Views of 1960's traffic passing through Pasar Baru Shopping Center (Jl. Pasar Baru Sawah Besar, Jakarta 10710 Indonesia) in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia. People walking in street. Man looking at clocks and pens in store window. Newsboy selling paper to local man. View of newsboy holding newspaper.
The 1955 Chrysler Falcon, designed by Virgil Exner with bodywork by Ghia, is unveiled at an auto exhibition in New York. View of the exposed exhaust system attached to the car. A woman at the steering wheel operates the controls of the car. A man drives a 1955 Chrysler Falcon. The man operates the buttons in the car.
1955 air disasters in the United States. Wreckage of United Air Lines Flight 629, a Douglas DC-6B aircraft (N37559, Mainliner Denver) that was blown up over Longmont, Colorado on November 1, 1955, by a dynamite bomb placed in the checked luggage. The crash site of United Air Lines Flight, a Douglas DC-4 propline (N30062), in Medicine Bow Peak, near Laramie, Wyoming. Dead bodies carried out from wrecked plane. Crowd watches.
The U.S. Army prepares for its "Desert Rock 6" atomic maneuvers and tests , as part of Operation Teapot atomic tests in 1955. U.S. Army troops in trucks, pass through entry gates, headed for ground zero of atomic test shot "Apple 2" , the 13th in this series, scheduled for May 5, 1955, at the Nevada test site. A soldier with clipboard notes their passing. Next, the Control Center Building is shown. It displays several types of antennas. View from inside the building. Vehicles moving in area near the control center. Low-level aerial view of the "ground zero" area. Men walking into a bunkered shelter housing instruments for measuring atomic explosion data. View upward from ground, of instrumentation being setup on a steel tower outdoors. Glimpse of a soldier who will be participating in the exercise. A technician adjusting instruments atop the steel tower. Soldiers walking into ground zero and inspecting an artillery piece there to determine the planned explosion's effects on it. Other things placed in the area to determine effects atomic explosive effects on them include: sand-bagged emplacement; a jeep (labeled, Test Equip. off limits); a 155mm howitzer; A Browning heavy machine gun; portable field radio; trench mortar; simulated soldiers, including steel helmet and rifle; trees; an unsheltered North American B-45 tornado aircraft; and Republic P-47 aircraft in both sheltered and dug-in positions. Workmen are seen erecting buildings in a model village (including mannequins representing occupants and food to be tested). M-48 Patton tanks and their crews, part of "Task Force Razor" are seen raising dust as they travel across deserts to the Nevada test site. Army soldiers performing maintenance on their tanks and equipment prior to entering the test site. More trucks and equipment approaching the test site.
Scenes from the maiden voyage of the Project Hope hospital ship "SS Hope" to Indonesia in October 1960. Brief view of stack on ship SS Hope (the former United States hospital ship USS Consolation, AH-15) with painted text "Project Hope" and "The People to People Health Foundation, Inc." visible on the stack. Interior views of various medical equipment aboard the ship, examination areas, and dental examination chairs. Man in a supply area works on a document. View on ship's deck. View from pier of the ship at harbor. Letters 'HOPE' on side of ship. Rapid brief scenes from a ceremony with Indonesian officials on the pier, and of Indonesian guests and officials touring the ship's facilities. Scenes of guests and staff departing the ship onto pier and being welcomed by officials as they shake hands. Sign "Angkatan Darat" on a gangway. Arrival ceremony for members of the crew. Indonesian officials speak and Dr. William Walsh speaks. Additional views of Indonesian guests and officials touring the ship and greeting nurses, doctors, and staff of the ship.
An exhibit of 1955 models of Chryslet Corporation automobiles held outdoors on the grounds of a museum. Visitors view new models of the cars. Some are identified as Imperial four door sedan and New Yorker Deluxe models.