Scenes from 1934 movie about Westward Expansion of the United States at end of the 19th Century. View of San Francisco harbor with a steamer passing in the background. Inserted scenes from 1906 film of Market Street taken from a cable car headed toward the Oakland Ferry. It shows hectic uncontrolled vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the street. Change of scene shows current (1934) views of San Francisco from a vantage point above the city.
Before taking a 1906 Ford Model N car for a drive, a man inspects it. He begins by checking the radiator cap and coolant. He then goes to the side of the car and checks the steering wheel and controls associated with it. Next, he starts the car by means of the hand crank. . He pauses to check and clean the left oil lanp., as he climbs behind the wheel, cleaning it as he gets seated. Now ready to drive, he lowers goggles from his hat and leaves the parking spot. The car is seen driving along a rough dirt road until it encounters a log on the roadway. The driver stops to remove it, tossing off to the side of thr road, before proceeding again.
A sports event in the United States. A group of participants takes part in long and high jump. Onlookers watch the athletes. One jumper wears the letters aYa on his jersey. Another has a triangular logo on his. (Attributed to Thomas Armat.)
Developments in the field of aviation in the United States. Wilbur Wright flying at an altitude of 360 feet in his first successful airplane. In a later scene, high snow-capped mountains as seen from an airplane in flight years later.
United States Joint Chiefs of staff pose for formal portrait in Washington D.C., United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff seated at the table for a formal portrait. Officers seated at the table from the left; General Fred C. Weyand, United states Army, General David C. Jones. United States Air Force, General George S. Brown, United States Air force, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Admiral James L. Holloway, United States Navy, General Robert E. Cushman, United states Marine Corps, Operations deputies stand in the background. Lieutenant General Donald H. Cowles, United States Army, Lieutenant Huyser, United States Air Force, Vice Admiral Train, United states Navy, Vice Admiral Tailey, United States Navy, Lieutenant General Beckington, United States Marine corps. United States Secretary of Defense, James R. Schlesinger, Deputy Secretary William P. Clements and Joint Chiefs of Staff at a conference table. Secretary Schlesinger smokes a pipe and speaks to General Brown. A man clicks a picture.
Helicopter carrying Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson approaches the White House lawn, the Washington Monument can be seen in the background. United States President Lyndon B. Johnson welcomes Prime Minister Lester Pearson on the White House lawn. Prime Minister Lester Pearson and President Lyndon B. Johnson, with Canadian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Paul Martin and United States Secretary of States Dean Rusk sign a treaty on power and flood control development between United States and Canada. Prime Minister Lester Pearson and President Lyndon B. Johnson, with Canadian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Paul Martin and United States Secretary of States Dean Rusk shake hands after signing treaty. Photographers, one with a 16mm motion picture camera, take photos of the treaty signing. President Lyndon B. Johnson and Prime Minister Lester Pearson sign an agreement creating the Roosevelt Campobello International Park off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada. Maryon Pearson, the wife of Prime Minister Lester Pearson, is seen talking with United States and Canadian officials, behind Prime Minister Pearson and President Johnson.
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