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United States Arms Plants speed production during World War II.

View of the Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Henry Ford in conversation with the British and American supply heads, Oliver Littleton and Donald Nelson. A B-24 bomber in the background. The touring party visits assembly line of the Ford Tank Plant. Several tanks roll out of the plant. In Washington DC China's Foreign Minister TV Soong concludes a land lease agreement with the U.S. Secretary of the State, Hall. On the Pacific Coast workers of a bomber plant are visited by the American Hero of War, General James Doolittle. General addresses the workers. The workers applaud and cheer. General Doolittle smiles and poses.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050136
Herman Pirchner duplicates his world record by serving 55 mugs of beer together at a nightclub in Cleveland, Ohio.

Herman Pirchner, owner of Cleveland's legendary Alpine Village nighclub, lifts together fifty-five mugs of beer at a bar in Cleveland, Ohio. He duplicates his world record by picking up and carrying 55 mugs of beer at one time. (The record was originally set at a competition hosted by Budweiser beer to commemorate its 100th anniversary.) Customers at the bar cheer him. Pichner carefully places the beer beer mugs on a table, losing only one in the process. He raises a toast along with the fellow bar waiters and drinks his entire glass of beer.

Location: Cleveland Ohio USA
Date: 1938, November 23
Duration: 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050147
Manufacture of watch and clock parts and their assembly at a Watch Company in United States.

Documentary titled 'Tick Tock'. The intricate processes in the manufacture of watch parts and their assembly. Hands displays clock and watch wheels. View of the dies from which the wheels are stamped. Machine with die in place stamps wheels from strip of metal. Wheels from strip are detached. Die in operation. Hands display strip with wheels cut from it. Watch case pendants drilled and lantern pinion turned. Pendant of pocket watch. Small parts poured into machine. Pinion is placed through center hole in wheel. Machine picks up pinions and places them in vice. Tiny lathe in operation. Women workers work at row of machines. Tweezers are used to remove pinion from tiny lathe. Woman worker works at lathe machine. Process of drilling plates and assembling watch. Woman worker operates machine. Watch parts are assembled from small bins. Crystals are fitted. Women workers hung watches on boards. Watches are checked and removed from the board. Watches placed on a table.

Location: Detroit Michigan USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 6 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050148
Various clock parts assembled at a clock factory in United States.

The intricate processes in the assembly of clock parts at a clock factory in United States. Marine balance wheel poising process. The operator removes small amount of metal to balance the balances. Workers use machines to drive hair springs on balance wheels. The balance staffs are sharpened to needle-like points. Pendulum in clock is assembled. Workers use jig saw to cut Mantel clock case. Workers glue wooden parts together. Workers attach faces to different kinds of clocks.

Location: Detroit Michigan USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 4 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050149
Clocks assembled and tested at a clock manufacturing factory in United States.

The intricate processes in the assembly and testing clocks at a clock factory in United States. Woman workers hand-picks small watch parts kept in several boxes. Marine Movement is assembled. Clocks placed on shelves. Worker assembles alarm clocks.

Location: Detroit Michigan USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050150
President Harry S Truman defends policies at the Civil Defense Conference in Washington DC

U.S. President Harry S Truman makes a speech at the Civil Defense Conference in Washington DC. He says that actions of Korea (during Korean War) must be confined to prevent an Atomic War between the nations of the world. Several other dignitaries seated on the dais. Press, media and photographers take coverage of the President's speech. President Truman defends administration policy actions in face of General MacArthur's criticism.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1951, May 10
Duration: 2 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050151
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