The 42nd National Automobile Show at the New York Coliseum (present day site of Time Warner Center. 10 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10019, United States), December 8-16, 1956. A sign above an escalator at the entrance reads 'National Automobile Show'. A model wearing a swimsuit seated on the hood of a 1957 Desoto convertible. Two women seated in a 1957 Chrysler 300C. Aerial view of the Buick exhibit, with the 1957 Buick Roadmaster Convertible prominently displayed. An executive version of the 1957 Cadillac features a typewriter in the back seat and a record player in the front dash. Auto executives gathered at a display featuring a row of steering wheels. President of Chrysler Lester Lum Colbert hails the future in a statement.
Dramatization. Dr. David Livingstone’s party finds Lake Ngami, a shallow lake north of the Kalahari Desert in present-day Botswana, Africa. A San Bushman points David Livingstone towards Lake Ngami. David Livingstone and his entourage rests by the Lake Ngami. Back in Kolobeng (in present-day Botswana), David Livingstone mulls over between further exploring and living a sedentary life with family. Mrs. Mary Moffat Livingstone holds her newborn baby. David Livingstone pulls out and unfolds a map showing southern Africa. David Livingstone sits beside his wife, Mary Moffat Livingstone. David Livingstone and Mary Moffat Livingstone talk about their future. David Livingstone cuddles his newborn baby.
Dramatization. Dr. David Livingstone’s oxcart entourage travel across the Kalahari Desert with no water. David Livingstone’s son, suffering from dehydration, that he needs water. David Livingstone instructs his African assistants to loosen the oxen from their yokes, which may help find water. From back of the oxcart, David Livingstone fills a cup from water jar. David Livingstone offers cup to children and wife. David Livingstone’s children drink water. David Livingstone offers cup to Sechele’s son, who refuses the cup. Sechele’s son meets a San Bushman. Sechele’s son introduces the San Bushman to David Livingstone. The San Bushman leads David Livingstone to a hole with ostrich eggs filled with water. David Livingstone fills water container with water from ostrich egg.
Dramatization. African tribesmen lead Dr. David Livingstone to Victoria Falls, a waterfall on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe. David Livingstone is seen holding a walking stick. David Livingstone disembark from canoe with African guide, who asks him if there are waterfalls in Livingstone’s country. View of the Victoria Falls. David Livingstone goes back to the canoe and sets off with African attendants. David Livingstone and African attendants sail the Zambezi River. David Livingstone and African attendants disembark from canoe. African attendants show David Livingstone the Mosi-oa-Tunya, which David Livingstone names as “Victoria Falls”, after Queen Victoria. David Livingstone and his African men walk closer to the Victoria Falls. View of the Victoria Falls.
Major "space race" and defense events of the year 1957. Laika, Soviet space dog prepared for the space flight. Laika takes off in Sputnik 2 in Soviet Union. An animation shows the spacecraft in outer space. In United States, Space Race efforts to launch a small "grapefruit" satellite on Vanguard TV-3 test rocket meet in failure as the rocket explodes at take off on December 6, 1957. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. President Dwight D Eisenhower arrives in Paris, France to talk about the development of missiles with other NATO leaders. The French Prime Minister Felix Gaillard with President Eisenhower. View of Atlas missile SM-65A Serial 12A launched successfully from Cape Canaveral pad LC-14 in Florida, United States, on December 17, 1957.
Women's diving finalists are seen performing platform dives at AAU meet in Houston,Texas, on August 16,1957. Paula Jean ("PJ") Myers wins the gold medal. (Narrator notes she won the gold medals in every AAU meet held in 1957). Myers is seen putting on her sweatshirt after a dive. Scene shifts to Florida, where several expert Water skiers,including an Italian woman, display tricks during World Water Skiing Championship tournament at Cypress Gardens, Florida, on September 17, 1957. Winner of the Tournament's trick skiing event, Mike Amsbury, of California, is seen performing in the final sequence.
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