekeeping dresses seen making beds. White girl brushes her hair. African American boys wash their hands. An examination of a African American girl by doctors in an orthopedic school. African American children are given cod liver oil by a nurse. Young Native American Indian Hopi tribe women with children in Arizona receiving health care training. An Orthopedic school entrance. A nurse removes a leg brace from a child polio victim and massages his leg. A teacher draws pictures of vegetables on a chalk board. African American and white children in an integrated class room practice penmanship. Two boy polio victims are pushed in wheel chairs by nurses. A boy in a body cast is pushed in a wheel chair by a nurse. NYA National Youth Administration children practice calisthenics. A girl hits a softball. A boy hits a baseball with a bat. Boys practice archery. White and African American young men boxing. Girls swim in lake water that is very clear. A girl swims to bottom of lake underwater. Young women leave the women's dormitory after school day. The insignia of U.S. Public Health Service. The flag of the United States.
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