Enraged yaks battle on a hilly terrain in Kumbum in Tibet. Mountains in the background. The battle stops as one yak gets exhausted. The victim is saved from death as a female yak interferes.
Buildings at the Century of Progress World's Fair grounds in Chicago, Illinois. Aerial view of the buildings at the fair grounds. Buildings include Hall of Science, the Travel and Transport unit and a dome shaped building. Exteriors of Chinese Lama temple and neo classic administration building.
View of mountains in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. View of guests from other countries arriving, including United States Ambassador to India John Galbraith. Maharajah Chogyal Tashi Namgyal, father of Prince Palden Thondup Namgyal, arrives to attend the wedding of his son. A lama bows to the couple. View of Prince Palden Thondup Namgyal and Hope Cooke as lamas put scarves around their neck in wedding ceremony. Prince and Princess of Sikkim arriving at the Palace.
In San Francisco California, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr. poses with his wife on dock after his return from scientific expedition to Indo-China and Tibet, San Francisco. The Colonel has recently been appointed as the Governor-General of Puerto Rico.
United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS) diplomatic and military mission to Tibet led by Major Ilia Tolstoy and Captain Brooke Dolan. U.S. party along with Tibetan cabinet ministers reach at a British commission. Mutton being roasted for lunch. Tibetan cabinet ministers, other officials, monks from monasteries pose. Man serves roast mutton. Officials have lunch. Tibetan officials leave. U.S. and British officials at other place in Lhasa. Tibetan men and women in traditional costumes.
The Battle of Shanghai, September 1937. Japanese planes in flight over Shanghai. Pilots in the cockpit. A hand dials a control to drop bombs on the underlying city. Explosions as bombs hit the target. The citizens flee. A plane drops bombs on a bridge as people are crossing it. The bridge collapses. Citizens in the streets. Vehicles on the streets of Shanghai. People in runner pulled rickshaws. Dead Chinese people on the streets. A cloud of smoke rises over the city. Gate to the Chinese Forbidden City opens to reveal the Temple of Heaven. A Ming Lion statue. A time line shows the advent of different civilizations-- A milestone with 1776 written on it indicates the time when Washington crossed the Delaware River. Another milestone shows 1492. A picture of Columbus's ship. Yet another milestone reads 476. Pictures of ancient Roman Empire. A milestone reads 1440 B.C. A statue of Moses. A milestone reads 1880 B.C. A scene of the pyramids depicts the Egyptian civilization. Another milestone reads 2200 B.C. Shows a road leading to Chinese civilization. . A man carrying two baskets on a pole walks by a statue of Confucius and a horse. Ancient Chinese temple in background. A wall shows Chinese statues of Buddha. An animated map of China. Laborers mining coal in Manchuria. Coal cars filled with coal. In the Gobi desert nomad tribes move with their camel caravan. Himalayan mountains in the Tibet region. Animated map of China shows rivers. Sampans in the Yangtze river. A Chinese farmer plows his field. Chinese soldiers in China. Montage shows the people of China against a crowd of Chinese people.