View from upper tier in French war materiel plant used solely for manufacturing gun barrels and artillery in World War 1. Machining room of ordnance factory is seen with many metalworking machines driven by long belts. Gun barrels in various stages of completion are stacked on the floor. Workers moving about and tending machinery. A machine shop in the factory where workers turn weapons barrels on belt-driven lathes. Gun barrels on stands on factory floor. Camera pans across factory scene. (WWI. WW1)
French soldiers using pack animals to transport parts of 65mm artillery pieces up a mountain during World War 1. They are seen loading an assembled gun at its field location. (WWI. WW1)
Men and women working in a munition factory in France. Men transporting artillery shells on the floor of the factory. Workers loading and moving shells from stacks with the aid of pulley lifting equipment. Hand carts are used to move projectiles. Data appears on the screen regarding the French artillery fired for every meter of enemy German trenches in the Main de Massiges area between the Champagne and Argonne fronts. A map showing the Main de Massiges area during the first World War.
Camera slowly pans from bow to stern along a large troop ship in New York harbor during World War 1. U.S. Army troops and emergency lifeboats, rafts, and gear fill the upper deck of the ship. The ship is docked at one of a line of berths. As the camera covers the stern of the ship, ferry boats can be seen plying the waters, and a tug boat approaches the ship's stern. The ship is in camouflage paint. Buildings can be seen lining the waterfront across the water, in the background. (WWI. WW1)
U.S. soldiers and ship's sailors fill the upper deck of a camouflage painted troop ship leaving its berth in New York harbor, during World War 1. Tugboats back the ship stern first from her berth. Two officers stand amidship beside the ship's single funnel. The tugboat's funnel, bearing letter,"D" passes in front of the camera. Sailors in white are seen on upper decks of the ship. Brief panning view of the ship. Glimpse of the troop ship moving under her own power. (WWI. WW1)
A U.S. troop ship underway as she departs New York harbor, carrying troops during World War 1. The two-stacker ship is painted in camouflage colors. A ferry boat passes going the opposite direction. Buildings and boats are seen along waterfront in backgroud. (WWI. WW1)
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