Aquanauts gear up aboard USS Vital (MSO-474) underway in the Gulf of Mexico. Two Aquanauts on deck edge of USS Vital check each others gear prior to going into water. View of one of Aquanauts at deck edge donning his face mask as second Aquanaut checks the oxygen tank. One of Aquanauts makes funny faces for camera. Aquanaut assisted with his gear. Two Aquanauts on deck edge check each others gear. Aquanaut sit on deck, assistant helping man suit up with gear. Dives made by Aquanauts in shorts. Two Aquanauts sit on deck. Aquanaut moves slowly over to deck edge by second teammate. Two Aquanauts check each others gear on deck. First Aquanaut on deck edge jumps into water with splash. Second Aquanaut leaps into water with splash, disappearing below the surface. Marker buoy floats off side of the ship. Two aquanauts return; one climb up the ladder. Aquanaut comes back aboard after the 200"qualification dive. He moves to center of deck. Assistant helps to remove his tanks. Second Aquanaut climbs up ladder reaching the deck edge.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh in Mexico. Lindbergh with military officers and officials in San Jacinto. A parade in Lindbergh's honor. He watches as the troops march past. Lindbergh seated with officials during a farewell feast.
American scuba divers search sea bottom in the Gulf of Mexico. Men aboard a boat underway at sea. The scuba divers dive into the sea. They arrive at the bottom and search for marine plants and animals that may lead to new oil-finding methods. The divers surface and are taken aboard the boat. They look at marine matter collected from the water.
Crash of Mexican flyer Francisco Sarabia's plane during its final trial flight on the eve of his transatlantic takeoff from the Mexican capital. Men near the wreckage of the crashed plane.
A couple riding on a horse-drawn wooden wagon on street of the old Spanish settlement of Abiquiu, New Mexico. An old wooden building, housing a country store, seen across from them, and an adobe-stye building down the street. Two small log-style dwellings sit in between. Horses are tied to railings. A 1941 Ford convertible automobile sits in front of the old wooden building, where a number of people, including a woman with a small baby, sit relaxing in the sun. Artist Georgia O'Keeffe steps from the car and enters a store in the building. A Native American Indian woman stands, conversing with an old woman, dressed all in black,like a Spanish widow. Men outside an adobe building decorated with murals and a sign reading: "SL PA BAR." Closeups of the men sitting on benches with legs of cowboy in mural behind. Closeups of mural showing dancing girls. Scene shifts back closeup of the old woman in black. A woman looking out the window of her home. A woman rinsing a batch of some kind of material and placing it into another container. Another woman all in black, steps from her house to feed her two dogs on her doorstep. She poses for a closeup. Views of local flora.
Artist Georgia O'Keefe carries purchases to her car (a 1941 Ford convertible) as she leaves general store in Abiquiu, New Mexico. The shop keeper carries some of her items. Closeup of O'Keefe in her car as she drives away. Scene shifts to O'Keefe standing at the the Plaza Blanca cliffs, that she calls the "white place." Closeup of Ms.O'Keefe. Camera pans unusual rock formations. View of O'keefe at campfire. Her car parked nearby, and white cliffs in background. An O'keefe painting of flower with white mountains in background. Another of her paintings, and figurines representing Navajo priests. Scene shifts to Navajo dancers in costume as birds. Others in traditional clothing with elaborate headresses, chant and play drums. Scene shifts to Navajo children playing marbles in sand, and back again to dancers and drummers. The adobe St. Thomas Church is seen in background. Navajo Native American Indian family inside their home, where woman attends baby in a swing. Closeup of the baby. Panning views of dramatic landscapes. Herd of sheep grazing. Film concludes with views of mountains, sky, deserts, and canyons.