https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/3eb10a6a-4a90-48b5-83e4-c5107d607284 Join this channel to get access to perks. Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Part 2: https://youtu.be/oVTzRIaZFiQ “In Our Own American Way” (Reel 1, 1941) is a World War II-era film showcasing the role of agriculture in war and peace and the impact of modern Minneapolis-Moline (MM) tractors in boosting farm productivity during wartime. The film features iconic landmarks, military bases, and agricultural efforts from New England to California, highlighting Plymouth Rock, the Alamo, Lincoln’s New Salem, natural wonders like the Grand Canyon and Old Faithful, and national parks. It portrays cadets training on military bases and emphasizes MM machinery's support of farmers, calling American farmers a "powerful mechanized army for democracy." Script by Bon D Grussing, narrated by Elmer Peterson, Directed by Reid H. Ray. Film opens; Illustration featuring patriotic motifs (0:07). “America the Beautiful” plays over montage American landmarks and landscapes (0:26). Statue of Liberty (0:45). United States Capitol (0:48). New York City (0:53). Mount Vernon Estate (1:07). Mount Rushmore (1:11). Washington Monument (1:19). Milwaukee Road class F7 steam train (1:26). Boeing 314 Clipper sea landing (1:38). Niagara Falls (2:00). Black and white military combat footage (2:04). Perhaps two M1 Combat Cars attempt to cross river (2:14). Fleet of Naval ships (USS New Mexico (BB-40)) (2:18). Aircraft carrier with Grumman J2F-6 Ducks (2:29). German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee burns during Battle of the River Plate (2:59). Opening credits (3:18). Plymouth Rock and Portico (5:12). Boston: Faneuil Hall, Old North Church, Paul Revere, Lexington Battle Green, Concord River, Nathan Hale School House (5:26). Fort Necessity, George Washington and French Indian War 1754 (6:36). Bunker Hill, Colonel Prescott statue (6:46). Bear Mountain Bridge (7:04). West Point cadets march (7:09). Farmers use MM machinery in the northeast (Two-row MM cultivator, universal R tractor, Z tractor) (7:40). Cadets march across United States Naval Academy Annapolis (10:19). Natural Bridge in Red River Gorge, Kentucky (10:41). Aerial view from US Navy K-class blimp of Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Montage military training (shooting, artillery, swimming) (11:02). More MM machines used in agriculture (cotton, Louisiana and Arkansas rice fields) (12:50). St. Augustine, Florida: Old city gates, González–Álvarez House, Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, Fort Marion in St. Augustine (14:24). Silver Spring State Park (15:39). Orlando Tangerine grove (16:33). Cypress Gardens (16:53). Palm trees in Miami Beach, Sikorsky S-42B flying boat (17:15). Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center (CSJFTC) Mississippi: Soldiers, artillery transported around base with Willys MB Jeeps and Harley-Davidson WLA motorcycle, concealing and camouflaging artillery in brush (18:06). Lincoln’s New Salem (20:32). More MM machines used in agriculture (American Midwest: Corn, wheat, hay, oats, potatoes, celery) (21:16). Monument for Hiram Moore in Climax, Michigan; first use of combine harvester (24:41). Wildlife research station Michigan State College by W Kellogg; St. Joseph River (26:21). Dairy cows across Wisconsin and Illinois (26:56). Agricultural workers cultivate peas for California Packing Corporation at De Kalb and Rochelle Illinois; MM Machines used for other California Packing Corporation ventures (27:27). The Little Brown Church in Iowa (c.1860) (31:13). More MM machines (31:38). Round Tower, HQ building, barracks, and soldier trainees (handling US Signal Corps radio, carrying out proper review), fleet of Dodge VC-1 1/2 ton 4X4 Command Reconnaissance car at Fort Snelling in Minnesota (32:39). MM tractor tows North American O-47 at Naval Reserve Air Station Minneapolis Wold Chamberlain Field; Pilots undergoing inspection in Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 planes (33:53). Sailboats on Lake Calhoun, fishing across Great Lakes and Superior National Forest along Knife River in Minnesota (35:09). Mines for raw iron ore (36:54). Aerial Lift Bridge, Duluth, Minnesota - Duluth Harbor (37:21). MM automotive factory - tractors unloaded assembly line (37:41). Hay collection using MM Tedder, side-delivery rake, hay loader on Minnesota farms; Other MM machinery (39:00). MM tractors smooth racetrack at Minnesota State Fair (40:03). Football team plays at University of Minnesota Memorial Stadium (40:37). MM Machines at work (41:33). Monument marking geographical center of North America, Rugby North Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt “Rough Rider” bronze statue (43:48). Ends (44:03). This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. 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