The 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy en route from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, California. The Convoy of U.S. Army trucks is seen moving slowly, over the Lyons-Fulton Bridge across the Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa. While crossing the bridge, the convoy is led by an open car displaying an American flag, followed by a bicyclist. Pedestrians walk along side walkway crossing the bridge in the opposite direction. The convoy of Army trucks driving along a highway after crossing the Mississippi. Sign at side of road reads: "Bay State." Sign on one truck reads: "Frisco." Trucks display logo of U.S. Army Corps of engineers. The convoy driving along a road parallel to a railroad line. Next sequence shows one truck attempting to pull another that has been mired down in mud, in Nebraska. After some effort, the truck is successfully pulled out of the mud.
Farmers on strike in Sioux City, Iowa. Farmers armed with logs of wood and guns protest against the transportation of agricultural products to markets. They dismantle the rail road track in the area. Reconstruction work carried on the track. A train moves on the track after the reconstruction.
A staged news film showing Prohibitionist William E. Johnson (aka "pussyfoot") accompanied by uniformed police officers raiding a rum liquor still, in Soux City Iowa. The officers kick open the doors of the distillery, and pull a man out. Then, from inside, two law enforcement men carry out a simple piece of distillation apparatus. Johnson sheds his coat jacket and proceeds to destroy the still equipment with a sledge hammer, bashing holes in the container and breaking pipe and distillation coils from the device. (Note: a slate alludes to Johnson losing an eye while crusading in London. That occurred on November 13,1919, when he was publicly "teased" by medical students who carried him on a stretcher through the streets. Johnson lost sight in one eye, after being struck with an object thrown by a spectator.)
Swimmer Marvin Nelson swims in Fort Dodge , Iowa. Marvin Nelson digs up the surface of an ice field. He takes off his clothes. He gets into the water below the ice cover. He swims in chilled water and catches a fish. He gets out from the ditch in the ice field.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. A banner reads Happy Birth Day to Hoover. Large crowd of well wishers gathered for the dedication of the new Herbert Hoover Library, on the occasion of former United States President's 88 birthday. The interior of the library. Few people walk towards the cottage where President Hoover was born. Former Presidents of the United States Herbert Clark Hoover and Harry S Truman arrive at the event. Hoover receives a tribute from Truman. Hoover addresses the gathering and receives Distinguish Service Award from two Universities.
A U.S. Army documentary about the spreading threats of communism contrasted with the American way of life in United States. In Ottumwa, Iowa, a farmer's young son drives his truck to sell his agricultural products along with his father. The boy drives his truck in the downtown of Ottumwa. The town square is shown and the truck turns toward the Post Office and the 5 & 10 cent store on the corner. A railroad worker with a handheld stop signal stops the traffic. A train passes on railroad tracks. The train engineer in the locomotive waves to the stopped traffic. Words "Burlington Route" painted on the locomotive door. Painted advertisements on the brick buildings at the railroad crossing, including, "Miller High Life, The Champagne of Bottle Beer."
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