Demand of Automobile in the United States. Shows a photograph (ca. 1900) of a policeman ordering a horseless carriage off New York City streets. Picture of men on horseless carriage and on bicycles. Views of traffic of 1910's and 1920's cars and other vehicles on busy, traffic filled streets of New York City, as a police officer directs traffic between the lanes of automobiles. Figure shows that out of 26 million of automobiles, 77% is in the U.S. and 23% in rest of the world.
Film begins showing a worker moving a collection of final assemble parts for a new automobile in the Studebaker automobile factory in South Bend, Indiana. As he rotates the "package" of parts to move it by overhead hoist, some of the contents can be seen, including: tires, a radiator, mud guards, and other finishing items. An engine is lowered into an auto chassis. Then an auto body is lowered into it from an overhead hoist. New automobiles (without engine covers) are driven from stalls into another section of the auto plant. A line of the Studebaker cars is seen parked with rear wheels rotating on dynamometers built into the floors, as inspectors check their uncovered engines. Closeup of a cars rear wheels spinning over the dynamometer. Closeup of inspector using screw driver to adjust something on the running engine. An inspector looks at a completely finished car and gives it an "OK" tag. Studebaker wings hood ornament seen on car.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson inaugurates airmail service as it commences in the U.S. A Curtis JN-4 airmail airplane parked on the Polo field, in Washington, DC.. Van of United States Air Mail Service arrives. Mail is loaded into the airplane. Pilots Lieutenant George L. Boyle and Major Reuben H. Fleet standing beside the airplane conferring over a map. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, and Post-master General Albert Sidney Burleson inspect the airmail airplane that will carry mail to New York. . A man shows first official piece of airmail. He and his wife greets pilot. Wilson talks with pilot Major Reuben H. Fleet . Pilot George L. Boyle gets into airplane. Airplane takes off. Airmail airplane piloted by lieutenant Webb leaves New York from Belmont Park and takes off. The airplane stops at Philadelphia to pick up more mail. Mail is loaded into the airplane. The airplane takes off. It arrives in Washington. Mail is unloaded from the airplane. Pilot gets out of the airplane.
New England fishing ship offshore Boston, Massachusetts. New England fishing ship underway at sea. Ice-coated equipment and riggings on the ship due to frigid gales. A man attaches a crate to a cargo net and supplies cargo aboard the ship.
Malcolm Campbell sets a new auto speed record of 272 mile per hour at Daytona Beach, Florida. English racing motorist Malcolm Campbell seated in Blue Bird car. He drives the Blue Bird on a sandy beach. Spectators along the beach. A tire of the car is changed. People push the car. Campbell sets a new record of driving at 272 mile per hour. He smokes surrounded by people.
Pope John XXIII elevates new cardinals in Vatican City. In St. Peter's Basilica, Pope John XXIII being carried on the sedia gestatoria chair with large white ostrich fans (flabella). The Pope is placed on a raised platform. The Archbishop of Tokyo, Cardinal Peter Tatsuo Doi, is elevated as the first Japanese cardinal in history. Cardinal Doi receives the Pope’s blessing. Pope John XXIII elevates Archbishop Laurean Rugambwa of Tanganyika (now known as Tanzania) as the first modern native African Cardinal. The new cardinals bend their head towards the altar.
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