Views of the ten millionth Ford motorcade passing through mountains and narrow zig-zag roadways during its trip from New York to San Francisco. Two other Ford cars escort the ten millionth motorcade.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh flies from the West Coast to New York. Lindbergh works on his plane 'Spirit of Saint Louis' in San Diego, California. Charles Lindbergh in a suit. Mid May: He reaches Curtiss Field in two hops from the West Coast. Aerial view of the Spirit of St Louis preparing to land at Curtiss Field. A large crowd gathered to greet him. Lindbergh lands and taxis in surrounded by crowd of well wishers. He looks out the cockpit window and then climbs out of the plane.
Machinery forming auto parts from sheet metal in Ford plant. New auto fenders move via chain conveyor in production line. Factory workers sort them and place some on different conveyors.
From movie "La Ciudad" (The City). Credited to Pare Lorentz. Opening credits text in Spanish. A reenactment of 18th Century life in American New England village. Reflections in water. Water gushing over an old water wheel at a mill. A sign over a structure reads 'Sias Farm 1791'. Old covered bridge spans river and waterfalls. Boys skinny dip swim naked in lake. Farmer drives a horse- drawn wagon on a path. Boy lying down in the wagon with head resting on a gunny sack next to a barrel of apples. Boy looks up at clouds overhead, daydreaming. Engraved granite milestone points to "Shirley" 3 miles and to "Shirley Village" 4 miles, the opposite way. Boy jumps off wagon as it enters village. Wagon stops at blacksmith shop, where farmer and blacksmith unload a damaged wheel as two boys and an old man watch.Blacksmith and farmer use hand-operated rollers to true-up broken iron strap from wheel. Old woman doing needle work. Young woman working on a loom. Man weaving a basket. Water wheel turning in water. View, inside mill, shows millstone, turning,as miller grinds corn. Farmers harvesting grain with scythes. White Wooden church with steeple.Graveyard with old gravestones.One reads: "Mary Day,died March 18, 1829,Aged 43." Blacksmith, at forge, repairing broken iron strap for wheel.
People gathered around a new Brewster SB2A Buccaneer dive bomber parked on an airfield. Next, the engine starts, groundsmen pull the aircraft chocks, and it taxis out for takeoff. The aircraft takes off delaying gear retraction, somewhat. Then it is seen buzzing the airfield at low altitude, with landing gear up..
The Augusta Savage Studio of Arts and Crafts on West 143rd Street in Harlem, New York City, during the Harlem Renaissance period. Several African American artists painting as a model poses, on the floor. Augusta Savage enters the room and moves about looking at students' work and making suggestions. A sculpture session in the studio. The artists make sculptures of a man posing, as Augusta Savage visits them and gives advice. Sculptures of various poses. Artists work on sculptures. They make masks and take measurements. Group of Savage studio artists sketching an elephant in the zoo.
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