A steam shovel at work in an open-pit copper mine in Ruth, Nevada. Large scoop of the shovel unloads ore on the ground. Mine workers exit through the scoop of the shovel.
Women play cards and read books outside the tents in Reno, Nevada. Men and women go for swimming. Men and women in a pool. Two women talk outside a building. Women throw their useless wedding rings after separations into the Truckee River.
A dancing elephant at a theater-restaurant in Sparks, Nevada. The elephant dances with children. Young boys and girls dance with the dancing elephant 'Bertha'. A man stands near the elephant. 'Bertha' written on the elephant. The elephant is a Go-Go dancer. Signs read 'Go, Go'.
Hollywood star Jimmy Stewart visits Reno, Nevada. Jimmy Stewart drives past a huge crowd on road. A Rodeo show in the town. Jimmy Stewart speaks over microphone and shows a copy of his next movie 'Night Passage'. Cowboys ride bulls. They fall on the ground.
United States President Harry S Truman gives a message on the war against Japan in World War II. He states that the Japanese should realize that United States has skill, men, power, leadership, allies and determination to win the war against Japan. He gives a report on the progress of the war.
Glimpse of U.S. Army gun crew operating a 3-inch M3 Anti Aircraft gun. Glimpse of 1st Lt Joseph H. Eastman and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker standing beside Rickenbacker's SPAD S.XIII #1 parked in front of a hangar at Foucaucourt Aerodrome, France, 1918. Sequence shifts to 1936, and office of Rickenbacker, now President of Eastern Airlines. A poster on the wall contains memorabilia from the 94th Aero Squadron, with which Rickenbacker flew in World War I. Camera pans over photographes bordering the poster. Next, Rickenbacker is seen conversing with his guest, Cyrus R. Smith, President of American Airlines, as they look at a picture of Rickenbacker and his Spad airplane, signed by numerous pilots who also served with the 94th Aero Squadron. A mounted model of a Douglas DC-3 airplane sits atop a table in the foreground. Rickenbacker and C.R. Smith, both hold onto the DC-3 airplane model as they shake hands. Closeup of the DC-3 model as Rickenbacker rotates it before the camera. (Note: Both Smith and Rickenbacker, presidents of their respective airlines, had mutual admiration for the Douglas DC-3 airliner. In 1934,Smith arranged to purchase 20 new DC-3 airplanes from the Douglas Aircraft Company. American's first DC-3 "Flagship Illinois," had its maiden flight on June 25, 1936. Eastern Airlines took delivery of its first DC-3 in December 1936.)
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