Scenes from Army Day on April 6, 1934. Secretary of War George Henry Dern, in broadcast to the nation about importance of the Army, in peacetime. Brief glimpses of the Yellowstone River lower falls and Old Faithful and Beehive geysers erupting in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. View amongst log buildings in Reproduction of Army Fort Dearborn, at the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. A pioneer wagon; Native American Indians in ceremonial regalia; antique locomotives and trains at the Exposition. Army General Leonard Wood being sworn in as the Governor General of the Philippines. Closeup of General of the Armies, John J. Pershing, America's highest ranking Military officer. Headquarters of Walter Reed Army hospital, in Washington, DC, named for U.S. Army Major Walter Reed, who confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquito. Acting on this, the U.S. was able to complete the Panama Canal. View of French dredging equipment sitting idle in the water after Yellow Fever prevented them from completing the Panama Canal. Closeup of U.S. Army General William C. Gorgas, who, in 1904, headed the Sanitary Department that controlled mosquitoes and eradicated Yellow Fever, so the Panama Canal could be finished. View of alligator in swamp near the Panama Canal. Photograph of George Washington Goethals, Chief Engineer credited with making the canal happen. Explosives employed in Panama Canal construction. Earth and rocks being loaded into open rail cars. A steamship transiting the Panama Canal. The Washington Monument; U.S. Library of Congress; and the Lincoln Memorial, cited as examples of accomplishments by U.S. Army engineers. The Wilson Dam, under construction by Army engineers, in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and system of levees being built to control the Mississippi River. The raging Mississippi River during 1927 flood. Flood victims being assisted by U.S. Army soldiers, at a tent camp, receiving food and clothing. An Army airplane flying over a forest fire. Army personnel supervising men in the Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC. Mail being loaded aboard an Army airplane, as airmail service is being opened between Washington DC and New York City. President Woodrow Wilson talking with Army pilot Major Reuben H. Fleet. Mail being loaded into the nose of an airplane. U.S. Army Douglas World Cruiser airplanes in flight, returning from their trip around the world in 1924. A pilot sitting in front seat of a Douglas O-38 airplane, pulls a fabric hood over his cockpit to practice "blind flying". View of the aircraft in flight, with instructor pilot in the open rear cockpit. Army aviators taking a camera and a rifle aboard their airplane as they prepare to leave on an aerial mapping flight. Aerial view of skyscrapers of Manhattan Island, New York City. Army Signal Corps personnel working on communications devices. A cable laying ship operating at sea, in support of the U.S. Army's Alaskan cable and telegraph system. Men loading chemicals into hoppers on Army crop dusting airplane. Several views of Army airplanes crop dusting. Glimpse of boll weevil, the target of their efforts. Closeup of Karl Connell, who as a major in the AEF, in World War I, invented a superior gas mask known as the “Connell” or “Victory” mask. A group of miners wearing gas masks enter a smoky mine entrance. The Army invented tear gas, which is shown being used to thwart a bank robbery, in a staged demonstration. Brigadier General Hugh Johnson, appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt, as head of the Great Depression era National Recovery Administration, or NRA, is seen about to give a speech. Narrator cites him as an example of U.S. Army officers who also serve the country in civilian life. Scene shifts to cadets on parade at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.
American explorer and U.S. Army Major General Adolphus Washington Greely being awarded the Medal of Honor in the United States. U.S. Secretary of War George H. Dern presents him the award. He is awarded for his North Pole expedition. Other officials stand with the Secretary of War. General Greely addresses the nation after receiving the award.
A film titled: 'Cavalcade of the American Merchant Marine' depicts legislative and maritime history of the U.S. Merchant Marine. Various large masted ships seen to represent historical ships of the 18th century and 19th century. A large masted ship underway at sea in the United States. Men work on the ship. They stand on the deck of the ship. Men sboard the ship during a heavy storm. Reeanctment of old merchant ships at port. Mountains in the background.
The legislative and maritime history of the U.S. Merchant Marines. Newspaper headlines in the United States read: 'SS Vigilancia', 'Torpedoed', 'US declares war' during World War 1. Women march in a parade with a banner "Wake Up America". President Woodrow Wilson with military and other officials marching on a New York City street decked out for a parade. U.S. infantry and cavalry pass led by General Pershing on streets of Paris France. Buildings along the sides of an American city street decorate with bunting for a parade. U.S. Army soldiers pass in parade review. Soldiers aboard a ship. The U.S. troop carrier ship underway at sea bound for Europe. Women and families on shore dock wave hands and scarves to the departing U.S. forces heading for the war front. Supplies being loaded onto a ship. Shipbuilders quickly working to build both steel and wooden ships to carry forces in the war, due to a lack of transport ships. A newly completed ship slides down the ways and takes float. Men standing on the deck of the ship. A newspaper headlines reads: 'War Ends'. A busy American shipbuilding and port area crammed with ships of all sizes. Ships sitting idle after World War I and some in disrepair including one with name "America" on the bow.
A film titled: 'Joe learns the hard way' depicts a training of army photographers in the United States during World War II. A group of U.S. Army photographers carry photographic gear on backs. Joe, an army photographer, walks along with them. They walk inside the building of Signal Corps Photographic Center. Army men put down their gear. They take out their still photograph cameras from the gear and walk over to an instructor. The instructor explains various uses of the still camera equipment. Joe watches the camera. A B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight. Joe takes picture of the aircraft. Interior of a classroom. An instructor gives lessons. Students take notes in the classroom. Students load film in the still cameras both in classroom and in the field. Joe does not pay attention and sleeps in the class. The instructor gives a demonstration with a camera. A blackboard in the background. Interior of the classroom during a test. Joe cheats in the test. He stands near the door of a dark room for developing photographs. A sign near the door reads: 'School Darkroom'. He enters the room. He comes out of the room with pictures in hand. He enters his room and sits on a bed. Joe looks at pictures he took which are not very good.
Activities of army photographers in the United States during World War II. Joe, an army photographer, seated on a bed in his room. He looks at photographs taken by him. He recalls various mistakes that he made while taking the photographs. Men look at a notice board. Joe tries to take their picture. He uses a wrong grip over the camera and stands in a wrong position and takes a picture. Another photograph of a wheel of a car taken by Joe. The photograph was damaged due to bad lighting effect. Joe takes a photograph in a field. A truck arrives in the field. Joe takes the picture but because of wrong camera angle the photograph gets spoiled. Groups of soldiers get into a troop carrier. The troops wave towards people on a shore. A large ship pulls away from a pier. Joe places a slide in a camera. He takes a photograph. He again fails to take the correct photograph. Joe in barracks. He places his photographic gear on his back and walks out of the barracks.
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