Celebration of 'Victory over Japan' (VJ) day in Honolulu, Hawaii. Crowd of service men and civilians gathered for the celebration. Crowd celebrates on the street. USO building in view. People stand on the roof top of a building. Sailors on the street. News boy sells papers consisting of the VJ Day peace news.
New Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) recruits arrive at Army processing center in the Great Depression. CCC recruits arrive by train and bus. A soldier passes out information sheets to the new recruits. Another soldier leads them to an administrative tent where they are interviewed and processed by Army clerks. The recruits are assigned to various tents, and they receive duffel bags and mess gear.
A raging flood in 1936 in West Virginia. Flood waters seen moving swiftly. WPA Workers during the Great Depression are seen building a new bridge at Petersburg West Virginia, spanning the South Branch of the Potomac River. Car crosses the bridge. New flood walls and dikes built by the WPA are shown, created to prevent recurrence of losses in future floods.
Prince Umberto II of Italy bestows the National colors on new regiments for war service to Ethiopia. The new regiments were organized by King Victor Emmanuel III as reinforcements for the Army fighting Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie's warriors in East Africa. A priest bestows blessing on the soldiers and banners. Banners are blessed in an impressive ceremony.
A new streamlined "car of tomorrow" is demonstrated. New streamlined automobile drives on road in Reseda, California. The driver is seated with two women passengers in the modern, futuristic, concept car. They start driving with the car as a convertible, but the the automatic hard top is raised by the driver, while driving, without stopping or leaving his position at the steering wheel. Views of the "space age" car driving on a road.
Young women practice archery techniques and new bow handling methods in Los Angeles. Several female archery experts shoot with bow and arrow. Closeup view from the side as the arrows hit the target. Woman archers lie down and demonstrate a new method. Young women use their feet to handle the bows while shooting arrows that hit the target.
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