Coverage of joint USAF - Navy participation in construction of air base at Phu Cat. Shows arrival of men and equipment. U.S. military men offload lumbar. Truck convoy en route to base construction site. Flatbed transport truck gets stuck in a mud hole. Erection of early facilities including mess hall, 120 kilowatt power generator and water purifier. Airmen and sentry dogs patrol base perimeter.
The 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy en route from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, California. The Convoy of U.S. Army trucks is seen moving slowly, over the Lyons-Fulton Bridge across the Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa. While crossing the bridge, the convoy is led by an open car displaying an American flag, followed by a bicyclist. Pedestrians walk along side walkway crossing the bridge in the opposite direction. The convoy of Army trucks driving along a highway after crossing the Mississippi. Sign at side of road reads: "Bay State." Sign on one truck reads: "Frisco." Trucks display logo of U.S. Army Corps of engineers. The convoy driving along a road parallel to a railroad line. Next sequence shows one truck attempting to pull another that has been mired down in mud, in Nebraska. After some effort, the truck is successfully pulled out of the mud.
A U.S. Army Brigadier General poses at the railing of the USS George Washington, en route to the Paris Peace Conference with President Woodrow Wilson and his delegation aboard. He is later seen chatting with other passengers, including several ladies. A number of views of passengers posing and enjoying one another's company. Escorting U.S. Navy destroyers occasionally seen in distance. Admiral Harry Shepard Knapp, U.S. Navy is seen leaning against a railing and conversing with another Navy officer. Three men in traditional flat caps talking and laughing together. Groups of men in flat caps standing and talking together. One is smoking a cigar. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Winter sportsmen participating in bobsledding singles championship in Germany. People put skids under them. People are standing all the way en route to see the bobsledders. The winner of the race crosses photographers who are clicking pictures. Skiers compete in the Slalom Skiing Championship in Germany. The two Austrian finalists compete for the title. The skiers come down the snow, as people watch them.
Aerial view from U.S. helicopter of U.S. Army M-151 armored jeeps and V-100 armored cars passing through village areas and farming areas. Truck convoy en route passes through village and drives on roads beside flooded rice paddy areas. (Vietnam War period).
Opening slate, in Swedish, states: "Röda Korset anordnar öfverallt bespisning en middag kostar det 10 pfennige." (The Red Cross organizes all-inclusive dining a dinner costs 10 pfennige.) A variety of persons, from all walks of life, are seen at an outdoor dining facility. They line up for a meal provided by the Red Cross. A woman dressed in white directs persons to the food line. Another, gives the people utensils as they carry their plates of food to tables. View of chefs serving food to persons in the line. Numerous views of these activities as more persons come into the facility. View from back away show many persons seated at tables eating, and several women in white dresses near empty tables in the background. View of sidewalk and pedestrians in front of the outdoor dining area.
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