Chairman of the War Production Board Donald Nelson and party visit the Ford and Chrysler plants in Detroit, Michigan. The visitors get out of a car at the Chrysler Tank Arsenal. They are greeted by a manager. Interior of the plant. The party inspects the plant. Tanks on the assembly line. A tank is lifted. The group comes out of the plant. Tanks on proving grounds. The visitors stand by and watch. Back of a man's shirt reads 'Tank Arsenal Inspection Road Test'. Tanks being put through challenging tests in mud and obstacles on proving grounds. (World War II period)
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt's J-class yacht Ranger wins America's Cup in Newport, Rhode Island. Yachts sail in water during the race. Ranger underway. Crew members on the Ranger during the race. A woman and a man on a yacht. The woman looks through binoculars. A man smokes a cigar. Aerial view of the yacht sailing. Ranger wins the race by defeating Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith's Endeavour II by 4-0. The crew of the Ranger poses.
Wheat harvesting in Wala Wala, Washington. A wheat field. A farmer harvesting his wheat field. Mules pulling up a harvester. A combine harvester in operation.
The Massachusetts Handicap horse race at Suffolk Downs in Boston, Massachusetts. Spectators in the stands. The horses moving towards the starting point. The spectators cheer. The race starts. The horses running on the race track. The spectators watching the race. Seabiscuit wins the race.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower during a defense budget talk at the Winter White House in Augusta, Georgia. A sign reads 'Augusta National Golf Club'. The Winter White House. U.S. Budget director Percival Brundage, U.S. President Eisenhower, U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Erwin Wilson and administrative leaders seated around a table. They discuss nations future defense budget. Wilson urges $2 billion increase in the budget. The members discussing the budget. A close up of Eisenhower.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz aboard USS Kearsarg in San Francisco, California. Admiral Nimitz is greeted by honor guard of the Boy Scouts of America. He boards aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge. Boys Scout aboard the deck. Admiral Chester Nimitz stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone. The boys scout and other people on the deck listen to him. He is honored by the Boy Scout for his leadership to youth. The people attending the ceremony. Admiral is presented with a memento.
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