Views of the exterior of White House, fountains in the garden in front of the White House. American flag fluttering on the White House. Views of Washington monument, automobiles around it.
Police paddy wagon pulls up to a building and policemen unload donated toys. View inside a workshop where police volunteers repair and repaint toys to make them ready as gifts for poor children at Christmas during the Great Depression. Several boys and girls watch the men at work and view tables piled high with toys. Scene changes to streets of New York City filled with pedestrians, shoppers, and automobile traffic during busy holiday shopping season. View inside a large multi-level department store filled with crowds of busy shoppers looking at items in display cases, walking through, and riding escalators to other levels.
A ski-jump erected at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Participants of ski jumping performs. Gathering at Boston Garden cheering the participants.
Army officials demonstrate barrage balloons at a field near Akron in Wingfoot lake, Ohio. Air balloons of various shapes can be seen.
Pre launch preparation of a big cargo vessel 'Alcoa Pennant' at Long Beach, California. Launch of the cargo vessel in sea is witnessed by a huge crowd. Views of Alcoa Pennant in sea.
Fiorello Henry La Guardia, Mayor of the City of New York, speaks with large group of citizens, including a number of clergymen (seen at front of auditorium) regarding matters related to the City Fire Department. In separate scene,likely in the Borough of Queens, New York City firemen give citizen volunteers a chance to experience some aspects of firefighting. Several citizens line up and learn how to discharge ordinary fire extinguishers, such as found in public buildings, like schools. Volunteers experience what it is like to wear protective firefighting gear. With help from a Fire Department Officer (in white cap) several volunteers try to control a high pressure hose and direct water onto a pile of debris set up for the occasion. (World War II period).
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