View of the White house. Members of the U.S. President's cabinet pose. View of the Corcoran Gallery and American Red Cross buildings. Department of Agrarian Reforms Continental Hall. View of the Pan-American Union building. View of The National Academy of Sciences building.
Arturo Toscanini conducts orchestra and chorus in Verdi's Hymn of the Nations, at NBC's Studio 8-H, New York City. The NBC Symphony orchestra includes typical instruments plus harp. Tenor Jan Peerce is joined by the Westminster Choir onstage. Among other national themes, the performance includes British and American national anthems, concluding with the latter. (Note: This film was produced by the U.S. Office of War Information.)
Ground Infantry quiz in a World War 2 feature. Special effects are used in the quiz to partially obscure the identity of a dancer performing on stage. Two other dancers are shown: Ann Miller and Betty Grable. Then the effects are removed to show that the mystery dancer is Eleanor Powell dancing in a bullfight themed dance.
Elliott Roosevelt, son of U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt and his wife Ruth Josephine Googins of Fort Worth Texas marry at an outdoor ceremony, at the home of George Swiller, in Burlington, Iowa, on July 22, 1933. The couple is seen walking with members of the wedding party, to the ceremony. Many guests and others watch. Scene changes to Jack Dempsey and his wife Hannah Williams, at their wedding reception on July 18, 1933. They are at a table with friends. Scene shifts to Jack and Hannah preparing a meal in kitchen of their home at Lake Tahoe, California.
Civilians and Servicemen watch the flying maneuvers of airplanes in the 11th All-America Air Maneuvers show. Early flight stunt Birdman Clem Sohn stages breathtaking exhibition wearing his 'Bat man' ornithopter suit of wings. He jumps from a plane, flies using his wingsuit, and lands with his parachute. Close up view of Clem Sohn on the ground.
A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp soldier or ' tree trooper' marries a woman. The marriage ceremony is held in the forest. Tree is cut. Both bride and the groom run towards a parked U.S. military truck. The couple boards the truck and signal good bye to the other CCC camp troops. (Great Depression period)
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