U.S. Republican Presidential candidate, Wendell Lewis Willkie arrives in San Francisco, California. A large crowd gathers to greet him. Buildings in the area. People seated on chairs. Willkie delivers a campaign speech.
U.S. paratroopers practice in a field in Lakehurst. Paratroopers are lined up and an officer talks to them. They board a plane. The plane takes off. The plane in flight and aerial view of the area. The paratroopers jump from the plane and descend towards the land with parachutes.
A heartsick Airedale in Del Monte, California. The dog arrives by a plane from Kansas City. The dog in a basket outside the plane. Private Everett Scott and troops from Scott's company watch the dog. An officer pets the dog.
Waves are seen threatening homes built along a boardwalk, at the water's edge, in Redondo Beach, california. Closeup of sea water rushing under the boardwalk and a sign on one home reading "danger, Keep Out." Waves carrying debris, crashing against the the structures. Glimpse from next to a partly sunken house, of wave rolling towards it. Waves running underneath pilings. A house that has fallen over and water undermining it and the boardwalk nearby. A man and his wife and baby rescuing belongings from their damaged home. He carries a chair and she carries her baby from the home that is already tilted. Their belongings are piled up in a safe place onshore. Other people are seen in the background, along with some parked 1930s era cars, including a Light colored 1936 Dodge 4-door touring car with rear fender aprons. Other people help the couple to rescue their possessions.
A parade held on the streets of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The parade held for the crew of the B-17 "Memphis Belle." Men on horses. A man riding a horse holds a U.S. flag. The crew rides in a jeep in the parade. Landmark buildings in Las Vegas before the "glitter gulch" days are seen, including Bank of Nevada; the Jack Pot Casino with a small amount of neon lighting; the Boulder Club with somewhat more neon lighting; the Apache Lounge, Cafe, and Hotel with its art deco signage at the Corner of Fremont and Second, and the El Portal Theatre at 310 Fremont Street which was the city's first movie theater; a directional arrow sign for the Hotel Sal Sagev (Las Vegas spelled backwards). After the parade on Fremont Street, the crew moves on to Las Vegas Army Airfield (today it is Nellis Air Force Base). They gather on a raised speaker's stand near the nose of the B-17 Memphis Belle. Troops assembled on the airfield, B-17, and crew of the Memphis Belle. The crew is introduced and the Memphis Belle crew members address the gathered soldiers. A United States Army Air Force band plays. A crowd around the Memphis Belle after the ceremonies. (World War II period).
A training film of the U.S. Navy in the United States. Cargo at Naval Supply Center in Oakland, California. Freight delivered by rail to terminal classified yard. Motor trucks carry cargo to loading and storage area. Barges also deliver cargo. Trains assigned for particular delivery. Lumber loaded at storage area. It is sealed, moved and checked by mechanized equipment and workers at a terminal.
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