An iron and steel factory in the United States. Powerful and heavy rollers in a bloom mill roll a steel ingot into a rod. The ingot enters the rollers, moves back and forth in the rollers and changes shape. Workers tend a rolling machinery. White hot rods are drawn into desired sizes. The rods in several different machines. The workers operate machinery and move the rods with prongs. They guide the rods into a cutting machine.
Steel centers of the United States. Animated map shows steel center locations around the Great Lakes. Activity at a steel mill in Pittsburgh. A view of steel mills, a river and railroad tracks.
Uses of steel in the United States. A man uses steel for construction of bridges, buildings and ships. A large suspension bridge. Ships move under the bridge.
Uses of steel in the United States. View of skyscrapers and tall buildings made with the help of steel rods. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, also known as the Met Life Tower, 1 Madison Ave. in New York City. Sign on building reads, "Buy A Liberty Bond"
A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. Ship Quest reaches the southern most point of it's trip during their Antarctica expedition. Crew members dig and load blocks of ice in a container. The container being pulled aboard . The crew members dig at the snow covered ice and a dog is seen in the foreground. The ship is stopped, unable to get past the ice.
A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. Ship Quest on its return after it fails to move any further. The ship underway in the Antarctic Ocean as it returns. The ship sails through ice floating on water surface. Seals on an ice pack floating on water. A crew member climbs up a ladder on the rigging of Quest.