U.S. Army cameraman set up on Theresienwiese plaza near Statue of Bavaria, in front of the Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame) in Munich, Germany. Closeup of him as cars drive past. View shifts to behind him, with flags of nations participating in the Olympic Summer Games. Behind the flags.St. Paul's Church can be seen in the distance. Unseen camera zooms in on the Army photographer. Scene shifts to him near street sign pointing to other German cities. The flags and St. Paul's church are clearly seen. Traffic continues to move on the streets. Unseen camera pans up the street sign showing "Pasing; Kempten,Memmingen; Landshut;Stuttgart; and Regensburg." An double tram passes close to the photographer. A change of scene shows him on a street near a poster advertising Löwenbräu beer. Pedestrians walk past and around him.
Opening scene shows Hollywood notables climbing stairs to board a TWA Constellation airplane at Los Angeles International Airport, on October 7, 1951. They are participating in a program entitled "Movietime U.S.A." sponsored by the Council of Motion Picture Organizations, to bring the story of Hollywood to places throughout America. A sign at the airplane steps reflects this. Ronald Reagan stands chatting with Nancy Davis (his future wife) in front of the sign. Next, the Hollywood personalities are seen entering and conversing and on the airport tarmac. The following are seen among others: TC:00:27 Dan Duryea on the right. TC:00:32 Zazu Pitts, on the left. TC:00:35 Vera Ellen, on the right. TC:00:39 McDonald Carey, on the right. Other scenes show them walking toward an aircraft, and then ascending the aircraft ladder (seen from the airplane doorway).
U.S.S.R Aviation Day celebration. Crowd has gathered to see achievements of Soviet air power. The Civil Aviation Programme is supported by Soviet government. Performance by glider team and sailplane squadron doing gymnastics. 04 August 1958.
Comedian Bob Hope introduces Judy Garland on the radio program 'Command Performance U.S.A as it is being recorded at a Hollywood studio in Los Angles, California. Judy Garland sings 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow.'
Drought affected areas of the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression in the United States. U.S. Army engineers and WPA (Works Progress Administration) relief workers construct the Fort Peck Dam in Montana. Workers digging. Tunnels and spillways at the construction site. Heavy machinery and equipment. A worker on the tracks leading into a tunnel. The gigantic structure at the headwaters of the Missouri River. Ranchers with their cattle near ponds and lakes built by WPA labor. An old rancher on his horse with a dog alongside. Ranchers with horses as they drink from a pond. A rancher with his son and their dogs look on as cattle graze and bathe.
A documentary film, titled "The Dust Bowl", showing the drought ridden areas of Southern plains in United States. Cattle grazing. A map of United States showing Southern plains, then the states of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and the city of Dalhart is also seen highlighted. Cattle grazing, a man standing outside a house. Views of Southern plain terrain. Tractors, wind mills and other farm equipment can be seen. Parched and barren land, desolated roads and houses can be seen.
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