Organization of the United States Army. Soldiers given training about firing and operating anti-aircraft guns at Camp Edwards in western Cape Cod, Massachusetts, during World War II. Trainee soldiers fire on target balloons. Amphibious troops trained. Tanks ride rough mountainous terrain, cross small rivers. Tank destroyer training, a dummy tank destroyed.
Deep diving bathyscaphe (deep Boat) Trieste moves underwater in Atlantic Ocean on September 25, 1963, during photography and recovery mission for the submarine USS Thresher (SS-593) that sunk off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Millions of tiny air bubbles seen as Trieste descends. View of dirt or mud stirred on floor of ocean. View of small sea life, sand, small rocks and pebbles as Trieste moves under water. A small asbestos pipe, believed to be from the USS Thresher, is seen on the ocean floor. An Eel fish moves in front of Trieste.
The Atlantic Sea Grill in Boston, Massachusetts. Men stand beside the building. Customers enter. A chalk board outside the establishment advertises Lobster stew for 50 cents, baked cod for 35 cents and fried shrimp for 40 cents.
Animated map assembles sections of the United States of America reflecting various kinds of inhabitants. A woman of Native American Indian origins weaves a straw hat as a young boy plays nearby. Sign outside a building identifying the "Slovak Political Benefial Assn." Other signs on seen on different buildings include: "Polish Army Veterans Association of America;" "Ukrainian American Youth Association;" and "Germantown Hospital." A brass plate on a building reading: "English-Speaking Union." Asian-American school girls, and a Japanese-American man with a boy. View of a wood carving in ancient African style. A street scene showing many Hispanic Americans, and commercial signs in Spanish. A group of new American citizens at a naturalization ceremony,each receiving a small American flag. Animated map shown again, indicating the geographical distribution of Americans in the U.S. First it shows areas where citizens live near water, either the oceans, Gulf of Mexico, or the Great Lakes. Montage of urban scenes showing some of the cities where most Americans live. The Massachusetts State House in Boston. New York City street scene with the Empire State Building in background. City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Capitol in Washington, DC
The Captain of a commercial fishing trawler reports his catch on radio to agents in Boston Massachusetts..He reports 80 thousand pounds of haddock; 25 thousand pounds of scrod; 22 thousand pounds of red fish; and 20 thousand pounds of live cod.
Flashback on preparation for the launch of NASA Apollo 11 Mission in Kennedy Space Center. Early 1970s cars driving on highway near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Cars pass by Kennedy Space Center Campground sign saying “Space Center Campground 2 MI ahead on 1”. Cars passing by the Satellite Motel along the Florida State Road A1A (South of the 520 Causeway, Ocean Highway A1A, Cocoa Beach, FL). Cars driving on the Florida State Road A1A pass by two billboards saying, “Welcome to Cape Kennedy Resort Area” and “In the beginning God… Apollo 8 Six Cents United States Gateway to the Stars”. View of a launch complex inside the Kennedy Space Center. Monitors inside a mission control center. Speaker in a stadium near the launch site. The prime crew members- Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. and Commander Neil A. Armstrong, in ready room before entering the Saturn V SA-506. Buzz Aldrin yawns before the launch. Cars parked on the beach near the launch site. View of the Saturn V SA-506 in the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins depart for the launch pad. Astronauts going up on elevator in launch complex. The Saturn V SA-506 before launching. Launch controllers in the firing room of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the Apollo 11 mission.
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