Doctors operate on a cancer patient at the New England Deaconess Hospital, in Boston. Cancerous tissue excised from patient's body during surgery is saved to test behavior of the cells when exposed to radiation. The tissues are cultivated and then.examined under microscopes fitted with a movie camera. Cells divide. Radioactive material in a pack with warning, 'Hazard' written on it. A doctor exposes cancerous tissue to the radioactive material. Cancer cells die after exposure. Exterior view of the White Plains Hospital building in White Plains New York. A child runs to a woman in front of the hospital building. She picks up the child and both smile.
A tug and two barges with their illegal rum cargo and crew seized by the Coast guards are seen floating beside a Coast guard vessel. The boat of Coast Guards and federal agents with a United States flag hoisted on it arrives at dock. The seized crew is taken into custody. The seized cargo of rum, during prohibition, is loaded on a pulley and pulled up.
Giant "calculator" (early computer) solves mathematical problems at Harvard University in Boston. Video shows the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (ASCC), called the Mark I. It was devised by Howard Aiken. Navy personnel seen working with the computer. Man writes in books and looks at calculated numbers printed on a paper. Man at the giant calculator. Man loads a 24 channel punched paper data tape. Naval sailors look at the giant calculator. Computer scientist Lieutenant Grace Hopper (later Rear Admiral USN) is seen near the end of the clip. She was one of the first programmers of the Mark I and an early force in the development of machine-independent programming languages like COBOL.
American delegation return back from the Paris Peace Conference following World War 1 armistice. US Navy ship USS George Washington entering the harbor at Boston. The ship is decorated with U.S. flags all over. USS George Washington welcomed by other battleships as she steams towards the harbor. View of ship's guns and the Navy crew men on USS George Washington.
United States President Woodrow Wilson and his wife after returning from the Paris peace Conference. The Welcome Home Procession includes United States soldiers on horses and motor bikes. President Wilson and his wife sitting in the car. Escorted by the United States soldiers they are seen leaving the Commonwealth pier.
Buildings at a dock in the United States. 'Rigging Loft' written over the door. A man comes out of the door. Two men climb up the stairs. They sit in the Rigging Loft and chat as other men in the loft work on sails and rigging of a boat. 'Block Shop' written on the side of a wall. Horse standing at curbside on street . Snow covered street. Snow covered cars parked in a street. Sign on one building reads "Fisheries Institute."