The legislative and maritime history of the U.S. Merchant Marines in the period between World War 1 and World War 2. Newly launched German, Italian and Japanese ships underway at sea. Ships including the German liner Bremen and the Italian Ocean liner Rex are seen underway. People gather at a dock. American ship underway in heavy seas with waves crashing over. Point of view shot at heavy seas from deck of a ship. A man works in a ship radio room. A man watches through binoculars and uses a sextant. Sailors row a small boat with oars in heavy seas. A sailor decorated by officials of the Merchant Marines. Dock workers and ship construction workers at a shipbuilding yard in the United States working on building new ships. American liners are seen undereway including: SS Washington off shore of New York City skyline and skyscrapers, SS Manhattan also off shore of Manhattan, the SS Lurline, the SS Mariposa, and the SS President Hoover (named for Herbert Hoover) underway at sea. The U.S. flag fluttering from a flag pole. The text of the declaration of policy under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is shown.
A film titled: 'Joe learns the hard way' depicts a training of army photographers in the United States during World War II. A group of U.S. Army photographers carry photographic gear on backs. Joe, an army photographer, walks along with them. They walk inside the building of Signal Corps Photographic Center. Army men put down their gear. They take out their still photograph cameras from the gear and walk over to an instructor. The instructor explains various uses of the still camera equipment. Joe watches the camera. A B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight. Joe takes picture of the aircraft. Interior of a classroom. An instructor gives lessons. Students take notes in the classroom. Students load film in the still cameras both in classroom and in the field. Joe does not pay attention and sleeps in the class. The instructor gives a demonstration with a camera. A blackboard in the background. Interior of the classroom during a test. Joe cheats in the test. He stands near the door of a dark room for developing photographs. A sign near the door reads: 'School Darkroom'. He enters the room. He comes out of the room with pictures in hand. He enters his room and sits on a bed. Joe looks at pictures he took which are not very good.
Activities of army photographers in the United States during World War II. Joe, an army photographer, seated on a bed in his room. He looks at photographs taken by him. He recalls various mistakes that he made while taking the photographs. Men look at a notice board. Joe tries to take their picture. He uses a wrong grip over the camera and stands in a wrong position and takes a picture. Another photograph of a wheel of a car taken by Joe. The photograph was damaged due to bad lighting effect. Joe takes a photograph in a field. A truck arrives in the field. Joe takes the picture but because of wrong camera angle the photograph gets spoiled. Groups of soldiers get into a troop carrier. The troops wave towards people on a shore. A large ship pulls away from a pier. Joe places a slide in a camera. He takes a photograph. He again fails to take the correct photograph. Joe in barracks. He places his photographic gear on his back and walks out of the barracks.
A training of the Army Service Forces (ASF) in the United States during World War II. War Department technical manuals. Training of the soldiers. The soldiers in fox holes. They fire rifles in a battlefield. Officials gather around miniatures of railroad yards and warehouses. An officer lectures on supply routes. Entrance to the school of military government as officers file in and out of the building. The officers study in a library and hold brief discussions on the military government. Officials seated at a desk discussing. A wall map in the background.
Activities of the Army Service Forces (ASF) in the United States during World War II. Interior of a printing office. Men and women print invasion money. Interior of an office. A sign reads: 'Army Service Force Plans Division'. Officers study a relief map placed on a table. A TWX machine sends a message to All Service Commands. A message marked 'secret' is opened by an officer. The officer reads the message and picks up a telephone. Paratroopers stand on a parade field. Members of the Women's Army Corps (WACs) pack barracks bags. WACs board a truck.
Activities of the Army Service Forces (ASF) in the United States during World War II. Soldiers at a harbor. Ships docked in the harbor. Men load supplies and equipment onto a ship. A sign on a building reads 'US Army Transport Service'. Trucks, artillery and other equipment are loaded onto the ship. Interior of an office. Officials seated at a desk. Commanding General of the Army Service Forces Brehon Burke Somervell talks to staff officers. He walks down a corridor and comes out of the Pentagon.
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