Men sit and drink at a night club in Puerto Rico. Children in the streets and on a beach, a young boy runs after a horse. Men sit idle at a street corner, play a card game and smoke cigarette. Close-up view of mans face as he smokes a cigarette.
Men do wood work under National Youth Administration in Puerto Rico. Furniture like chairs made by them. Men work on machines at a factory.
Supervisor is seen speaking to workers at a construction site. Several men lean on shovels. Scene shifts to porch of a building displaying sign identifying it as belonging to the National Maritime Union of the CIO. Two men stand on the porch and a large American flag is displayed. In downtown area, a sign on a porch reads: "Comitelocal Union Republikana" (Local Union Republican Committee). A flag fluttering in the breeze contains words: "Pan-Tierra-Libertad." Glimpse of the Puerto Rico Capitol Building with American flag at front. View of Port of San Juan from airplane flying over waterfront. Another view, from the street, of the Capitol building. Glimpse of wooden ships in harbor. Sign on building reading: "Consulado del Uruguay."
Lowland portions of the island in Puerto Rico. A coastal area with buildings and palms. Sugar farms with farmers at work. Hills at Manati. Trees bearing fruits. Women work in a refinery. Farms on mountains.
Coffee plantation in Puerto Rico. Men work at a coffee plantation. Men separate beans from chaff. A crowded market place in Ponce. A vendor holds a bunch of bananas.
An orphanage and a mission school in Puerto Rico. Children having their meals at the orphanage. They attend health classes in the compound of a mission school. Girls at a summer camp. The girls on a car.