U.S. engineers irrigate land with Egyptian type of water lift on the San Joaquin Valley in California during World War I. A water wheel rotates. Two American engineers stand near the wheel. The wheel rotating. Water comes out. A view of an irrigation canal. The engineers sprays water on the wheat farm.
New York Governor Charles Seymour Whitman speaks to the Liberty Bond subscribers at Wall Street in New York during World War I. The subscribers of the Liberty Bond crowd in Wall Street. New York Governor Charles Seymour Whitman speaks to the subscribers. Other officials on a platform speak to the subscribers. The school children parade holding posters and U.S. flags. The poster reads 'Lend'. People on either side of the street view the parade. Alpine French soldiers getting ready to join the Liberty Loan campaign. The soldiers stand holding guns. An officer briefs the soldiers. The soldiers stand at attention.
An artist paints posters in connection with creel committee in Chicago, Illinois during World War I. A painting of a woman. A hand with a paint brush in the foreground. The artist making the painting of a soldier. The finished poster of the soldier. The artist shows the painted posters to a soldier. The artist smoke a cigarette. The artist paints letters on a poster which reads ' But Liberty Bonds'. The soldiers stand and look at the artist painting letters on the poster.
A shipyard dedicated in Oakland, California during World War I. People crowd at the shipyard. Dignitaries and officials seated on a platform. A dignitary with a woman. The woman hoist the United States flag. The United States flag flatters in wind. People at the shipyard. A woman holding a bouquet. Men stand on a tower. The women stand holding a United states flag. The sailors wave.
The transport ship called "The Lambs" is launched in New York, recognizing the contributions to the World War I effort by the Lambs Theatre Club of New York City (the first professional theatrical club in America). An official stands with a woman on a platform. The ship descends down the ways into the water. People stand on a bow of the ship with a United States flag.
Girls from Charleston Navy Yard are taught how to shoot with rifles and pistols in Boston, Massachusetts during World War I. The girls stand in a group. An officer holds a rifle, teaches them to shoot. He hands over the rifle to a girl. The girls stand in a line aiming with the rifle. The officer instructs them. Another officer holds a pistol in his hands and teaches a girl how to shoot with the pistol. The girl practices holding the pistol. A close up of a girl aiming with a rifle.
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