A film about the importance of trucking industry in the United States. A person turns on a shower. View of a shower head with water running from it. A man works with a water pipeline. A car parked in the background. A woman places bread in a vintage electric toaster on a breakfast table. A truck near an electric pole. A man works on a power line. Breakfast laid on a table. Orange juice in a glass. Men load crates of orange juice bottles in trucks. Cream in a jar on a table. Men load cans of milk. Egg served in a plate. A truck loaded with crates of eggs. Trucks transport articles. A women puts sugar cubes in a coffee mug. A crane lowers sacks of sugar on a truck. Automobile traffic on a road. A woman stops in front of a produce market grocery, talks to the grocer and looks at celery that he is selling. A truck parked in front of a farm field with some boxes near by to gather harvest. Men load potato sacks on a truck. A truck loaded with pork backs in a stock yard. Beef cattle carried in a truck leaving a large barn with sign "Peterson Bros Herefords of Quality" (Peterson Brothers Herefords in Roy, Utah). A butcher hangs meats in a butcher shop. Refrigerators loaded in a truck. Men carry furniture out of a factory. Trucks transport articles and fabrics. Men unload crates from trucks. Trucks loaded with logs. The logs are dropped in water by trucks at dock side, for transport to a lumber mill. Views of various Ford trucks.
Merchant seamen at an oil tanker off the shore of the United States. The merchant seamen repair pipes on the oil tanker. They remove the cover of a tank. Smoke rises. A seaman turns a wheel. Two seamen work on a pipe. One man hammers and the other tightens the wall of the pipe. Two seamen standing near the tank. One man tilts a bucket of oil into another tank.
A radio telegrapher works aboard a ship off the shore of the United States. The radio telegrapher writes a message using a radio instrument. A man comes in and receives the message. The radio telegrapher sets dials on the instrument.
An navy officer works on a message aboard a ship off the shore of the United States. An officer lying on a bed. A man comes in and delivers a message to the officer. The officer gets up and processes the message. He works on an equipment using a headset. The officer comes on the bridge of the ship and operates an instrument. He looks through binoculars.
Physical examination of U.S. Merchant Marine seamen in the United States during World War 2. A sign on a door: 'Examining Room Private'. Interior of the room. A doctor measures the height of the seaman. He checks blood pressure. Man receives dental check up and ear check. Respiration and lung check up is done with a stethoscope. Cars parked outside a building. A sign on the building: 'Standard Shipping Office'.
Life boats are dropped by a crane in the United States to confirm their strength and integrity. An inspecting officer watches the dropping of the life boats. The officer inspects equipment for ship's safety. A lantern is placed in the equipment. A fully loaded lifeboat is tested for sea worthiness. Men intentionally try to lean to one side and tip lifeboat to confirm good performance. Men observe and performance is inspected. American Merchant Marine Institute officer Frank J. Taylor speaks in his office, seated behind his desk. A woman secretary or stenographer transcribes his words on paper for the record.
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