United States Navy's Salvage Operation of U.S. Submarine Squalus. USS Wandank with a cable attached to stern and USS Sculpin helps to furnish air. Disturbance in surface of water as first pontoon is blown dry. Stern pontoons seen bobbing on surface. Men seen working on top of pontoons. Bow of Squalus seen. Bow turns over onside and sinks back in water. Animated drawing shows stern of Squalus being lifted from bottom, bow is lifted, stern drops down and sinks back to bottom.
A film titled 'Dramatic Rescues from "Sub" Trapped on Bottom of Sea'. United States Ship Falcon seen. Buoy indicating the spot where the rescue chamber is over the sunken submarine. Diving bell (the rescue chamber) is lowered in water. Rescue chamber comes out of water. Survivors are brought aboard Falcon from the chamber.
United States Navy's Salvage Operation of U.S. Submarine Squalus. Disturbance on water. Air hoses seen on water surface. Men on whale boat. Pontoons seen on surface. Men aboard pontoons. Men leave pontoons and climb back on boats. Air hoes in water. USS Sagamore seen. Men seen working on Falcon. USS Wandank seen. An air hose bursts. 'Flower-pot' clamp with heavy cable passing through it. Man in water goes below surface to check equipment.
Scenes from Pony-Penning Day on Chincoteague Island off the coast of Virginia in the United States. Horses swim across shallow waters. Horses in the street. Horses are auctioned to a large crowd. Men have difficulty in keeping the steeds orderly.
Eighth Annual Junior Chamber of Commerce Safe Driving Road-e-o (rodeo). People stand in rows as a car passes. Top teenage drivers put the cars through demanding tests of skill and judgment. A driver seen in a car. Group of men seen clapping as a driver performs skillfully. The teenage drivers (all boys) meet United States President Eisenhower. Cameramen take photographs of President Eisenhower and the drivers.
Urbain Ledoux known as 'Mr. Zero' offers a growler of beer for three cents (though it is not real beer, as the narrator indicates, because it is during prohibition in the United States). Crowd stands in lines to drink non-alcoholic beer. Several people drink beer and play cards. Bartender in action. A man chugs a full glass of beer.
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