FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Men and women willing to become FBI agents undergo training at the FBI Academy. They undergo physical training and learn defense moves. Trainees exercising outdoors and running through an obstacle course. They jump over various hurdles. The FBI agents work at an office. Two men in suits walking down a long hall lined by filing cabinets. Agents in suits walking in the office building of the FBI Headquarters. Exterior and interior views of the FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C. View of light traffic on street in front of FBI Headquarters in Washington DC. View of civilian people walking on sidewalks and along busy streets of Washington DC with car traffic and many pedestrians. FBI agents in a car chase stop a suspect criminal racing in his car on the road. Agents block both side of the road with cars. The suspect exits his car and gives up, putting his hands on the hood of the car. The FBI agents approach with guns drawn. They handcuff the suspect.
Forests being converted to lumber industry in Northern forests of the United States. Owners mark placed on each log. Workers sort the logs with sticks as they float into a storage pond. A long chain with sharp hooks pulls the logs up to the saw. These logs are then fastened on a carriage that moves against revolving band saw. The gangsaw cuts the logs into various strips.
Tourists visit the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol building in Washington DC. Tourists enter a building. Man collects tickets at the entrance. Statues of Senator Robert M La Follette, Hey Long, W J Bryant. Tourists look at row of statues. Guide educates tourists with a painting on the wall in the background. Sculpted face of Abraham Lincoln.
United States Marine Corps Recon unit personnel undergoing training at the United States Army Airborne School (AKA Jump School), Fort Benning, Georgia. The course is three weeks long and consists of three phases: "Ground Week", "Tower Week" and "Jump Week". Marines jumping from a low platform, learning how to safely fall, during phase one. Marines climbing a ower, during phase two, and sliding along a cable, while suspended from parachute risers. Next, they are seen in controlled parachute descents from a tall tower. A closeup of one hitting the ground. Marines seated with full parachute gear, in an airplane during the third (Jump week) phase of their training. They stand and move toware the jump door, with their chutes hooked to a static line. View from below, of open parachutes descending. Marine receiving his parachute wings, upon graduation from Jump School.
The lumber industry in forest areas of the United States. Transportation of wooden logs is done through rivers. A group of workers in a boat. The logs come down with the force of water. Workers remove blocked logs at various points using long poles. The wooden logs reach a mill where they are sorted. The logs roll into water from flatcars.
Film taken at the new Statler Hotel in Detroit, Michigan (opened in 1915). The Statler Hotel main dining room Ala Carte menu is shown. A waiter in tuxedo takes orders from wealthy patrons. Glimpse of clams served on half shells. Closeup of a woman in fur coat eating soup. Waiter presenting a poultry entree. The woman eating a large portion. Side dishes of vegetables seen on the table. A different waiter (in white tie) taking order for the next course. Closeup of the woman eating a parfait with a long spoon. Dessert cookies seen in a dish on the table. The table of four all eating parfait, and one woman taking a cookie. One of the men passes the plate of cookies. Wider view of the dining room with many persons being served dinner by formally dressed waiters. The frame rate increases showing much activity quickly in the dining room.
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