A fire sweeps through one wing of the Munitions Building of the War Department, Washington DC. Firemen hose down the building (Constitution Gardens Pond, Washington, DC 20004, USA). Damages to other sections of the structure. Men examine the damage.
Manufacture of rotors of turbine generators used in power plants in the United States. Working of rotors in a turbine generator is explained. A worker at the nose section of a turbine generator. Cars on a road. Workers at the turbine generator. Engineers work on drawings and designs of the turbine generators. Engineers and workers carry out testing in air test laboratory. Data analysis done in a laboratory. Technicians work with various equipment. Tests carried out to check which metal stands the turbine temperature best. Various metal alloys are tested by technicians under high temperature and loads. Women workers at machines carry out differential analysis. Engineers examine a chart of a diagram of a turbine generator. Men work at a furnace in the plant. A heated metal chunk is deformed by hydraulic presses. Manufacture of turbine rotors shows technicians conducting various tests and working with different machinery and equipment for high performance. They work on turbine components. Magnetic inspection in the process of turbine manufacturing. Cavities are detected by X-rays. A rotor of a turbine in final stages of completion. Final inspections and checkups by technicians and workers. Turbine generation in operation.
Royal Air Force officers escort Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, on a road in England. Cars and jeeps parked on the road. Queen Elizabeth chats with crewmen of a British bomber, as Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret are assisted in boarding the aircraft to examine it. 'Parachute' written on the door of the aircraft. The Queen steps out of the aircraft, followed by Princess Elizabeth. The Queen watches as King George VI, decorates a Royal Air Force Squadron Leader, and several junior RAF officers. He presents the Distinguished Service medal to one and Distinguished Flying Crosses to others. View of officers wearing their Distinguished Flying Cross medals. View from behind, of the Queen and two Princesses,standing as King George addresses an awardee,during the ceremony. RAF airmen stand in formation at the side of the field. Standing next to King George,at the entrance to an aircraft hangar, Queen Elizabeth receives a bouquet of flowers from an airman. King George reviews a formation of airmen on the apron of the hangar. Queen Elizabeth, carrying her flowers, also reviews the formation, walking several paces behing the King. King George speaks with women of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service), in uniform, part of a formation in the hangar building. British flag on the hangar wall contains the Union Jack and the round British aircraft insignia. British troops, shouldering rifles, with fixed bayonets, lead a parade through the hangar, passing in review before the Royal Family. They are followed by unarmed RAF personnel marching out to the snow covered ground outside.
Dramatization of syphilis patients. Symptoms, detection, prophylactic measures and treatment of syphilis in United States. A syphilis patient stands in front of a glass door and weeps as his baby died due to syphilis. A patient visits a Doctor for the detection and treatment. A room of an untrained person who acts as physician. Doctor takes a blood sample of a patient for examination in a clinic. A poster reads 'Know for sure and get a blood test for syphilis'.
Director of Alsace Ecclesiastical Matters looks into the matter of the removal of the religious objects from churches in evacuated villages in Alsace, France, early in World War 2. A Catholic church in a village. A French catholic priest removes religious objects from the church to protect them from theft and war. He is accompanied by men of Garde Mobile and a civilian from the Office of Worship, Marcel Schneider. They spread a sheet on which various objects like altar cloths are kept. Relics, goblets, and other objects are loaded in a truck. The priest stands at the hood of the truck, examining a map together with Marcel Schneider (who assisted in safe removal of objects from regional synagogues and churches), a Jewish Rabbi named Chaplain Justin Schuhl (wearing glasses), and an unidentified chaplain.
New German Army recruits, artillery, tanks, trucks, and ammunition sent to Eastern Front in World War II. New recruits stand in lines on a parade ground. Many appear to be very young. Buildings in the background. German Soldiers examine supplies and ammunition. Artillery, tanks, and supplies being loaded on train cars. Children run on the streets as soldiers march past. Soldiers on tanks. Supplies and new recruits transported by railroad cars. Train moves along railway track. Armored vehicles move along the street. Artillery and tanks lined up.
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