Soldiers and officers inspect tanks in Aberdeen, Maryland. They examine the tank 'M-3'. Officers watch the tank. Other soldiers stand. Tank moves across a small waterway. Splash in water. Tank moves on the field. Trees in the background. (World War II period).
President Franklin Roosevelt's son at a shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Junior reports for active duty with the fleet. He goes aboard the USS Mayrant and shakes hands with other officer.
A Nazi German Messerschmitt Bf 110, (Me 110) in a hangar of the Vultee aircraft manufacturing company in Downey, California, early in World War 2, and before America's entrance into the war. The aircraft (possibly captured by the British?) is seen going through inspection by workers at the Vultee plant. There are some bullet holes and signs of damage in the captured plane. Men in the cockpit of the plane inspect it. Other men watch.
Auto workers strike in Dearborn, Michigan, shutting down the Ford River Rouge plant. Auto workers demonstrate with boards and placards. A board reads: 'We Want Democracy'. Others say "Ballots not Bullets" and "Ford won't talk Phooey". Buildings of the River Rouge plant complex seen along street. Michigan Police present and monitoring strikers. The CIO workers picket the plant. A near riot ensues as several non strikers (possibly scabs) are hurt as they try to enter the factory. Striking workers grab and hit a man, beating him with fists and sticks or a club. Several men help get the man back to safety after breaking up the fight. Police seen moving strikers workers back from the scene.
The tie up at Allis Chalmers Plant comes to an end in Washington DC. Men in an office. They shake hands with each other. The labor and management come to terms with the new Mediation board. (World War II period).
Settlement of strike at an auto plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Idle assembly lines and damaged machinery inside the plant. Lines of unfinished U.S. military jeep vehicles sitting on assembly line in idle factory. Men read a document and settle the strike. Crowd of auto workers gather outside the plant. Man watches them from the plant. Views of the plant operating again and busy with workers manufacturing automobiles and elevated views of conveyor belt operations. Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Bryan Ford walk across a lawn and pose for press photographers.
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