The working of the weather bureau in the United States. The U.S. engineers and members of the weather bureau work in close cooperation for weather forecasting. They coordinate their activities for gathering the data relating to weather. A map locates various places. Animated map depicts the route and the method of their working. A woman talking on phone. The interior of the office of the weather bureau. The employees working in the office. They work for the collection, recording and dissemination of the information. The engineers working near a dam. Men, aboard a special boat working to adjust dam gate settings. They work for the collection of information and weather forecasting as the Ohio River level rises. Smoke from the stacks of the ship anchored nearby. View of the Chris Greene paddle wheel steamboat (sternwheeler) underway near a a dock area on the Ohio River, on route to Cincinnati.
The working of the steam turbines in the United States. Steam turbines in a factory. The previous steam turbines faced the problems of speed control. The modern steam turbines are thus directed through larger sized blades. The longer and larger blades being used for the expansion of steam efficiently. The blades operate in high ad low pressure. Steam enters from the boiler to the turbine. It is regulated by the control valve inside the turbine. The steam strikes the blades inside the turbine and the blades move. The longer and larger blades allow the steam to expand efficiently. Man works on the steam turbine.
The activities of the U.S. 287th Military Police Company in Berlin, Germany. Soldiers seated on horse backs on a field. The platoon leader awards spurs to the student graduates. Student and leader salute each other.
The activities of the U.S. 287th Military Police Company in Berlin, Germany. A man works on the saddle. He applies saddle soap to condition the saddle.
U.S. Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker in Waldsassen, Germany. He visits the border site. Sec Brucker and other officials watching the demonstration at border. Secretary Brucker looking at a police dog being held by a German soldier. A sketch of what is being observed on a board. Helicopter arrives with the secretary. Secretary Brucker and other officers watch the demonstration.
View of the USS Yorktown (CV-5) underway in the Pacific during the Battle of Midway in World War 2. Two quad-mount 28 mm anti-aircraft guns being fired by sailors on the ship. Quad mount 1.1 inch gun being fired. The flight deck of the USS Yorktown. U.S. Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless airplanes of Bombing Squadron Five (VB-5) are parked on the flight deck. Black puffs from Flak bursts seen in the air. The remainder of the film shows 14 aircraft of VB-5 launching, one after the other, taking off in sequence.
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