View of Golden Gate Bridge. Official shows the golden rivet to cameras. Crowd gathered for the dedication ceremony in the background. Ed Stanley drives the rivet into structure while Ed Murphy holds the rivet in place. Joseph B. Strauss, head engineer for the project, is also present. View of suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate.
Festival Queen and escort promenade in a ballroom in Puerto Rico, preceded by a girl in a butterfly costume and another carrying a tray.The Queen wears a crown and elaborate flower costume. Escort is in white tie and tails. They bow slightly, acknowledging onlookers. View of them posing with other participants, including two women enveloped in flower costumes. They are surrounded by many girls dressed in fancy dresses. Only one other man is seen, in a tuxedo. Flowers, foliage, and decorative lights appear in background.
Views of the Comerío Dam under construction in Puerto Rico. A steamer underway in the water as formations of U.S. military airplanes fly overhead. They fly over a building emitting smoke from a chimney. View of the overflying airplanes from a boat.
Amphibious assault training during World War II. A crewman operates the controls of a winch aboard USS Callaway (APA-35) in the Pacific off Camp Pendleton, California. Two MZ radio jeeps are lowered into a hold. A Higgins Boat, LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel ) number PA35-15 is seen leaving the ship loaded with U.S. Marines. Marines climb down landing nets over the side of the ship and board more Higgins boats. Boats number PA35-12 and PA35-11 are seen filled with Marines heading towards the beach.
U.S. Marine amphibious assault training during World War II. jeep on the beach at Camp Pendleton. Dunes on the beach are marked in places with large signs of various kinds. landing craft partially ashore. One is adrift in the surf. A vehicle flying some sort of exercise flag goes down the beach and stops near a group of marines and some boxes in the surf. View from stern of a landing craft underway. Two Navy Grumman TBF aircraft buzz the beach. Landing craft maneuvering near the beach. A vehicle being lowered from attack transport ship into a landing craft. Several transport ships and a Navy dirigible are seen out from the beach. F6F aircraft buzz the transport from which film is shot. A landing craft approaching the beach. View forward from landing craft as a jeep with two occupants leaves and drives through the surf.
Cars moving rapidly from Mexico into the United States, after being screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers. Vehicles being checked at the by officers. Backup of cars waiting clearance at the U.S. entry point. Officer stops a vehicle and talks to the driver of the vehicle. Many Customs Officers stop vehicles and check them at the border.