Native American actors portraying story of youth who leaves a reservation in the United States to attend a boarding school. A man saddles his horse and brings another with him as he crosses a fenced area, past a man chopping wood. He stops near a young woman, named Nema, standing in front of a low log shelter. A young man, named Robert, says goodbye to her and to an older man named, Slow Talker, standing near a buckboard wagon. Robert climbs on the empty horse and canters away with the other rider. As they watch the riders depart, Slow Talker tells Nema, that Robert is forsaking the ways of his people. The riders continue across the desert landscape and then are seen walking up to a substantial building housing the boarding school. Robert enters as his companion bids him good luck. Robert is seen inside the school with text book open as he writes. Another scene shows him practicing in a forge, as part of his training. He cleans up in a lavatory.
Native American Indian (actor) galloping on horseback along desert trails amidst dramatic rock outcroppings in Western United States. He arrives at the fenced yard of a family on a Native American tribal reservation. A young Native American woman, weaving at a loom, in front of a small dwelling, asks about the health of her friend (who had been diagnosed with TB). The rider crouches near her grandfather, seated on the ground, who scoffs at the idea of the youth being sick. He harks back to the days of their ancestors. The girl suggests that rest may indeed be needed to overcome TB. The rider bearing news, coughs from time to time, and the girl suggests that he also see a doctor. He objects, saying he is strong.
The history of famous airplanes. A demonstration of the Wright airplane at the National Cash Register Company in 1911. The Wright Brothers' aircraft (Wright Model B, number 27) taxis across a grassy area in front of the company building in Dayton, Ohio. The aircraft takes off. Pilot Rogers at the controls of the aircraft. The aircraft in flight near the NCR building.
The history of famous airplanes. A Bellanca aircraft in Mineola, New York. A small girl christens the aircraft. She breaks a bottle of champagne over the propeller of the aircraft. A crowd in the background. The three crew members of the aircraft - pilot C. D. Chamberlin, navigator L. W. Bertaud and pilot Bert Acosta pose. The aircraft taxis across an airfield. 'Paris' written on a side beneath the front windows. 'Bellance' written on the tail. The aircraft takes off. The aircraft approaches for a force landing after damaging the left landing gear wheel during the take off. The pilot sets the airplane down on the right gear. The airplane slows down, settles back upon the left wheel which collapses. The aircraft wheels around to the left dragging on a wing tip. Spectators run towards the crashed aircraft. The landing gear is repaired.
The history of the famous airplanes. A tractor pulls up a trailer to the front of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, United States. Wings of the Spirit of St. Louis aircraft on the trailer. Army personnel lift the wing section from the trailer and carry it into the building. The fuselage section is moved into the institute. The nose section and the engine of the Spirit of St. Louis. Interior of the institute shows the Spirit of St. Louis being raised off the floor. The aircraft hangs suspended in the institute. Past events show American aviator Colonel Charles Lindbergh standing beside the nose section of the airplane.
U.S. Public Health Service Outpatient Clinic. An ambulance entering a yard. Businesses advertising their prices with price posters in shop and store windows, including: A radio and television store; A drycleaner and laundry; Furniture store; Carpet store; mattress store, grocer; butcher; and dairy. Workers carrying their earnings statements. Exterior view of woman outside post office after she collects retirement income check from U.S. Post office, at Brooklandville, Maryland, 21022. A telephone booth in front of the Post office.
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