Heli-Boat Sport at Cypress Gardens in Florida. A light-weight hull seen with a helicopter like propeller. The hull is towed by a powerboat. It soars high above the water. The man in the hull has strapped in a safety belt. Water skiing is carried out under water.
United States PBY Catalina flying boat seen. U.S. flag seen. U.S. Navy PT motor torpedo boats alongside dock. Sailors working on a PT boat. PBY Catalina flying boats take off. A torpedo is slipped from a tube. Sailors cleaning 50 caliber PT guns. Officer examines torpedo and takes pressure. A 50 caliber turret seen. A Lewis Gun disassembled.
United States flag seen. U.S. Navy PT motor torpedo boats seen. Sailors on a PT boat. The PT boat approaching the dock. Man seen with phones.
A sign reads 'US Navy Sub Section Base' and insignia of PT Squadron is seen. (The mosquito insignia design was created by Disney animation studio artists for the "Mosquito Fleet" of PT boats -- squadron RON 3 stationed in the Philippines). U.S. Navy PT motor torpedo boat passing from repair dock. Man paints keel. A bridge and turret seen. United States flag seen. PT boat along the dock.
Late 20th century clip shows montage of still images from late 19th century dealing with borax. A view of Death Valley desert in United States. Deposits of borax found in the valley. Picture of San Francisco business man William T. Coleman. William Coleman invested in the borax. Mules seen carrying the cargo of borax. Twenty mule teams used to carry borax out of Death Valley, in operations by William Coleman's Company. Pictures showing the mule teams are seen.
Two hippopotamus enter a small pool made for them in San Diego in California. They came out from a huge wooden box. The box is raised up by a crane. Hippopotamus bathing in the pool. Crowd gathered to watch them. Crowd stands behind the railings. The hippopotamus come out of the pool and again return in the pool.
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