A film about means of transportation from ancient times to the modern in the United States. An electric freight train moves along a track of the Norfolk and Western Railway. An electric engine pulls railroad cars loaded with industrial raw material.
A film about electric railroading in the United States. An all steel electric passenger train on a track of the Norfolk and Western Railway, moves along the track. A track inspector goes by on a 'speeder'.
Mining process of coal in the United States. Interior of a coal seam with a railroad track. Heavy machinery on the track. Coal being loaded onto small trains with the help of machinery. Miners stand with loosened coal in the background.
In opening scene, during World War 2, a sign identifies a Military Training Base. Mount Fuji, with snow-covered peak is seen in the near background. Japanese soldiers are seen standing in formation in front of their barracks. And some smaller, High School boys, also in military uniforms, stand in formation nearby. Mt. Fuji is prominent in the near background. Closeup of a soldier, wearing white gloves, rendering a right hand salute. Next, in view from behind, a group of shirtless Japanese soldiers, wearing their uniform caps, is seen performing calisthenics. In front of them, following their lead, a large group of similarly dressed high school youths imitate the soldiers. Closeup of some of the soldiers. Closeup of Mount Fuji. Next, a group of trainees, in black uniforms, stand in formation as their personal gear is inspected by two soldiers. Closeup of the personal gear including tank crewman helmet and goggles. The trainees don their gear. Closeup of a soldier helping a boy trainee don his gear. Several of the boys in their tank crew outfits. Soldiers watch as one boy adjusts his own helmet. The boy trainees assembled in formation with several flags identifying their groups. Closeup of several boys. Closeup of boys climbing aboard a tank numbered 122. Next, a group of Japanese Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks is seen raising dust as they proceed past the base of Mount Fuji. Closeups of tank crew in some of the tanks. Throughout these views Mount Fuji dominates the background.
U.S. 475th Infantry in Burma during the Burma Campaign of World War II. Chinese and U.S. soldiers with pack mules of the 35th Quartermaster pack train enter Momauk. A long column of soldiers walks along a road. The soldiers march past two natives sitting on the ground.
A film titled 'DUKW: the sea going truck' on working and general features of DUKWs. Soldiers at a beach in the United States. Cargo and equipment stacked on the beach. A landing craft and a DUKW underway at sea. A truck moves along the beach. Men learn to operate DUKWs at a training school. They learn how to drive it on land. Men seated in DUKWs and operating them. The DUKWs moving along a street. A man comes out of a DUKW. He works on a tire and boards again. The DUKW moves. DUKWs moving along an area. Men shovel mud on a beach. A man comes out of a DUKW. Men standing behind the DUKW shovel mud. The importance of proper tire pressure for roads and beaches is emphasized. A bogged-down DUKW winches itself free. (World War II period).
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