Manufacturing of gas tanks for automobiles in the United States. Interior of a factory. Workmen operate a machinery. They place sheets of metal in a press. The sheets are bent into elliptical shapes, tanks without ends. A worker installs inlets. The worker welds inlets to the tanks. He installs ends. Another worker hammers down flanges to hold the ends of the tanks. He machine rolls the flanges on the tank ends. The seams on the tanks are welded. A tank tube is placed in a vice, internal partitions are placed and welded into position. The tanks are tested in vats of water for leaks. The fittings for attaching cars are attached to the tanks.
The funeral procession of Surgeon General of the U.S. Army William Gorgas moves along the streets of Washington DC. Pallbearers carry the casket of Major General Gorgas out of a building. The flag-draped casket is placed on a horse-drawn caisson. The horse-drawn caisson heads for Arlington National Cemetery followed by men on horseback.
The funeral ceremony of U.S. Rear Admiral Robert Peary at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The flag-draped casket of Rear Admiral Peary is carried out of a chapel by pallbearers and is placed on a horse-drawn caisson. U.S. Army officials lined up outside the chapel. The horse-drawn caisson followed by the funeral procession heads for Arlington National Cemetery. The Secretary of U.S. Navy Joseph Daniels attends the funeral ceremony at Arlington. The pallbearers carry the casket of Rear Admiral Peary to the grave site. Honor Guards give a 3-volley salute.
Between World War I and World War II, so-called barnstorming was popular. Here a wing-walker stands on wing of a Curtis "Jenny" JN4 biplane, preparing to transfer to another , in flight.
During the timeframe of the Dies Committee hearings, under Representative Martin Dies, regarding the suppression of the American Communist Party. A U.S. newspaper headline: "Trotsky Seeks to Come Here for 'Fair Trial'. Friends of exiled Red back move to have his side of alleged plot known." (exiled from Soviet Union.) View of Russian-Ukrainian political leader Leon Trotsky reading aloud the text of a pamphlet. Bricked wall in the background.
A gathering of people. Mexican woman giving her chain. A woman opening her ear jewelry. Children on counters. Heaps of silver coins and jewelry. Silver utensils and vases seen. People donating money and goods to raise money.