General Douglas MacArthur (Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area) steps from a B-17 bomber at the airfield on Goodenough Island, New Guinea, during World War 2. He converses with Lieutenant General Walter Kreuger, Commander of the Sixth United States Army in the South West Pacific Area. Next they are seen sitting in a spruced up patrol boat underway in waters not far from the island (seen in background). A line of Landing Vehicles Tracked (LVT-1s) filled with soldiers, is seen moving across a field. On continues past an audience of sailors and soldiers, and enters the waters off the island. It continues, kicking up a wake as it moves through the water. A line of LVT-1s filled with troops, waits to also enter the water.
A Dornier DOX flying boat aircraft lands in New York, United States on August 5th, 1931. Dornier DOX flying boat in flight with the pilot at controls. A mechanic fixes up an engine while the flying boat is in flight. Passengers aboard the airborne plane. Passengers dance in the aircraft. Control room of the flying boat. Navigators at a plotting board. Flying boat flies over the Statue of Liberty. Chef prepares food aboard the luxury flying boat. People eat sandwiches. Aerial views of Manhattan. Flying boat comes in for landing on Hudson river. Flying boat on the river with buildings in the background. Two men raise a flag on the wing of DOX.
United States wins outboard race in New Smyrna, Florida. Horace Tennes of Chicago leads at the international outboard race contest. Hydroplanes race on water. Spectators watch.
The May Day Parade in the United States. People march on the street. Buildings along the sides of street Other people watch them. People march holding boards, flags and banners. A banner reads: 'Socialist Party New York'. People watch the marchers of all ages. Women march holding flags. Other banner reads: 'Young People's Socialist League'. Men and women march. A group in the parade carries a sign in Hebrew. Another banner reads "Working Class Action, Not Capitalist Sanctions". A decorated float bearing the banner Communist Labor Party moves on the street. It shows a giant moving hammer pounding down toward the head of a body with arms extended, one hand holding an elephant and the other holding a donkey, representing the republican and democratic parties.
Celebration of the May Day in New York, United States. Buildings along the sides of the street. People march. They hold banners, boards, flags and placards. A banner reads: 'Communist Party'. Men holding flags as they ride bicycles. People gather to watch the parade. Some of the people watch the parade from the window of a building.
Unemployed men in New York, United States during the Great Depression. Slum shacks in a temporary living area. A sign reads: 'City Hall'. A flag flies atop a flag pole on the terrace of a building. jobless men who have formed the community together walk outside the shacks. A man irons a cloth kept on a table. Other man get his beard shaved by a barber.
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