Americans who fought with Loyalist troops in Spain during Spanish Civil War, against General Franco's Nationalist Insurgents (Abraham Lincoln Brigade), are hailed in New York. They are welcomed by huge crowds as they arrive on the ship SS Paris. Men smoke cigarettes and pipes aboard the ship as it enters New York. Mounted policemen keep a vigil and control the crowd. Large crowds gathered on the streets. The returning men march through the New York City streets in a reception parade. People join them and parade with banners and posters. A poster reads 'American Youth Welcome Veterans of Linoln Brigade'.
United States President Franklin Roosevelt campaigns in New York City during 1940 presidential election. A large crowd gathered to greet him in Newark, New Jersey. He arrives in the Presidential motorcade. Views of the motorcade driving past the crowd, as seen from a moving vehicle. Roosevelt seated in car beside New York Governor Herbert Lehman, and New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Roosevelt addresses the people as the Presidential election campaign enters its final phase. Policemen control the large crowd. People seated to hear his speech. He addresses the gathering. The President officiates at the ground breaking for the $57,000,000 Brooklyn-Battery tunnel to connect Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Ceremonies at the dedication of U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC) base McChord Field near Tacoma in Pierce County, Washington. A large crowd gathered for the event. USAAC Douglas B-18 Bolos and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses on the ramp. Several aircraft parked around hangars. The spectators cheer and clap. B-18As in flight overhead. People watch the airplanes in flight.
The United States prepares for World War II. The Ryan School of Aeronautics in San Diego, California. U.S. Army Air Corps Ryan PT-16 trainer aircraft take off. An Air Corps Training detachment student in the cockpit. The aircraft in flight. The pilot makes the aircraft do turn about, rolls, spins and other aerobatics.
Lumbering in Idaho in the Northwestern United States. A forest covered mountain. Animation of a map depicts national forest area. Men cut pine trees. Logs are carried in trucks. White Pine logs are made wet for lumbering. Wooden boards are sorted. A man piles them for drying.
Livestock in the Northwestern United States. Cattle on a field. Cattle transported in stock cars. Animation depicts transportation of cattle to meat packing industries in Chicago, Saint Paul, Saint Louis and transportation of meat to the rest of the United States. A herd of sheep grazes on a field. Lambs are loaded in stock cars to be shipped to wool packing centers.
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