U.S. Marines climb up a hill between trees and throw grenades at a enemy Japanese position on Bougainville during World War 2. Wounded or dead American soldier lying on ground. Soldiers looking at fire on the hill. Helmet covered with camouflage netting lying on ground. U.S. Marine operating a flamethrower directing flame at Japanese position. Japanese equipment scattered around dead Japanese soldier. A U.S. soldier talks over telex phone. Remains of Japanese men and artillery captured in dug out. Japanese on hilltop, soldier view pill box, another soldier discovers a mine and removes it. Shells lying on ground. Soldiers walk down the road.
Two boats move in water. A U.S. Coast Guard vessel approaches a liquor smuggler's boat (during Prohibition). Sound of guns firing. U.S. Coast Guard pursuing the bootleggers running liquor. Both the boats move fast in water.
American men and women do sand-planing along the Atlantic coast in Southampton. Sand-planing is a combination of winter sledding and summer aqua-planing, with a mid sized board, reinforced with aluminum, dragged behind a jeep at 30 miles per hour. Ropes are tied to an Aluminum board at one end, and to a jeep at the other end. Jeep pulls the aluminum board on which a person stands and sand-planes. The boards in some views enter the shallows of the surf (early skim boarding or skimboard concept).
Miss Modern Venus peagant undergoes at Steeplechase park. Glamorous models parade in swimsuits. First shots of girls filmed in distortion mirrors. Girls parade round ramp built on pool. Cameraman pulls on dolly along line. Girls are measured and judges mark them. Winner Anne Gervis of Brooklyn poses with cup for camera. July 1941.
Views of New York City buildings and skyscrapers on lower Manhattan from a boat in New York Bay. A schooner with sails furled can be seen passing. People walking off ferry towards building on pier.
Shows Avalon Bay and City of Avalon from porch of Wrigley home. Houses in Avalon City can be seen. Views of Casino, Avalon dock and U.S. flag flying.
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