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Post-war recovery of Europe's water transportation systems following World War II.
Examples of European transportation systems including railroads, bridges, and waterways, destroyed during World War 2. Scenes of commercial vessels being launched and bustling commercial activities at the inland port of Duisburg, Germany. Large Rhein (Rhine) River barges being loaded and moving out of the port.
Road transport becomes the dominant mode of transport in post World War II Europe under reconstruction.
Road transportation system in post World War II Europe, supporting reconstruction efforts. European workers work at a bridge being bulit. Workers work on constructing a highway in Belgium. Diesel trailer trucks along with cars and Volkswagen bus or van vehicles move along a road in Germany. A truck stop at a gas station to refuel. Men load a truck with parts for construction of a power plant, and another truck with containers containing refrigerated fish. A truck pulls semi-trailers. A trailer truck loaded with Swedish furniture moves bringing new furnishings to homes in a town on the Polders of Holland. Boom in tourism begins. Signs at a Tourism office in Milan, Italy. European people at a Swiss railroad station. Swedish and Italian International tourism buses traveling in Europe providing a way to tour and sleep without needing to stay in hotels.
Postwar development of air transportation in Europe
Development of transportation in Europe after World War 2. An ocean-going ship is seen plying the waters of an estuary. A white tower is seen with moving radar antenna on top. A radar operator works in front of radar screens in the control room. He wears headset and microphone. Narrator notes how radar helps navigation in crowded estuaries like the Scheldt. Captain onboard ship ostensibly speaking to the radar operator. Another radar antenna rotating rapidly. A British European Airways (BEA) Vickers VC. 1 Viking airplane at Schiphol Airport (Evert van de Beekstraat 202, 1118 CP Schiphol, Netherlands) in Amsterdam. Glimpses of European airlines using the Douglas DC-3 aircraft such as the Belgian SABENA, Polish LOT and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). A TAP Air Portugal (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses) DC-6 parked, and a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) DC-6, named the “Vliegende Hollander”, taxiing. An Air France Sud-Est SE-161 Languedoc 4-engine aircraft, taxiing. View of control tower and related buildings at the airport. A person marking a carton for air delivery. A man loads parcels from his automobile trunk, into a Scandinavian Airlines DC-3 aircraft. Venue shifts to Orly airport (94390 Orly, France) in Paris, France, where a DC-6 airplane sits in front of a terminal building. Airport staff prepare to welcome a dignitary, including uniformed brass band seated at an awninged pavilion, and a military honor guard. A DC-4 aircraft parked in nearby background. A party welcomes the President of France, Vincent Jules Auriol, arriving on an Air France Lockheed Constellation airliner. A large contingent of Army troops are assembled in formation to honor the arriving President. He strolls across the ramp, accompanied by a French general and an admiral, among others. He climbs stairs of the pavilion as the band plays La Marseillaise (National Anthem).
Big television towers atop skyscrapers and small antennas atop houses and other buildings in the United States.
A documentary titled: 'NYU Television Workshops' on the growth of television industry in the United States. Skyscrapers in the United States. Big television towers on the skyscrapers, including the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building. View inside transmitting tower . Exterior of a house. Small television antenna atop the house. Apartment building with cars at street level cuts to view of television antennas on top of apartment building. Children playing in front of a mobile home at an RV / mobile home community.
American children watching a puppet show on television in the United States.
A documentary on the growth of television industry in the United States. Children watching television in a family living room. Telecast of several children shows on the television. Children watching a puppet show. Views of boys smiling and laughing as they enjoy a television show.
Students at the New York University learn the technical aspects of television in the United States.
A documentary on the growth and opportunities in television industry in the United States. Several people are required to run the television industry. Students at the New York University. They learn the technical aspects of television. A man briefing the students about how the television programs are actually transmitted. The equipment and the method of production and recordings are demonstrated. A man looking through a camera. 'WPIX television' written on the camera. Students acting for a TV serial.
