A U.S. arms manufacturing in World War 1. Hundreds of war production workers seen at shift change, waiting for their respective trolley cars passing on tracks between arms manufacturing plant's buildings. Women at work on metal working machines in an arms factory. Racks of Browning Automatic Rifles (Rifle, Caliber .30, Automatic, Browning, M1918) are being moved about. Assemblers are seen hand fitting parts for the Browning M1917 water cooled machine gun. One man makes final assembly adjustments to one of the machine guns set up on tripod in the factory. He enjoys firing the Browning M1917 machine gun. (Note:The M1917 and M1918 BAR were manufactured by numerous American arms makers. Colt, Remington, Marlin, Royal typewriter, Winchester. Most of the M1917 machine guns were manufactured by New England Westinghouse.)
A film report depicts the role of U.S. Navy chaplains during the war in Vietnam. Navy Chaplain, Lieutenant Vincent R. Capodanno, USNR(ChC) is seen sitting on the sand with several U.S. Marines. He smokes a cigarette and talks with one of them about a member of their unit who was severely wounded by a grenade during an enemy ambush. Elsewhere, Chaplain Capodanno is seen talking with other Marines about the war and about their homes and loved ones. He approaches a marine seated on sand bags, who shares news from his personal letter. U.S. Marines in combat gear are seen on a patrol in a Vietnamese village. The chaplain talks to a marine about the operation and his particular assignment. The marine answers his question. A close up of chaplain Capodanno.
WPA (Works Progress Administration) units carry out relief projects in dust bowl sections in the United States, during the Great Depression. A drought and dried area thick with dust. The hot dry winds blow. A dust storm occurs. Two people - a woman and a boy, are seen walking with difficulty in the dust storm. Food and medical supplies are delivered to dust storm victims. The women fill water from a hand pump. Nurses treat the children and examine them for respiratory problems and other ailments. The children seated on a bench. A nurse writes into a paper. A close up of a boy with a thermometer in his mouth. A nurse checks eyes of a boy. Horse drawn equipment and teams of farmers with horses . The farmers employed by the WPA work. The farmers are hired by the WPA to construct a new road, with much of the digging and leveling done with horse drawn power. The farmers on horse drawn carrier move on a road. They are at work during the project. Relief workers and men who suffered from drought construct dams to help stop land erosion. The workers building the dam substructure and hauling rocks during the construction.
A U.S. Army soldier having big feet in San Francisco, California. The soldiers march in a squad. Private John from New Jersey wearing sandals while marching. A drill instructor speaks to him. The long feet of the soldier. The soldier gets a desk duty. John seated at a desk. 'US Army' written on his uniform. A close up of the soldier having big feet. A man takes measurement of his feet for making Army shoes.
Floods in Pennsylvania. People walk on a street. The men removing debris, with shovels, from streets after the flood. A man points with a stick on the old high water mark from Johnstown flood in15 March 1907 and new high water mark. The cars lined up on a snow covered field. A man digging snow from the front of wheel of an old car. Men with shovels clearing snow from Johnstown streets. The men removing debris in snow fall. Water flowing on streets. Men walk on the street. Men unload food supplies from a truck. The victims stand in a line to receive food.
A film depicts the contribution of various personalities to the history of the United States. The sketches depicts people moving out into the western frontier wilderness of the United States, chiefly in the 1800's. A creation of new society. People work on the frontier. They face hardships at the frontier.
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