Captain Hemphill with others gathered at a place. General Mark L Hersey, retired 4th Division Commander, presents Captain Hemphill a plaque for his valor. All gathered members cheer him. Captain Hemphill with others move to visit his old company at United States hospital in Aspinwall
Federal and local agents, together with laborers raiding a moonshine still site in a forest during Prohibition in the United States. Tall shack explodes, blown up by agents. Smoke arises from the raided site. The shack collapses at the site. Officials in uniform with others gather near the place to check the fallen house. Laborers with sledge hammers demolish a liquor distillation still. Liquor barrels are emptied onto ground by enforcement authorities.
Footage from the Prohibition period in the United States. A man holds a beer mug. He smiles and drinks from the mug. Men and women sit together at a speakeasy bar. Liquor bottles and filled glasses on the bar. They drink and smile. They are dressed well, in suits and bowler hats (derby hats). One man is in a tuxedo with tophat. Women in late 1920's fashions.
Propeller of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter to be launched. Another ship in water at the port. Two uniformed U.S. Coast Guard officers talk. (The one on the left is possibly U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Frederick C. Billard). Two dock workers use a two-man saw to cut away holding timbers. The Coast Guard cutter slides over track and enters water. Men at port watch the cutter move in water. The ship turns to the starboard.
A large crowd moves on road. They gather in a stadium. Snow lies on one side of the ground. Men in a band perform and move on the ground. Two teams appear on the field. A football game is played. Crowd is present on the roof of the stadium also. At the end of the game the band reappears and performs. A Coast Guard ship with U.S. Coast Guardsmen and a large gun, at sea. Sail boat in water at a distance from the Coast Guard ship. A life boat nears it. The Coast Guardsmen watch from the ship. The life boat with men approaches the Coast Guard ship. Captain of the ship with crew in the control room. A crew member operates wheel of the ship. The captain stands with another man on the deck. Huge waves arise in water. The bow of the ship hit the water. A Coast Guard shoots with a rifle. Many Coast Guardsmen practice shooting at a floating target in the water.
Contestants of a bathing beauty contest arrive on ramp, perform and retire. The contest is in a coastal beach area. The crowd around the ramp cheers. Contestants wear bathing suits. They also wear tag with a number on it. A motion picture camera-man under an umbrella covers the event. Authorities pose for a photograph. Contestant number 19, 22 and 13 appear on stage. All contestants align near the ramp for a round. Motion picture camera man using hand cranked camera. A man stands with contestant numbers 19, 22 and 13. The contestants arrive on ramp from one end, perform and retire from the other end.
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