Munitions ships tied up at DeLong Pier near Camp Vayama, Thailand. Thai trucks moving back and forth on pier. Trucks loaded with Mk 82 bombs and other ammunition move ahead on the route to munitions storage area. Various views of loaded trucks moving on road. (Note: opening slate indicates munitions are destined for U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base.)
View of operations on DeLong Pier near Camp Vayama in Thailand. Munitions ship tied at pier. Thai contract personnel unloading crated Mk 82 bombs from the Munitions ship to trucks using cranes. Various views of crated bombs in ship. (Note: Opening slate indicates these munitions are destined for U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base.)
Two fliers -- Pilot Lieutenant Kelly and observer Lt. Jay Paul Harman -- approach a Spad XI with U.S. Army Air Service logo on it during World War I. They consult over some notes and then board the aircraft, takeoff, and fly on an observation mission. Spad XI flying overhead. The original Spad XI seen landing and taxiing. A Frenchman of the 28th Escadrille runs up to meet the plane and is handed something (a negative?) by the rear gunner/observer, Lt. Jay Paul Harman. Next scene shows U.S. and French military personnel gathered reviewing photo images brought to them by a runner. The officers include American officers Lieutenant J. P. Harmon, Lt. John S. Beekley and Lt. R. T. Maddock and Frenchman Captain DeSaint Cerau.
Workers in war production effort busy at a General Electric Plant in the United States during World War 2. Men wheel portable power generators used to power search lights. Search light spots an airplane above in the sky during testing. Various parts being manufactured for large U.S. Navy warships. Auxiliary generators provide heat, light and power to cruisers. Big reduction gears and turbines being finished in the factory and tested. Ships outfitted with GE turbines are launched. Narrator mentions the recent launch of several battleships. Two battleship launches are shown, including the June 13, 1940 launch of the USS North Carolina (BB-55), being christened by Ms. Hoey, daughter of Clyde Hoey, the Governor of North Carolina. Beside her in dress white U.S. Navy uniforms are Lt. Sampson and Lt. DeMetropolis. The battleship slides down skids into waters at New York shipyard.
New models of cars being displayed at Grand Central Palace at the Auto Show in New York City. Internal parts, machinery, wheels, braking system and interiors of cars are also seen. First car seen is a 1936 DeSoto made by Chrysler. The demonstration shows the right side of the car being removed to reveal the interior. Two other cars are shown.
1936: Dignitaries paying tribute to movie pioneer Carl Laemmle Sr at Universal City in California. Carl addresses dignitaries present. Dignitaries include Rupert Hughes, Edward Arnold, Otto Kruger, Marguerite Churchill, Hobart Bosworth, Cecil B DeMille, Jesse Lasky, May Robson, King Baggot, Binnie Barnes and Charlie Murray during a dinner party.
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