Manufacturing of ordnance war materiel in United States early in World War 2. Man carries a machine gun and fixes it on a stand with its barrel protruding to the other side of the wall. Cartridge belts. Men pick up belts and feed them into guns. War production workers test fire the guns and used up cartridges pile up in a container by the side of the gun. Smoke rises as guns are fired for testing at conclusion of machine gun production process.
A Douglas DC-4 at an airfield in Santa Monica, California. Flight crew enters the aircraft. Pilot in the cockpit. Aircraft in flight. Flight crew at work during a test flight. Man sends messages over a wireless.
Trotters compete at Grand circuit meet in Goshen, New York. Horses compete on the track as crowds cheer. Mrs E Roland Harriman rides Calumet Erie after winning the race.
Participants of aquaplane race undergo test spins before the Catalina Mainland Classic in Hermosa Beach, California. Men practice on aquaplanes as motor boats pull them ahead. A man falls into the sea while practicing on an aquaplane (which resembles a monoski water ski, but larger).
Aerial view of warships from the U.S. Fleet, anchored in formation in San Francisco harbor. Change of scene to the bridge of the USS Houston, where President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch watch as ships of the Fleet pass in Review. Aerial view of the fleet spread out with sun beginning to set.
Fire in an oil refinery, Wellsville, New York. Oil refinery burns as it catches fire. Wrecked refinery due to fire and smoke rises. A man looks at the damage caused by the fire. Fire killed four people and injured many others.
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