Workers carry cartload of cloth belts at a cotton mill in United States. Cotton rolled on large rolls. Women workers weave cotton fibers in mechanized cotton looms. Worker presses, wraps and ties sacks of material.
Large numbers of U.S. Army jeeps driven on a field in United States during World War II. Jeeps tow 37-mm anti-tank guns. The jeep moves along a jungle road during maneuvers. Jeeps move over crash barriers and cross rivers during the maneuvers. Motorcyclists and infantry units dash up a river bank. Infantry wade through a river under a smoke screen.
Aerial view of a large truck convoy moving along a road. American troops aboard the convoy. The troops head for practice maneuvers as part of training in the United States before deploying to World War II front lines. The convoy stops and soldiers rush out and pitch tents. Rifles together in a tripod. Troops form a chow line outside a tent and eat their food.
American Navy Cruiser underway off the coast of United States. The Navy demonstrates a protective measure against radio active fallout. Huge sprinklers and water cannons aboard a cruiser and an aircraft carrier bathe their entire surfaces in a moving mist of seawater. This will wash any radioactive particles overboard to avoid contamination.
Describes raw materials used in telephone manufacturing. Women pick cotton at a cotton farm in United States. Bales of cotton taken on hand carts. Animation shows the use of cotton thread inside a telephone's transmitter.
The United States Secretary of War, Newton D Baker during the second draft ceremony for World War I. His eyes are covered with a blindfold and he draws draft numbers from a bowl. The drawn draft number is read. General Enoch H. Crowder oversees the ceremony. A large number of draftees -- men dressed in suits and hats -- passes along a roadside. Men disembark a railroad train at a military training facility. Men march along tracks carrying the U.S. flags in hands. New recruits, including men and a few women practice marching in formation, still wearing civilian clothes.
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