The ocean liner SS Manhattan (later USS Wakefield) runs aground off West Palm Beach in Florida, United States. Scenes from January 12,1941: People at a beach. USS Wakefield (Manhattan) in the background. During her third voyage to California the ship runs aground off West Palm Beach, Florida. A sign on the ship: 'Manhattan United States Lines'. Coast Guard personnel save the passengers of the ship.
U.S. Army troops disembark from USS Wakefield in the United States during World War II. The troops disembark with their luggage. Officers plan for the designs of the ship. The troops board the ship. German prisoners of war (POWs) stand near the railings on the deck. The German prisoners stand near a mess table and eat food. German prisoners wearing uniforms with iron cross and Luftwaffe insignia. The prisoners standing on the deck look towards an airship while it is in flight. The ship underway at sea. USS Wakefield arrives at a port in the United States. The troops disembark from the ship.
Training operations being conducted by United States Coast Guard HH-52A Seaguard (Search and Rescue helicopter) in the United States. A USCG HH-52 demonstrates a full autorotation to the water, lands on water, shuts down the rotor head (with the rotor brake, and engine at flight idle), helicopter rotates 90 degrees (due to the torque on the rotor blades), and then release the rotor brake and water taxis. It moves over the water surface. Boat in water in the background. The helicopter maneuvers for a while close to the shore. Several people watch from rocks on the shore. Finally, the HH-52 leans forward and flies away.
Rescue operations being conducted by United States Cost Guard HH-52 Seaguard (Search and Rescue helicopter) in the United States. A USCG HH-52 Seaguard flies low above a sea shore. Pilot in cockpit of the helicopter. The helicopter lands on an airstrip. Other USGC HH-52 helicopters in the background.
A film 'The Agriculture Story' showing various projects carried out by U.S. Department of Agriculture in the United States. Views of Capitol. Statue of Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Views of farm. Agriculture machinery plow field. Horse drawn plow, plows field. Machinery work in farms. Dust storm in the background of farm land. Car being driven on road. Damaged agriculture machinery on barren land. Fire blazes in forest. U.S. Department of Agriculture showing loss in agriculture in papers. Seal of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). It conducts programs including research, education, conservation, stabilization, regulatory functions, credit and marketing here and abroad.
U.S. Department of Agriculture helps farmers in the United States. A USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) personnel inspects newly planted cotton field, damaged by hail. He talks to farmers about crop insurance to protect them from natural causes of loss to crops. He talks to farmers about credit. He fills credit form. Cattle in farms. A farmer milks a cow.
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