Supplies are carried by trains and trucks in Alaska. Ships unload food and supplies at Skagway, Alaska. Smoke rises from smokestack of the ship. Men unload the supplies. Train of the Yukon railroad, under operation by the United States Army is loaded with food and supplies for troops guarding arctic outposts in World War II. A Yukon Railroad train moves along railroad tracks. A sign reads "Whitehorse, Yukon" at the Whitehorse stop in Yukon territory of Canada. Truck on the new Alaska Truck Highway passes by with freight it received at Whitehorse.
Lord Halifax arrives in United States aboard a new British warship. British Ambassador to United States, Lord Halifax travels aboard HMS King George V on a secret trip. Lord Halifax and his wife aboard the ship. Sailors stand on deck of the ship. United States President Franklin Roosevelt meets Lord Halifax before the warship reaches the port. Lord Halifax and his wife give a speech. Lord Halifax states that it was a great honor as President Roosevelt came to meet them.
Mountain climbing in the Crimea. Scene opens showing new blooms on a tree, framing the slopes of a Crimean moutain covered with small trees and shrubs. A column of people is seen wending their way through the area. A group of young persons stand side-by-side in a line at the base of a rocky upslope, apparently being addressed by mountain guides. Closeup of the rock climbers, including a woman. Some carry rope looped over their shoulders. A climber stands between two rock formations, grasps a rope and begins free climbing the rock. Closeup shows the safety rope fastened under his arms and tied at his back. Closeup of his feet as he makes his way. View of him quite far up the tall rock face. Below, other climbers shield their eyes from the sun as they watch his progress. View from the top of this section of mountain, as the climber hauls himself up over the ledge. Another view of those watching from below. Next, the climber is seen rappelling down the sheer rock face using his rope to control his descent. Camera focuses on two climbers standing atop peaks of the mountain. One throws a coil of rope across to another. A climber on a peak with suspended from rope line stretched taut across open space. The town of Alupka is below, and the Black Sea in the background. The climber rides the taut line (zip-line) across to the other peak, where other await him.
Towers and complex piping and structures rise high above the ground as part of the new concentrated oxygen blast furnace being constructed at a steel plant in Tula Russia,Soviet Union. A prefabricated part is lowered into place by cable from a crane. A train of open rail cars moves through the factory yard. Russian construction experts contracted to build the furnace are seen working on the last part of it. They tighten bolts and weld sections of the furnace.
Ceremonies of Ku Klux Klan organization outside Stone Mountain Georgia, United States. A large number of men wearing civilian dress walk in a line on an open field, apparently as new recruits joining the KKK. The members of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) wear white robes and conical hoods with face masks. Lamps are lighted. The men dressed in white robes stand in a circle. An official of the KKK stands in the center. Stone Mountain visible in the background. United States flag in the center of the field. Cross sign is lighted on the ground. Ku Klux Klan members and a burning Cross during the induction ceremony.
An organized effort for development of a better community in rural Georgia, United States. A sign reads 'Welcome, Mount Pisgah Community'. People work in farms. A tractor in a farm. Land improvement program for the development of better communities in rural Georgia. Farms are maintained. Men work in a poultry farm. Men clean glass jars. The men unload sacks and keep them in stores. Hens are kept in pens. A man collects eggs. Balanced farming programs in rural Georgia. Cattle on farms and dairy farming programs. New agricultural machinery on a farm.
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