Opening scene shows lake formed upriver of the Elephant Butte Dam on the Rio Grande River in New Mexico. Camera focuses on hilly islands in the lake. Views from upstream, of the dam, with water levels fairly low. A touring car drives on the roadway above the dam and passes a lone pedestrian walking across the dam. Next, swirling waters are seen in the river below the dam. Some form a whirlpool, of sorts. Others are seen simply flowing in rough waves. View of several dam-related buildings on high ground beside the river. The dam looms above them. Closeup of water surging from dam discharge. Brief view of a dam (unidentified) with water overflowing it.
Life saving method by a coast guard off the coast in Point Pleasant,New Jersey. Blimp in flight over sea. Coast guards release life raft with sick person from their boat. Blimp pulls up life raft from sea. Doctor climbs up a ladder to the airship to treat patient.
Solid fuselage aircraft takes off from an airfield in New York. An aircraft with solid fuselage and single engine. 'XE-12865' written on the wing and 'Lanier' written on the tail. The pilot in the cockpit. A ground crewman pulls props through on the aircraft. The aircraft taxis past a crowd and takes off. Ford three motor transport in the background. The aircraft in flight.
Pitcairn PCA-2 and PCA-1B autogyro in flight over city and harbor in New York. Pitcairn PCA-2 and PCA-1B autogyro takes off from a field piloted by J C Ray and C J Faulkner respectively. The autogyro flies over New York city below level of skyscrapers. The autogyro flies near Statue of Liberty. PCA-2 and PCA-1B in flight over city and harbor. Autogyro flies over the ships underway at sea.
U.S. Coast Guards capture liquor gamblers in New York during Prohibition. Men unload liquor aboard barges and speedboat docked at the New York harbor. A man watches the liquor bottles. Another man hauls a trolley loaded with liquor cartons. U.S. Coast Guard officials organize inquiries to capture two barges. The officials inspect the Canadian liquor barges. The officials capture the gamblers.
Jim Londos retains wrestling championship after defeating challenger, Jim McMillen, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.. Large crowd of spectators gather at the Madison Square Garden. The wrestling match between Jim Londos and McMillen begins. At one point both wrestlers fall out of the ring into the spectators seated at ringside and the referee and spectators help them back into the ring. Londos picks McMillen up in an aerial pinwheel maneuver and throws him to the mat, where, under the watchful eye of the referee, who is lying on the mat next to the contestants, Londos finally manages to pin McMillen and successfully defend his title.
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