Opening of yachting season in Lake Washington. Yachts of every size and type, including some large yachts of wealthy owners, sail across Lake Washington.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt on his way to 3rd 'campaign' speech in Boston. He is greeted by a large crowd in Hartford, Connecticut. The President addresses the crowd. People take cover under umbrellas. A group of people waves to the President. The President speaks into a microphone from an open car. Other officials seated with the President in the car. Woman with a campaign sign that says "Forward with Roosevelt" A procession of cars moves along a street. President Roosevelt inspects Pratt & Whitney airplane engine factory. He also views a number of rifles and various armament on display. A crowd assembled on a street.
Wendell Willkie, Republican party candidate for President, speaks to a crowd in Bloomington, Illinois. He is also seen at many other locations on the campaign trail. Large crowds listen and cheer Willkie in his various appearances.
A fire sweeps through one wing of the Munitions Building of the War Department, Washington DC. Firemen hose down the building. Damages to other sections of the structure. Men examine the damage.
An enterprising merchant opens the first air raid shelter in North-West Seattle, shortly before America's entry into World War 2. Aircraft in flight over Seattle. A man puts up a sign which reads 'Bomb Shelter'. The shelter has sand bags stacked outside. A sign reads 'For Rent Space In This Bomb Shelter'. People move inside the shelter. Interiors of the shelter shows people drinking. A sign in background reads 'Only Bottled Beer Sold During Raids'. (World War II period).
Great Western Rodeo in Los Angeles. Cowboys ride bucking horses in the rodeo event. Spectators watch the rodeo. A cowboy falls from a bucking horse. Various views of cowboys riding horses.
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