Boats pass ships in the James River harbor. Shoreline as seen from the boat. Ships in the harbor, including SS America (being reconverted at Newport News from wartime service as USS West Point). Bridge over the river.
Oyster seed fishers harvest young oysters. Man works. Young oysters in a container. Man uses a shovel to put ice in the barrels containing oysters. Man gets more barrels from outside the storage house. Water is poured into the container. Man moves the barrel.
Oyster seed fishers catch young oysters from James River. Two men on a boat fish for oysters. Shovels are used to catch oysters. The boat approaches a larger fishing trawler and oysters are transferred onto the big boat. Pile of oysters on the boat.
Boat underway at James River with a pile of oysters. Another small boat approaches the boat with oysters. Men sort oysters with shovels on boat. Bow of the boat. House on the bank. A man comes out of the house and looks out to the river.
'$6,500,000 Pier Fire'. A raging fire rakes a railroad pier at Weehawken in New Jersey. Huge fire seen at the harbor. A cameraman takes pictures. Ambulances maintain vigil. In Tokyo, Japan, flames destroy the enlisted men's mess at the Palace Heights housing community. Enlisted men and their families flee from, from their Quonset type homes while the fire was being fought. People run to save their belongings.
Snow avalanches trap motorists at Stevens Pass in Washington. Food is provided to the trapped motorists. Buses, cars, trucks are trapped in snow that roared down steep mountain passes. All vehicles are checked for occupancy. Rescue operation carried out as bulldozers break the compact snow which is removed by highway snowplows.
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