ECW (Emergency Conservation Work) members (later called the Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC) fell trees and stack wooden logs in forest area. Men fall timber trees. Map of United States shows Manned Emergency Conservation Work camp area. Workers dive into water stream. ECW members build houses. Emergency Conservation camp area during the Great Depression.
Montage of vintage scenes showing the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus in the United States. Circus tents being erected. Circus train in background with Barnum Bailey lettering seen on it. Aerial view of the "Big Top" circus tents. A strapped small dog moves on grass. Men sit outside tents and animal wagons are seen in the background. Group of men in indigineous tribal costumes. A woman climbs a horse. Men and women in costumes and animals move in a circus parade. Views of circus performing bears, giraffes, elephants, horses, dogs. Acrobatic artists perform on the trapeze. Dancers and performers in costume. Man crosses tightrope bouncing along on his head. A man on a trampoline. Two clowns in conversation.
Federal and local agents, together with laborers raiding a moonshine still site in a forest during Prohibition in the United States. Tall shack explodes, blown up by agents. Smoke arises from the raided site. The shack collapses at the site. Officials in uniform with others gather near the place to check the fallen house. Laborers with sledge hammers demolish a liquor distillation still. Liquor barrels are emptied onto ground by enforcement authorities.
Liberty Hall in Philadelphia. The cracked Liberty Bell. Reenactment of First Continental Congress and signing of Declaration of Independence. Paintings of George Washington crossing the Delaware River; and with his officers; and at prayer; Photos of Colonial cannons. Paintings of George Washington, on horseback.reviewing his troops; and on front porch of Mount Vernon. Copy of the Constitution of the United States.
Musician members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, at their annual convention, in 1954, applaud former President Harry S Truman as he stands with Union President, James Petrillo on stage. The play a short duet, Truman on piano, and Petrillo on the trumpet. They play a part of "Hail Hail the Gang's all here," to the delight of the audience.
A factory site in United States. A crane lifts material and drops it in a railroad car. Pennsylvania Railroad car. A specialized vehicle moves up a slope. Workers load heavy motors on to a truck using a chain block and tackle device. Factory yard. automobiles parked. A worker moves a hand cart. A truck follows. Workers load paper packages on a cart and one moves the loaded cart away. Cylinders of pressurized gas stand by the loading dock. Smoke arises from stacks and vent pipes of various factories.
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