Scenes of New and New Jersey from New York harbor in vicinity of Ellis Island. At lower Manhattan, derricks and cranes can be seen and construction activity associated with the building of the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel. Among skyscrapers seen are the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building, both further uptown, in the background. Docks and piers are seen along the waterfront. B&O Railroad barge tied to a pier.
Henry Ford in the Highland Park plant steps into the fifteen millionth Ford Model T car just before it rolls off of the production line on May 26, 1927. Ford's son, Edsel Ford, is driving the car. Next scene shows Ford auto workers during car production on assembly line in factory. Wheels and tires moving on overhead line. View of the twenty millionth Ford automobile, a Model A, as it is completed and rolls off the line in Dearborn, Michigan, driven by Edsel Ford, on April 14, 1931. It is a 1931 slant windshield Town Sedan 160B.
Cockpit of Memphis Belle B-17 with crew member in silhouette. Crew member looks into the bomb sight and adjusts controls. Engine with spinning propeller as seen through window while in flight. Several dark shots followed by a view of the sky above as seen through the upper canopy. Brief shot of crew member silhouetted within cockpit.
B-17 Memphis Belle lands at an airport runway while on its victory tour of the United States. The public rushes to view the parked airplane. Full view of Memphis Belle surrounded by spectators.
Side view of podium in front of the Memphis Belle B-17. Out of focus shot shows crew on podium. Side view propellers and nose art of the Memphis Belle. Camera pan from podium to crowd gathered to see the plane. Overhead shot of audience clapping.
Silhouette shot of crowd looking up at the Memphis Belle. Silhouetted view of people touching the underside of the B-17 plane. A man writes on the engine cowling of the Memphis Belle. A man holds the tail of the plane while reading signatures on it. Out of focus shot of crew member wearing boots with his uniform.
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