Bridge of a Merchant Marine cargo ship, captain's work domain. Captain views through binoculars. Captain talks about seamen working and traveling the world. A Shipyard of Consolidated Shipbuilding Large sign encouraging rapid work: "There's no speed limit on work. Every second counts." It has a clock face on the sign with a rapidly moving single hand. Victory Ship is constructed and assembled in a shipyard. Seamen from various parts of the country introduce themselves, officer checks their names. Merchant Marine Seamen board the ship. Airplanes for World War 2 parked on the ship deck. Seamen work on ship and sing song "Blow the men down". Ship underway at sea. Closeup view of the United States flag fluttering in the breeze.
Several trucks and automobiles carrying Japanese-Americans citizens are stopped and directed to the side of a highway, where policemen search their personal baggage (during time in World War 2 when the U.S. government was sending many Japanese-American citizens to internment camps or relocation centers). Police officers being directed by officials in civilian clothes, search open suitcases and other containers of clothing and personal items, laid out on the pavement. The Japanese American owners repack their suitcases after they are searched. One truck open stake truck is carrying many items of luggage and clothing rolled up and tied. These are all off-loaded and spread out on the pavement for search. A Japanese American woman stands near a 1937 Chevrolet 4-door sedan, in which children are seen looking out from the back seat. The woman helps a man roll up a bundle of clothes, as a uniformed policeman, nearby, searches another one. The woman and and two men repackage and tie the bundle with cord, as a policemen looks in the car trunk. More views of Japanese Americans with their luggage laid out on the pavement being searched. One woman has belongings tied up in a cardboard box labeled: "Sunland Biscuit Company, Los Angeles & San Francisco." Under direction of a civilian official holding a walkie talkie telephone, a policeman helps people load their belongings into an open truck after they have been searched.
United States military policemen search and question Japanese-Americans passengers at railroad train station depot next to Santa Anita Assembly Center (horse racing track converted to interment camp), during relocation of Japanese-American citizens in World War 2. Policeman lifts a baby down from the train, women get down from the train and soldiers watch them. Woman and children sit on chairs and officer writes on a paper in front of the woman. Close up views of internees arriving at center including many young children. Inspector frisks pockets and shoes of Japanese-American men. Japanese-American man carries a baby. Girl stands at a table. Inspector inspects suitcase of a woman and points with finger. Men stand at table and talk. A Japanese-American family stands in front of a train. They each have name tags on. Queue of people. Inspector searches a man. Woman walks with inspector. Wide shot of internment camp. (World War II period).
Scenes of Santa Anita Assembly Center for interment of Japanese citizens in the United States, during World War 2. Aerial view of houses and racetrack at Relocation Center. Wide elevated view of road, racetrack, and barracks buildings erected at the Center. Views inside empty horse racing stadium and track area, and view of entry gates. Statue of a horse in a garden. View of barracks erected in parking lot and infield. Cars at the Relocation Center.
San Pedro fishermen's dock and San Francisco fisherman's wharf in San Francisco. Fleet of boats in the docks.
Russian crew visits San Fransisco for shore leave. Ship at port. Russian sailors walk at dock. A man shows shell fish to sailors at Fisherman's Wharf, they hold crabs. Crew board cable car on turnstile while it is rotating, and are then seen riding in a cable car street car. View of exterior entrance door way for Woolworths store. They enter the Woolworth's store. They get hot dogs at the lunch counter in a Woolworths store. Female crew member eats hot dog. A man at a restaurant shows picture of buffalo to the crew while they sit with a plate of buffalo meat preparation. Crew members enjoy American beer at a restaurant.
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