Labor Leader Walter Reuther, at microphone, denounces the Taft-Harley Act. He speaks about industrial stability in the country and calls Congress to appropriate money to improve economic conditions of people and workers in the country. Further he talks about economic security and social justice for workers and their family and says that government should work to cut down cost of living.
A number of officials gather around two principals who both sign a series of documents. All are well-dressed in light weight summer suits and ties. The occasion seems relaxed. One of the signatories jokes and laughs before signing.
Landscape of Alaska is shown. Trees, glaciers, show covered mountains, dense forests and woods of Alaska, including areas of Tongass National Forest. View of paper mills and pulp mill factories (in other areas) that use tree harvest resources from the area. Forest rangers can be seen in boat reaching Alaska through water ways. Forest rangers walk up to Indian totem poles of native indigenous cultures, now overgrown with vegetation. A simple fishing village with small wooden homes can be seen near the water. A man walks next to a pile of old totem poles on the ground. An Alaskan Native American Indian artist teaching a young man how to carve a totem pole out of tree. Men cutting and carving trees and drawing outlines of figures on wood blocks. A carver sharpens his axe and works on long block of wood. Figures are carved on wood. Then the totem poles are painted with colors. Views of completed totems raised up. Tourists looking at the totem poles.
Landscape and natural terrain views of Alaska, areas of South Eastern Alaska and Tongass National Forest where native indigenous indian totem poles are made are shown. View of glaciers across water. Two women walk away from a small PanAm passenger airplane on an airfield in Alaska. Aerial views of snow covered mountains, and wooded mountains and lakes in Alaska. Harvested wood timber floating in large pens in waterways of Alaska. Fishing boat and hauling in a large catch of salmon fish by net. View of waterfall. Mountain and lake scene at sunset.
A film titled 'The family' shows husband and wife and family members in America in the early 1950s. A woman hanging clothes outside rural or small town house. Boy looks out of window when called by mother. Interiors of the house. Wife talks with husband while having tea at breakfast table. They are joined by an older woman (grandmother), the boy and a girl. Family talking and having breakfast. Girl shows newspaper to father. Man leaves to go to work. Women in homemaker or housewife roles of the time doing their routine household work in house and helped by the boy in the family.
SCR 694 radio set components and operating accessories are shown. Four canvas bags containing components of SCR 694. A radio engineer opening every bag and showing components and operating accessories including insulator, power cable, generators and vibrator power supply.
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