Miguel Aleman takes over as President in Mexico. Mexican people on road. Cars parked on road. Arrival of President Miguel Aleman , Camacho and other dignitaries. Dignitaries and Soldiers on stage. President Miguel Aleman takes an oath. People stand and listen. President Miguel takes the seat of President Camacho. People clap and cheer in the hall. Civilians of Mexico perform dance for him. Soldiers do march past. The President and other dignitaries salute. President Miguel waves.
Pancho Villa troops at an encampment in Mexico. Troops seated at table converse with people in Mexico. Villa troops stand on top of a small hill.
Mexican Indians use reed and palm to make objects of everyday use in Mexico. Making of sleeping mats called 'Pelates' (Peh-tah'-tez) in Mexico. Dry reeds spread over wooden logs. Man takes water in mouth and sprinkles it on reeds. A man weaves mat. He put bunch of Reeds at cross position and put a stone on it. He starts weaving and presses it by stone.
Mexican Indians use reed and palm to make objects of everyday use in Mexico. Basket made of palm leafs. Map shows location of Toluca near Mexico City. A man winds palm leaf strips around straws and makes base of basket. Woman gives finishing touch to a basket.
Mexican Federal soldiers firing from a trench in Mexico against Constitutionalists forces in Mexico (nearing time of U.S. punitive expedition against Pancho Villa). Smoke arises due to the firing. Dead Mexican soldier on the battlefield. A man views the dead soldier. Men sit outside shacks in front of a house. Federal medics give first aid to the Federal soldiers and people who are injured. A medic dresses the leg wound on a soldier.
Shows workers loading American plows in a truck parked outside the Foreign Relation building in Mexico. Exterior closeups of Oil Administration building ,the headquarters for oil of Mexico. Closeups of posters of various oil companies.1938.