A film depicts an impressionistic study of Washington DC on a typical depression day. Traffic on a street. The Lincoln Memorial and a statue of Lincoln. A view of the memorial. The dome of the United States Capitol. 1930's era cars and automobiles on the roads of Washington DC, including some closeup views of automobiles. Car exit a building marked as "Capitol Garage." People on the streets. People gathered in front of a theater box office. Man stands by a taxi cab and pays the taxi driver as he is dropped off. A fast food restaurant with sign White Tower Hamburgers at either 631 F Street NW or 1419 I Street NW Washington DC. Night scenes show traffic on the streets and the dome of the United States Capitol with fountains in front of the building.
The U.S. and China sign a new treaty in China during World War II . Chinese Ambassador to the United States Wei Tao-Ming signs the treaty. U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull also signs. A close of the pact. They both shake hands after singing the treaty. Chinese troops board a U.S. transport aircraft. Another aircraft taxis in the background. The aircraft in flight over mountains. The troops seated inside the airborne aircraft. A view of the mountains. A pilot in the cockpit.
The U.S. Navy attacks Wake Island during World War II. A United States Navy (USN) aircraft in flight. USN aircraft parked at an airfield. Crew at work. A tug tows a USN aircraft. The crew carries bombs in a small elevator. A naval ship underway in the Pacific Ocean. Bombers in flight. Aerial view of ships underway. The aircraft in formation flight. A map of the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft in flight above the clouds. The bomber aircraft carry out low level bombing attacks on Wake Island. A Japanese ship is set on fire. United States Navy F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft drop bombs. Another Hellcat aircraft drops bombs. A F6F Hellcat aircraft lands safely at an airfield. Men at the airfield. Smoke rises due to bombardment. Smoking Wake Island. The aircraft in flight. Barrels of guns in the foreground.
Narrator notes that in June 1938, American heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocked out German boxer Max Schmeling in a boxing match at Yankee Stadium (1 E 161 St, Bronx, NY 10451, United States) in New York, United States. Louis and Schmeling in the center of press event before the boxing match. Photographers take pictures. Boxer Joe Louis in his robe.
U.S. Air Force 50th Anniversary being celebrated in Washington D.C., United States. The spectators crowd at the Andrews Air Force Base for watch the air show. The aircraft parked at the base. The spectators look at the aircraft. The spectators watch the Bendix Trophy race. USAF (United States Air Force) F-102 Delta Dagger in flight. The spectators look at the aircraft in flight. An officer looks through a binocular. F-102 lands at the base. The spectators in the foreground. F-102 taxis and a parachute opens. A dignitary shakes hand with the Captain Kenneth Chandler of F-102 and gives him the Bendix Trophy. A jet takes off. The jet in flight. The spectators watch the jet in flight. A Vintage Bleriot 1909 aircraft hovers in air. A Curtiss Pusher 1910 and Bleriot in flight. The aircraft in flight in formation. The spectators look at the aircraft flying.
USAF (United States Air Force ) Lockheed C-69 Constellation sets a new record in Washington DC. United States Air Forces C-69 in flight. The aircraft in flight over mountains. The Wright radical engines of C-69. The aircraft in flight.
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