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Title card: "A patriotic appeal . . . save the Olympia" / title "Race against the scrap heap" superimposed over shot of abandoned USS Olympia, flagship of Admiral George Dewey's fleet during Spanish-American War, sitting next to dock in Philadelphia Navy Yard / Olympia sitting next to dock / prow of ship with word "Olympia" at top / pan across entire ship as it sits next to dock / VS on board ship of different areas of its deck / empty living quarters / inside shot of battle port / stove in empty kitchen / unused sink / bed without mattress in living quarters / unused sink with rot on wall behind it / shot of newspaper / CU headline "Dewey's victory raises our prestige" / painted portrait of Adm. Dewey / two shots of still photo of Olympia sailing / painting of Dewey during Battle of Manila Bay standing on Olympia giving order, "You may fire when ready, Gridley" / painting of Dewey on bridge of Olympia during Battle of Manila Bay looking down on sailors below on deck, one atop naval gun / CU newspaper headline "Dewey's great victory as seen from the Olympia" / "1921" superimposed over overhead shot of US Navy sailors carrying through crowd casket of Unknown Soldier brought over from France on Olympia / two more shots of sailors carrying casket / shot from boat of "Olympia" at anchor / VS casket of Unknown Solder being carried by sailors down gangplank from "Olympia" / title "today - in Philadelphia" superimposed over statue looking out over Philadelphia skyline / close shot of history professor Dr. Henry D. Learned, chairman of "Save the Cruiser 'Olympia' Committee" sitting at desk / Learned sitting in chair leafing through papers / CU Learned speaking to camera / VS Olympia sitting next to dock / Note: exact day not known