The life and career of U.S. Army General Dwight D Eisenhower up to the time of his appointment as the Supreme Commander of the NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization). General Eisenhower parades in triumph through London, England in a horse-drawn carriage. People gather in a large number on the streets to greet the General. He is eulogized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill addresses the crowd and talks about Eisenhower. He pays tribute to the soldiers who died fighting for their countries and places a wreath on a memorial. The General is welcomed with a ticket tape parade in New York city. Scene from 1947 of General Salih Omurtak from Turkey, descending from an airplane and greeting President Eisenhower to thank him for assistance. Eisenhower is seen waving to people of Brazil in a parade in Brazil during a visit.
The River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Aerial views of the River Rouge Plant. A pile of new rubber tires. Brazilian workers assemble cars. Wheels with rubber tires move on conveyor belts. A display of several small automobile rubber parts and sheets. A map of Brazil shows Boa Vista and Belem. Pointer shows area of Brazil where Fordlandia rubber plantation is located. Goods being loaded on a freighter at a dockyard. Boxes being lowered into the hold of the freighter.
Flood in North eastern Brazil. Rain brings heavy flood damage. A huge earth dam gives way, flooding a rich 140 mile valley. Waterways through the valley. Buildings submerged in water.
View of the Venezuelan freighter 'Ansoategui' sailing to Brazil. Ship is hijacked by pro- Castro Communists in an attempt to embarrass President Romulo Betancourt on the eve of his visits to United States of America.
A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's journey to Antarctica during the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition, in their ship, The Quest. A view of St. Paul's Rocks off the coast of Brazil. Booby birds seated on St. Paul's Rocks. The birds take off.
Activity in a Ford Motor Company built hospital in Brazil, likely in region of Ford Belterra rubber facility. People seated on benches in corridors. Men converse with each other inside the hospital. Equipment and scales in the office. A doctor unwraps a bandage from a patient's thumb. The doctor debriding the end of thumb with a pair of scissors. A cabinet full of chemicals. A technician works in a laboratory. A man writes in a large register. A doctor bandages a boy's arm. Another doctor writes prescriptions while two women attendants stand next to him.
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