Manufacturing of aircraft in United States World War I. The United States engineer troops on board flat railroad cars as a locomotive pulls them away.
Manufacturing of aircraft in United States World War I. Aircraft factories at Elizabeth, New Jersey; Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; and Dayton, Ohio. Aerial views of aircraft factory, railway siding, warehouses and lumber yard. Crowd of men war production workers go to work at one of the plants and factory workers at work. Men sit around small round tables as they eat in a plant cafeteria. Many of them appear to be production plant executives and at least one U.S. Navy sailor in uniform. African American waiters seen in the dining area.
Aircraft manufacture in United States during World War I. Pilot of a plane. Standard Aircraft Cooperation planes lined up as men stand next to them. Nose of the aircraft with the propellers. Planes lined up as men lift the plane from its tail section as men pull it forward. U.S. Mail written on the fuselage of a plane.
A truck tows a volkswagen beetle car with a bicycle tied to its back as the truck moves on an interstate highway in United States. A man wipes the windscreen of a truck at a gas station, truck being refueled. POV views of trucks, tankers and trailers on Interstate highway in the United States in the mid 1970s. Logs of wood loaded onto a truck as it moves along an Interstate highway.
Draft and mobilization activities for U.S. Army soldiers of World War 1 in 1917-1918. American military recruits undergo psychological and mental acuity tests to determine their intelligence and ability to serve as soldiers. They undergo attention and observation tests. Figures drawn on a board as an instructor guides them, and Army recruits write on papers. Recruits must rapidly pick up their pencils on cue in a test of alertness. Rejected recruits discharged with payment and a discharge letter. The discharged soldiers stand in line at pay window. Close-up view of U.S. Army honorable discharge certificate. Slates indicate that most soldiers participated in the life insurance plan that was offered. Scene of soldiers seated at tables as they write letters home.
'What to do in a gas attack' A dramatization shows the precautions to be taken in event of a gas attack and the first aid measures to be used after the gas exposure. Newspaper headlines about the gas attacks, a gas alarm sounds. Plane drops gas bombs and smoke rises. Various precautions to be taken in case of a gas attack like closing the windows and other openings in the house. A man and woman move upstairs in the house to escape fumes. In case of liquid gas attack, gas spreads and men of the United States Citizens Defense Core neutralize the gas. Men wearing protective clothing and masks wipe off the gas. A sign reads 'gas mustard'. Men neutralize the crops in a field after a gas attack. After a liquid gas attack a man removes his clothes and shoes before entering the house as a preventive measure. Removes liquid gas from the skin by blotting with a tissue, tissue thrown in a bin. Exposed skin cleaned and rinsed with bleaching solution. A baking soda solution containing water used to irrigate eyes. Man takes a shower and soaks himself up. Nose irrigated with baking soda solution. Man gargles with the solution. Man smokes a cigarette and lies down to prevent exertion. A man of the United States Citizens Defense Core takes away the clothes lying outside the house for treating them. (World War II period).
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