Relative oil production of the United States and other countries for the year 1914 is depicted. A political map of the United States shows some states with dots and some with crosses and some states with dots and crosses both. A box on the top left corner of the map shows the state of Alaska. A map of the continent of South America with oil production of some of its countries. A box on the top right side of the map shows oil production in Trinidad. A map of Russia shows its neighboring countries such as Germany, Galicia, Roumania and others. Relative oil production in these countries is depicted using crosses and dots. Boxes on the top right corner of the map show relative oil production in Japan and Formosa. Another map shows India, Tibet and neighboring countries. Relative oil production in these countries is depicted. A box in the lower middle of the map shows relative oil production in Dutch East Indies.
Advancement in transportation of petroleum in the United States. A political map of the United States shows main pipe line systems through which crude oil is pumped underground from producing fields to refineries. Animation on the map shows a pipe line which is under construction.
Pumping and transportation of crude oil drilled in the United States. A political map of the U.S. shows oil pipe line systems which are used to transport crude petroleum. The map shows main trunk pipe line systems including a new line under construction from Wyoming, connecting with the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico. A pumping station which serves important fields in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming with its chief terminals at East Chicago, Houston, Texas and Salt Creek, Wyoming. Internal combustion engines and machinery at the pumping station.
A documentary depicts events in the development of the United States and shows scenes of commerce, industry and natural resources. Shirtless men in khaki shorts (US Army?) practice calisthenics during an exercise drill. American men and women work in a factories and peace time industries post war, and laboratories (scene of a chemist with test tubes and beakers and burners). A man blowing glass. Harnessing of water, wind, solar and soil energy. Scenes of turbines, generators and motors to use energy. Men working in factories to increase production. Smoke comes out of stacks and chimneys. Iron ore processing and hot conditions. People work in different industries. Mass production in the U.S. Typewriters being assembled in a factory. Kitchen hand mixers on an assembly line at a manufacturing plant. Assembly line of automobile industry. 1940s era cars and trucks moving along assembly line in car manufacturing factory.
A U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain aircraft lays wires in the United States during World War II. Men work on an equipment as they prepare for aerial wire laying. A C-47 aircraft takes off. The aircraft in flight as it lays wires over a difficult terrain. A man speaks over a field phone after the communication wires have been laid.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman delivers a speech in the United States. President Truman speaks about a 20 billion dollar cut in the annual salary in the private industry. This would lead to a decrease in the salaries of workers and further lead to deflation. President Truman warns that such a situation would lead to unemployment.
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