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Birth of Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company and its nuclear reactor facility in the United States.

Map of United States showing location of a power plant of Connecticut. A woman in 1960's dress (Leslie Franzos) dances happily in her living room in front of a window air conditioner. Electric supply lines and power plants showing growth in the sector. Sunset and a graph with wavy lines depicting the limitation of non-renewable sources of power. Views of coal and oil production, pipeline, and transportation facilities including rail trains moving on tracks. Narrator describes fossil fuel supplies as abundant but finite. 1960's woman dances in front of graph depicting rising power demand through the decades ahead. Animation of names of various electricity producing companies. Model of the nuclear power plant of the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company. 1960's fashion woman dances in front of model holding blueprints. Animation of map showing location of the plant. Aerial view of actual site of the plant. Sketch of the plant. Animated model of the functioning reactor and cooling system to be used by the plant. A submarine with reactor fitted. Pictures of nuclear power plants in use at Rowe Massachusetts and Shippingport Pennsylvania. Knobs and on-off of lights on a panel. View of interior control room at the Yankee Rowe nuclear power station. Group of executives in suits touring the Yankee Rowe nuclear plant grounds. Design architect at desk in an office reviews blueprints for nuclear plant.

Date: 1966
Duration: 4 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023821
Oahu Railway and Land Co. (OR&L) Freight Trains, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii ca. 1942

Railroad scene on Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, at Kalihi-Kai just east of the Libby cannery and west of the old Oahu Prison. World War Two "blackout" headlights can be seen. The first locomotive is OR&L No. 39 with three gondolas. The second is OR&L No. 34 with boxcars and the third OR&L No. 32 with a train of boxcars and pineapple cars. Brakemen and Conductor shown riding on top of cars. (The OR&L did have three cabooses, but they were not popular with the crews.)

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062970
Earl Baldwin inaugurates a new railroad and people enjoy traveling in it around Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut.

Lake Compounce's railway in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. Views of Lake Compounce. People standing beside the lake. Governor of Connecticut Raymond Earl Baldwin drives to inaugurate the service. People enjoy traveling in the kid's train around the lake. The train moves along tracks around the lake.

Date: 1944, May 8
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058149
Streets with cars and pedestrians and a military truck in Honolulu, Hawaii, during World War II, 1942

Streets with cars and pedestrians and a military truck in Honolulu, Hawaii, early in World War 2. A model 'T' Ford car drives on the road. Sign over a shop idenfifies "Poi Factory." Pedestrians walk on sidewalks. A military ambulance on the road. Houses and buildings on roadside.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675037187
Scenes from the 1942 AAU championship championship track and field games in New York City

The AAU championships at Randall's Island. Hal Davis, fastest man in the world, wins 100 meters. Bill Cummins wins 110 meters hurdles from Joe Batiste. Al Blozis wins the Shot, and Cornelius Warmerdam wins the Pole Vault . The winners seen. Huge crowd gathered to watch the event.

Date: 1942, June 20
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040841
Teams from Stamford, Connecticut and Austin, Texas play for Little League Baseball World Series Championship in Pennsylvania.

1951 Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Andy Wasil and his team from Stamford, Connecticut and the team from Austin, Texas comes on ground to play. Supporters of both the teams cheer the players. Both teams play baseball game to win Little League Championship. Stamford, Connecticut wins the match against team of Austin, Texas with a score of 3-0. Andy Wasil kisses a girl.

Date: 1951, August 27
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071435