A pigeon carrier demonstration at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Pigeons in a cage are used for transferring messages. A soldier writes a message on a paper and ties it on a pigeon's leg. Pigeon back at Fort Monmouth. A soldier takes out the paper from its foot. (World War II period).
A fire destroys arms and war materiel stores, some bound for Britain, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Waterfront fire guts granaries, warehouses and other vital property. Fire fighters fight to extinguish the fire. Fire raging from buildings. A huge crowd gathers near the fire site. The fire fighters spray water on the buildings to extinguish the fire. (World War II period).
From a short documentary film entitled, "Neptune's Realm" depicting a shellback initiation ceremony aboard the USS Indianapolis in November 1936. In this clip, slates provide background on the ceremony. Then there are scenes of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in New York. The ship leaves the dock with Statue of Liberty in the background. Kingfisher floatplanes visible on the ship's deck. The ship is decorated with flags, on its way to pick up President Franklin Roosevelt in South Carolina before proceeding to South America. A fleet of ships underway. Some scenes from a shellback initiation. A Polliwog looks through binoculars. Sailors dressed in costumes act during the Shellback ceremony.
U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull talks about Pan American Conference. Secretary Hull during a press conference aboard USS Santa Clara. He talks about the Pan American Conference in Peru. An American delegate addresses the conference. Cordell Hull poses on the ship.
People ride vehicles in Palisades Park, New Jersey. A sign reads 'Big World Sensation'. People stand around a steel cage. Two men seated on a bike and a woman stands with her bicycle. They ride their motorcycle and bicycle inside a steel cage.
The Pulitzer Trophy Race at Mitchel Field in New York. A Curtiss R3C-1 in flight over Mitchel Field. The R3C-1 taxiing after landing. The number 43 painted on its fuselage. U.S. Army Lieutenant Cyrus Bettis in the cockpit of the R3C-1 after it stops. He climbs up and stands in the cockpit. Army airmen stand around him. Lieutenant Bettis sets a new record of 249 miles per hour.
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