Some 1940 U.S. football highlights. Scenes of a long touchdown run and an interception and touchdown run from the 1940 National Football League Championship Game that the Chicago Bears won 73-0, on December 8, 1940. Scenes from the Dartmouth-Cornell "Fifth-Down" game of November 16, 1940, with Cornell quarterback "Pop" Scholl throwing a "winning" touchdown pass to William Murphy.
Wendell Willkie, Republican party candidate for President, speaks to a crowd in Bloomington, Illinois. He is also seen at many other locations on the campaign trail. Large crowds listen and cheer Willkie in his various appearances.
Tanks and guns manufactured at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois during World War II. Assembly and research plant at the Rock Island Arsenal shows workers working on tanks and guns. Anti tank guns are tested.
Labor Day celebration in Mount Carmel, Illinois. A floral float passes in a parade. People stand beside a road and watch the parade. Men walk in the parade. A float depicts work of washer-men. Peace written on one of the floats. An old man watches the parade. Ford carriers company float. A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty stands on a float. A man addresses. 'God bless America' written on the podium.
United States engineers at Chanute Field, Illinois. Engineers work on equipment inside an aircraft factory. Americans prepare for defense as war accelerates in Europe during World War II. New guns, warships and warplanes being manufactured.
The 23rd Reconnaissance Squadron National Guard being trained in Springfield, Illinois. The squadron gets new six ton armored cars. They learn 'Blitzkrieg' method of war. Men aboard the cars advancing on a field. Aircraft in flight overhead. They aim anti-aircraft guns from the cars at the aircraft.
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