American sportswoman Althea Gibson returns after winning the world tennis crown at Wimbledon. A large crowd greets her in New York, United States. Buildings along street sides. A ticker tape parade to greet Althea. People cheer. Althea seated in a car rolling through a street. She waves towards the crowd. Dignitaries congratulate her on the achievement.
Reno Rodeo in Nevada, United States. Cowboys on horsebacks. A cameraman gets a testimonial. People gather in a large number to watch the rodeo. The participants perform. People cheer.
A United States Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell aircraft hits a skyscraper in heavy fog in New York, United States. The Empire State Building. Several buildings along street sides. People walk on a street. Policemen on the street. The aircraft crashes into the 79th floor of the building. Firemen douse the fire using hoses. Men carry the wounded. The damaged building. Wreckage in a room. The dead body of a man in the room. Wrecked parts of the airplane. Wrecked equipment on the street. (World War II period).
The history of aviation. Soldiers move the Wright aircraft out of the hangar building at Fort Meyer in Virginia, United States. American aviator Lieutenant Frank Purdy Lahm sitting at controls of the aircraft in July 1909. Orville Wright making final preparation prior to take off. Orville Wright get into control section of the airplane. Wright flier takes off from Fort Myer,Virginia. Headquarters building in the background.
The history of aviation. U.S. Army Lieutenant Benjamin Delahauf Foulois and Orville Wright make the first cross country flight from Fort Myer to Alexandria in Virginia, United States. Wright, Lt Foulois and another worker stand near the control section of the aircraft. Foulois gets into the cockpit. Wright makes adjustment on the aircraft motor. The engine starts. Wright and Lt. Foulois sitting in the airplane.
Preparations for the launch of an Atlas 12 D missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. Strategic Air Command (SAC) Commander in Chief General Thomas S. Power, Commander of the 1st Missile Division Vandenberg AFB Lieutenant General David Wade and Commander of the 15th Air Force Lieutenant General Archie J. Old Jr, and the staff watches the launch. SAC insignia and emblem on Atlas missile in the service structure. The missile on a launching pad. Mark II nose cone on the missile. Base of the missile and the service structure. Number 630 is visible on the missile. Airmen check parts and sections of the missile on the launch pad prior to the launch. Major Ernest E. Bankey Jr. is the officer in charge of the launching pad and procedures. The airmen check equipment and the missile at the launching platform.
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