The sea voyage of the victory ship Hannibal Victory from San Francisco to the Philippine Islands during World War II. A ship being launched for the purpose of transportation of equipment. A plaque on the ship. 'SS Hannibal Victory built for U.S. Maritime Commission' engraved on the plaque. Railroad wheels and axles, coal tender and, other equipment stacked on the dock to be loaded. Men working for the loading of the equipment. Rations and hospital supplies are also loaded onto the ship. Men preparing to load railroad locomotives onto the ship. A man and woman walking on the streets of San Francisco, with San Francisco harbor views and skyline views beyond them. Buildings and houses in the area. Cars parked outside a building. A woman bids good bye to the man. The man boards the ship.
The sea voyage of the victory ship Hannibal Victory from San Francisco to the Philippine Islands during World War II. The ship underway in the Pacific ocean. A GI working for the maintenance of the locomotives aboard ship. He works for the greasing and oiling of parts of locomotive. Crew members gather at the deck of the ship. The church services being provided on the ship. U.S. flag flying atop a flag pole on the mast of the ship. Men taking off their hats. Man instructing them. A man feeds a bird and lets the bird fly.
The working of the steam turbines in the United States. The reaction and impulse principles used in harnessing the steam power in turbines. The demonstration of the speed of steam in the turbine. A police officer firing his revolver. View of him while he fires his handgun at targets on a firing range. The speed of blades of turbine when they revolve is noticed with the help of gauges. The blades must be anchored properly so that the pressure can be controlled. The control of centrifugal force in the turbine. Men work on the steam turbine. Some maintenance problems arise when high speed turbines are constructed. Careful designing of the steam turbine being done for the control of the great speed of the steam. A high quality oil is needed for lubricating the parts of the turbine. A diagrammatic representation of the working of the auxiliary pump. The working of the oil filter, oil tank, main oil pump driven by the shaft are also represented. The check valve opens and the oil flows in the turbine. The speed of the pump being regulated. The metal surfaces of the turbine never touch each other. They are separated by the film of oil.
The activities of the U.S. 287th Military Police Company in Berlin, Germany. The man grooms his horse on the picket line. He dresses the hoofs of the horse. He then leads the horse to the wash pit. Man washes the horse.
The activities of the U.S. 287th Military Police Company in Berlin, Germany. Horse platoon in formation on the ground. It prepares to leave on its rounds. Platoon sergeant briefs the patrol. A man seated on horse back as he holds a flag.
The activities of the U.S. 287th Military Police Company in Berlin, Germany. The patrol leaves the stable area and en route along the border area. The patrol at check point with a warning sign in the background: 'You are leaving the American sector'. The patrol rides away. A post across the border in the Russian sector from the check point denoting Communist propaganda. A man and a woman talk.
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