Grand Coulee Dam in Washington DC. View of Grand Coulee Dam built across the Columbia River. Mountains in the background. Water flows from the spillway of the dam. Water in a reservoir.
Intertitle saying “1905”. View of Low Memorial Library inside the campus of Columbia University (535 West 116th Street New York, NY 10027). View of Alma Mater, Daniel Chester French’s sculpture on the steps of the Low Memorial Library. Suffragist demonstration with women suffrage movement participants (sometimes called suffragettes) surrounded by supporters on a busy street and then by themselves, wearing thick winter coats, posing and talking together.
Yachts compete in a great international yacht races. The light boat is seen marking the finish line with great struggle. As the American yacht Columbia crosses the line, followed closely by the yacht Shamrock, steam rises from the whistle of the light vessel.
A group of ore freighter ships sailing in the Detroit River. Thick, black smoke rise from freighter ship chimneys. Boblo boat Columbia loaded with passengers on deck moving from a dock. Aerial view of Belle Isle Park located in the Detroit River.
A horse-sleigh full of American children moves on snow. Two boys throw snow balls at other children on the sleigh as it passes by them. Students of varying ages sit and smile in a one room school house class room. Most of the desks accommodate two students side by side. Though some of the desks have only one student. Next scene show the students outside the school building on a snowy day, after school or during recess. Some are sledding alone or together on sleds, while others start a snow ball fight and are seen throwing snow on each other. A group of boys use a ladder to help climb a tree trunk. They then climb out far onto smaller branches and hang on as the narrower branches bend downward to where they can jump down onto the ground.
An American collegiate football game in Baltimore, Maryland. A large crowd in the stands at a stadium. Several navy men seated among the crowd. The Navy Midshipmen football team from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis playing against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. A crowd cheers for the teams. A few men seated and a few of them sitting field side. The players on the field. The Navy Midshipmen football team wins the game with a score of 32-13. (World War II period).