On May 8, 1919 three Navy-Curtiss three-engine flying boats, the NC-1 commanded by Patrick N.L. Bellinger, the NC-3 commanded by John H. Towers and NC-4 commanded by Albert C. Read, take off from the Rockaway Beach Naval Air Station on first leg of transatlantic flight. Aircraft are readied for flight. Sailors hand supplies to crewman on NC-4. Sailors scramble all over NC-3 handling last minute preparations. Naval Commander John H. Towers, in charge of the expedition, poses for a picture. NC-1 in the water with line to a ship. Officers on board ship release weather balloon. NC-3 taxis out in the water and accelerates for takeoff, followed by NC-4, later seen airborne. NC-1 taxis out and is seen airborne. Views of the NC flying boats aloft.
A torpedo shop in Montauk, Long Island. Men working at the beach. A torpedo being hoisted. Interior of a torpedo shop. Men working inside the shop. Torpedoes on platform outside the factory.
Support vehicles with sirens running exit Cape Canaveral airfield pre dawn. NASA scientists communicate with “Friendship 7” and the Bermuda Mercury-Atlas 6 telemetry station at mission control center. Bermuda station requests a 5 minute hold on count down. Officials in Mercury-Atlas 6 control room. Mercury-Atlas 6 flight path on world map on wall. NASA scientist on his computer. Astronaut John Glenn's face in helmet before launch. People gathered on the beach waiting to watch the “Friendship 7” launch. A reporter talks on his headset beside the Mercury-Atlas 6 flight path. John Glenn’s face in helmet. Mercury-Atlas 6 officials talks on headset, agreeing to continue with countdown to “Friendship 7” launch. The “Friendship 7” before launch. Positional globe in capsule holds steady before launch.
Various scenes of Cape Cod during sunset. Aerial view of Cape Cod and Provincetown showing its distinctive hook-shape. Hermit crab sleeping on sand. A crab moves on the sand. Bird perches in tree. Fish swim in clear stream. A bee approaches flower. Flowers in Cape Cod. A bee pollinates a white flower. View of a meadow full of flowers. A wall design with an eagle and stars. A horseshoe hanging on wooden beam. A dried flowers in vase at window. A ship sails off the coast of Cape Cod. Seagulls fly above Cape Cod. Distant view of Provincetown across water. The Longpoint Beach lighthouse in Provincetown. Various scenes showing the dunes of Cape Cod near Provincetown.
The New York Times headlines dated February 1, 1958. The headline reads 'On Canaveral's Beach the cry was "Go Baby!"' The article is about the elation of civilians and military as rocket rose.
Children build sand castles on a beach. Artist Gutzon Borglum working in his studio and later on site building the Mount Rushmore Memorial. His son, Lincoln Borglum, is also pictured and interviewed about the project. Footage of the actual carving efforts is shown. The sculpture of the Mount Rushmore Memorial shows face sculptures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in South Dakota, United States. The American flag over the face of Abraham Lincoln's sculpture. Tourists view the Rushmore Memorial.
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