President Woodrow Wilson at the National Guard training grounds in Sea Girt New Jersey, to visit with troops returning from duty in Texas during the Mexican Border Campaign (aka Pancho Villa Expedition) of 1916. Brief glimpse of The President stepping from his 1916 Pierce Arrow 38-C Series 4 Brougham Limousine, parked next to a row of army tents. The car displays a unique American Eagle radiator cap ornament (and an AAA emblem on the radiator). He is surrounded by officers, who greet him. The next scene show the President and the unit's commanding Brigadier General, seated in rocking chairs in a tent. Wilson, in dress clothes, including top hat, mounts an army horse, and rides along with officers, to review the Guard troops drawn up in formation. He sits astride the horse, next to the General, and removes his hat in salute as the troops march in review.
The first fully automatic ejector seat is tested in New Jersey. Two men work on the automatic ejector seat. People stand and watch. Jets in flight. The seat and test dummy are ejected out of the aircraft. The seat separates from the dummy. The parachute opens and descends in air. A man collects the parachute.
27th Annual Golden Gloves Inter-City Championships at Madison Square Garden in New York. Spectators watch the boxing championship. Orville Pitts of Chicago fights with his opponent from New York. Harry Smith of New York wins the featherweight championship.
Preparations before the first transatlantic flight from New York, United States.. A United States Navy flying boat Curtiss NC stationed. Aircraft in front of a hangar. Three aircraft on ramp being prepared for flight. A sailor hands supplies to a man in the cockpit. Men climb down from an aircraft. Naval officer walks in front of men of the Aero Oceanic Cruise standing in attention and shakes hands with them. A group of military men salute. Commander of the USS Langley (CV-1) John Henry Towers. Curtiss NC-3 taxis on water. Curtiss NC-4 with engines warming up as the aircraft taxis on water. Curtiss NC-1 taxis on water. Curtiss NC-1 in flight.
Motion picture studios in Hollywood, California during World War 2 period. Cars driven on road in Hollywood with palm trees in median beside street. A sign at the entrance of a building reads 'Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio' (MGM). People walk through the Paramount Pictures entrance gate. People walk on street in front of MGM studio. MGM studio employees bulletin board detailing the MGM company investments in War Bonds and donations to the Red Cross. Banners along the board encourage employee participation, such as "To speed victory. To bring our men home. Our government asks that you buy War Bonds." A sign atop Paramount Pictures building reads 'Buy Bonds at Acct Office'. An air raid shelter building.
Motion picture studios in Hollywood, California during World War 2. A public service announcement outdoor sign board reads, "Don't wait to see the white of their eyes. Buy war bonds now." A woman adjusts hair of American motion picture actress Dorothy Lamour as she poses in front of the billboard. A photographer clicks pictures. A sign reads "Hollywood Victory Committee Inc' at the Committee's offices at 415 N Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. A couple sits on a bench. A sign reads "Roll of honor" with the names of war dead and heroes.
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