Speedway Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fire fighters extinguish fire in what appears to be a garage facility. Next scene shows cars racing in the 1941 Indianpolis 500 race, driving on the track at great speed. Spectators watch the thrilling race. One of the drivers is severely hurt in an accident. Mauri Rose of Indianapolis teamed with Floyd Davis of Illinois win the Speedway Classic.
Crane lifts smashed aircraft engines (Pratt and Whitney R-1340-10) following crash of the first aircraft assigned to the Coast Guard Air Station, St. Petersburg, Florida. The aircraft bears the identification: Coast Guard 131. It is a Douglas RD-4 Dolphin amphibian named Mizar.The fuselage (missing empennage) is lifted by crane and guided by coast guardsmen. Later, the wing is moved separately by crane, along the pier.
A ceremony aboard the light cruiser, USS Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Brazilian dignitary shakes hands with U.S. naval officers. The deck is completely filled with U.S. and Brazilian sailors and honored guests. A Catholic Priest blesses the newly commissioned ship. A U.S. Navy Admiral gives a speech. A sailor hoists the Brazilian flag on the mast of the former USS Philadelphia, now the Brazilian Barrosa (C-11) . The Brazilian official gives a speech. View from across the docks, of the Barrosa.
Interiors of the White House, Washington DC. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Floral paintings, candle stands on a table. A chandelier . Portraits of Dolley Madison and George Washington. A bouquet on the table. A fireplace with flowers on the mantelpiece. A large dining table with flower decorations. A ballroom with antique keyboard instrument (harpsichord or piano).
A number of cars drive toward the Main Labor Building at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, in Washington, DC. Labor leaders pose for a photograph. They enter the Main Labor Building. Photographers take pictures. U.S. Secretary of labor, James P. Mitchell, greets the visitors. He and Dave Beck, President of the Brotherhood of Teamsters, exchange gifts of various sorts. Secretary Mitchell removes his tie clasp and presents it to Mr. Beck, placing it on the latter's tie. Mitchell and Beck look at pictures together. Exterior views of the Main Labor Building.
A soldier speaks over a mobile phone in Anchorage, Alaska. Soldiers patrol devastated areas of Anchorage, following an earthquake. Damaged buildings with debris on the ground. Soldiers stand on a street and a man point towards a building. Interior of destroyed houses. A clock and crockery on a wooden frame. An armed soldier walks on a road. Destroyed buildings and wreckage in the background.
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