A sign reads Headquarters post of San Juan. Plumber and a painter work under National Youth Administration in Puerto Rico. Painter paints a military board. Various boards painted by him. A man does wood work.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh visits San Juan, Puerto Rico. A huge crowd awaits his arrival at an air field. Lindbergh's plane 'Spirit of Saint Louis' lands and taxis. Men move towards the plane as it comes to a halt. Closeup of the 'Spirit of Saint Louis'. Several officials stand near the airplane as Lindbergh prepares to leave the cockpit. Among them is George H. Estes, Jr., Commander of U.S. Troops in Puerto Rico. ( He held rank of Brigadier General, in 1918, but now wears peacetime rank insignia of Colonel.) Others greeting Lindbergh include Puerto Rican government officials and civilians, who watch as Lindbergh climbs out of the cockpit. Lindbergh poses with Governor of Puerto Rico, Horace M Towner, and other officials.
Under National Youth Administration girls assist nurses at a hospital in Puerto Rico. They look after the children in a hospital. Women work on sewing machine at a NYA sewing project. Women also work in farm.
Inauguration of Luis Munoz Marin as first elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Large celebration with parade of U.S. troops and Puerto Rican National Guard. View of the Puerto Rican Capitol Building. American and Puerto Rican flags. Governor Luis Munoz Marin reviews parade. He takes the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice of the Puerto Rican Supreme Court, Angel de Jesus. Standing behind the Governor, is U.S. Senator, Henry Cabot Lodge, who has his hand on the Governor's back, and congratulates him. The Governor speaks over microphone. Decorated floats pass by during the parade. Children cheer. Huge crowd gathered to watch the parade and cheer. Aerial view of the Puerto Rican Capitol Building.
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower on vacation in Puerto Rico. President Eisenhower takes a four days’ vacation in Puerto Rico on returning to Washington DC from South America. Golf carts in Dorado Beach. Two men walk on a beach. President Eisenhower plays golf and relaxes in Puerto Rico. Eisenhower rides a golf cart while Secret Service agents follow behind.
View of a man, stepping over railroad tracks as he carries a shovel of rocky earth. A 1940 Ford sedan drives along a road and past the camera. View of several men with shovels on a rail line in a ditch down below the road level. View from the rail line, to ledge above. Men wielding picks and shovels to clear walls of earth and stone and provide greater space along the rail line. Some workers wear bandanas over their faces to protect from the powdery earth. A supervisor standing with them wears a first aid kit on his hip. It is labeled "USNYA." U.S. Army troops in trucks drive along a main street, followed by a large caterpillar tractor, as local citizens watch from the sides of the road. Sign on chain link fence displays Army Air Forces logo and identifies Losey Field. Trucks roll past behind the fence. Men continuing work loading sandy soil into wheel barrows and dumping it to side of the work area. Local young boys, watching the activity, laugh when they realize they are being photographed. License plate on truck, with National Defense sign affixed above it. The truck is filled with young men workers, who climb down and walk along a road, carrying tools over their shoulders. Two of them are seen chopping at the base of an obstacle with picks. Workers walking in and out of airfield gate and trucks driving through, as a flight of three Army Air Forces P-36 aircraft fly overhead
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