Women's Army Corps in the United States. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, created in 1942 is converted to WAC (Women's Army Corps) in 1943. A WAC carries a cake. 'WAAC' written on the cake. A WAC walks outside a building. Several men stand and talk. The WACs parade on a field. A United States flag. Duties performed by WACs. Women work as mechanics and handle complicated equipment. They take photographs through cameras. The U.S. Capitol building in view. U.S. Army General George Marshall and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Stimson. Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby is the first commanding officer of WAC. A dramatization depicts recruitment and induction of WAACs. A sign reads 'WAAC, information and recruiting'. A woman appears in an interview. The women undergo physical examination and are then recruited. WAACs undergo a training. They perform physical exercises and swim. Several WACs go to specialization classes. WACs cook food. A woman receives an award for her husband's bravery during World War II.
American Legion "Boy's Nation" visiting group of young men enters State Department auditorium from foyer. A sign on the building reads "Department of State, 320 Twenty-First Street. N.W." Secretary of State George Marshall leans against the auditorium stage, with the young men seated on the stage, behind him. The "Boy's Nation" members all wear identification buttons on their lapels. They pose for several photographs. An audience is in the seats of the auditorium.
The beginning of the construction of Boulder Dam (later the Hoover Dam) on the Colorado River in the United States. Rocks on the side of the river. A boat in the river. A map shows the course of the Colorado River through different states of the country. The river causes floods in towns and farming districts of California. The dam site in the Black Canyon, where the river forms a boundary between Nevada and Arizona. A map shows the dam site. Materials at the dam site. Trains bring supplies. Power lines to the dam site. Men assemble materials for construction work. Men at a survey. Workmen come to the dam site in trucks from other states.
Us President Dwight D. Eisenhower inspects flood devastated area in the Northeast states of the United States. President of the United States Dwight D Eisenhower views a map during his aerial tour of the flooded region. He looks out aircraft windows and flood damage below. Ground level views of many damaged buildings and heaps of debris. Civilians clear the debris with shovels. The victims of the flood lined up for immediate aid supplies. A nurse treats victims in a hospital. American citizens in lines to receive vaccinations against disease. Bulldozer and forklifts clears heaps of debris. A man repairs the communication lines.
King Mohammed V of Morocco visit to the United States. King disembarks from the President's plane. Chief Executive and high government officials greet and receive the King. Troops give a gun salute. Troops hold flags. His 3 days United States visit is to confer with Secretary of State, Dallas on the Algerian questions and retention of American bases in Morocco. He gets into the car and leaves for the White House.
The Northwestern United States. Cars driven on a road. Trading centers in the United States. Grain elevators on farms near a road. Cattle and livestock shipping yards. 1930s and 1940s Automobile traffic on a main street in a small town of the western United States. Farmers do weekly shopping, going in various stores and shops. Sign "Barnard's" seen on one shop. Children in front of a school building. Students in a university. The clock tower with the "M" on it is Main Hall at the University of Montana in Missoula. Mount Sentinel is seen behind it. Fruits, vegetables and other articles on ships. Cattle and sheep in a field. Wheat fields. A harvester in operation on a field. Wheat is separated by a thresher.
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