A demonstration shows bar charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. The bar charges are placed against concrete anti vehicular obstacles. Vertically placed bar charges against an obstacle. The bar charges are placed against a log wall, a masonry wall and a concrete wall for detonations. Soldiers place C-2 and other charges with a thickness of 8 inches against the concrete wall. Explosives being detonated and smoke rises. The soldiers carry the charges. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise up. A tank passes through the gap created as a result of the explosion. M1, M2 and M3 demolition blocks being used for the purpose. (World War II period).
Aftermath of a tornado in Westby, Wisconsin. Wrecked structures on the ground as men search through the rubble. Damaged cars due to the tornado that killed 24 people. A sign outside a shop reads 'Rudce's drug store open'. Damaged houses. Debris spread outside the demolished buildings. Demolished roof of a house.
A hoop roll race in Wellesley, Massachusetts. A sign formed on the grounds by the girls of the University of Massachusetts reads ' 930'. The girls in their graduation robes ready for the hoop roll race. The girls roll their hoops to a chapel. The winner is presented a bouquet.
A chimney is razed in Wyandotte, Michigan. A 258 feet tall chimney made up of 1,10,000 bricks. Two men work at the base of the tall chimney. The chimney at a coast emits smoke. The chimney is razed and it collapses and falls into Lake Erie. Smoke rises. People gathered at the beach.
Report of the Wickersham Commission in Washington D.C., United States. George W. Wickersham at a desk as he goes through papers. People read out the findings of the Commission on Crime with relation to prohibition.
A championship for male householders in Seattle, Washington. The householders in nightshirts get off their beds and race with a lighted candle in one hand and a cat in another. They put the cat on the ground and run back to the starting point. They run for 70 yards. The winner is presented a cat.
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