Designer of U.S. fighter aircraft Igor Sikorsky sets a new record for hovering in air for 1:32 in Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter in Stratford, Connecticut. People stand around the VS-300. A three-blade rotor rotates. VS-300 raises up from the group. The VS-300 hovering in the air. The VS-300 lowers down on the ground. People cheer and wave to Sikorsky for setting a record. People stand around Igor Sikorsky. A man approaches Sikorsky to congratulate him.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman presents Collier Trophy in Washington DC. U.S. President Harry S. Truman, fighter aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Abercrombie Lovett and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Vice Admiral Merlin O'Neil stand near the trophy. President Truman speaks to Defense Secretary Lovett. The President shakes hands with Vice Admiral O'Neil. The National Aeronautics Association Trophy. The officials stand near the trophy and pose.
U.S. Vice President Alben William Barkley with Second Lady Jane Hadley Barkley, return after their trip to Japan and Korea in Washington DC. U.S. Vice President Alben William Barkley and Second Lady Jane Hadley Barkley climb down a ladder. An aircraft and men in the background. The Vice President and the Second Lady leave the airport. The Vice President with his wife on a platform. A wall map in the background. Vice President Barkley speaks into a microphone. He talks about the conditions at the Korean War front, and hopes for armistice in Korea.
A baby gorilla named 'Bobo' is treated as a family member by Will Lowman in Anacortes, Washington. A baby gorilla 'Bobo' in a pram drinks milk from a bottle. Will Lowman and his family members look after the gorilla. The gorilla drinking milk. Bobo and a girl in a pram. Bobo plays with the girl. Bobo and the young girl seated on the grand father's knee.
Chicago girls collect money for Allied food relief in Chicago, Illinois during World War I. The painted kegs kept in a line. The girls stand behind the kegs. The girls stand in a group and paint the kegs. The girls stand in a line painting the kegs. The girls talks to each other. A girl holds a poster in her hands which reads 'Food'. The kegs kept in front of a shop. A man puts money in a keg. A young woman holds a keg which reads "Food For France Fund."
Food conservation exhibit in Boston, Massachusetts during World War I. A kitchen on a vehicle. Posters stuck on the kitchen. People crowd around the vehicle. Men and women in the kitchen on the vehicle. People seated and standing near the vehicle. Men and women in the kitchen cook food.
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