Scenic views of landmarks and landscapes in the United States in the mid 1960s. A couple strolling among cherry blossom trees during Spring, at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. The Jefferson Memorial seen in the background. A university or college campus. Aerial view of skyscraper buildings in lower Manhattan, New York City. Street scenes in New York City with car traffic on street and pedestrians walking on sidewalks and crossing an intersection. Seven harvesters operating in parallel on a wheat field. Street scene in San Francisco, with cable car approaching passengers gathered at the Powell Street turnaround, near Ellis Street. Sign for Golden State Hotel is seen on Powell Street. Powell Street crowded with parked cars, shops and pedestrians. The Golden Gate Bridge. Waterfall and river in Yosemite National Park. Visitors watching Niagara Falls. "Maid of the Mist" tour boat moving along the base of the falls. View from car driving through forest in National Park. Cars driving on street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cowboys herding cattle on a ranch in southwest or western United States. Beautiful scenes of America's natural outdoors including mountain ranges and a rushing river. A woman riding a horse on a rocky coastline with the ocean behind her, at sunset. Closeup of the American flag waving.
Production of a car in the United States. Chrysler Alpine RSV prototype car moves along a test track. Trees in the background. Production of a car in a factory. Men work on equipment. The car on a ramp during production process. A man drives the car.
Production of Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) mini car in the United States. Traffic on the street. Increasing number of car crashes leads to the production of RSVs. Cars on the street. A 1972 Chevrolet Vega. Some Volkswagen Beetle cars drive on the highway. Men work on the production of cars in a factory. They discuss a sketch. Men work on different equipment. Parts of car. The structure of the car. Men work on different parts of the car. The car on a ramp during the production process. A crash test of the car. Dummies are placed in the car and the car is hit against a wall. The car on the street.
Public service announcement by U.S. Department of Transportation in a message that looks and sounds like an automobile advertisement. A parked Minicar RSV automobile (concept car) is seen. A man stands nearby and introduces the car. The safety features of the car make it unique. The car is demonstrated and multiple crash test scenes are shown, with the car bouncing back from crashes with little damage. Scene shows automobile air bags deploying in an accident. A man opens the gull wing style door and is seen seated in the car. He closes the door.
Production of Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) mini cars in the United States. NBC Newsman Jim Vance reads the news about a safety car produced by the United States Department of Transportation. He speaks about the features of the car. The RSV car moves along a street. The car on a ramp during a crash test. An airplane parked in the background. Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams talks about the car. He speaks about the technology used in the vehicle. Steering wheel of the RSV car. People look at the car.
A U.S. Army Air forces Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk airplane taxis and takes off from an airfield in the United States, that appears to have some construction work taking place on it (dump truck in background) during World War 2. The P-40's landing gear takes a long time to retract after takeoff, with the right gear lingering down, well after the left has retracted. Aloft, the P-40 maneuvers around a slow-moving light aircraft camera plane, joining up near it and flying rapidly away, and then diving toward it.
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