King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain are escorted by Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, Commander of U.S. Army Forces in Europe, and U.S. 8th Air Force Commander Ira Eaker, to meet the crew of the B-17 "Memphis Belle." They and their party stroll across the airfield to the aircraft, which is parked with its crew lined up in front. The King and the Queen speak with each member of the crew. General Eaker explains some aspect of the aircraft to King George. The Royal party enters their car and departs, passing a parked British bomber on the way.
The steamship Mark Twain underway on the Mississippi river in the United States. A bell on the steamboat. Smoke rise from the stacks of the steamer shiop. The stern wheel of the steamer operates. Boats anchored at the river bank.
Official films of the flight of Bell YP-59A Airacomet jet-powered airplane, October 1, 1942. Workers at the General Electric plant in Lynn, Massachusetts, producing versions of increasingly more powerful jet engines: the I-16 with 1600 pounds of thrust and the J-33, with 4000 pounds of thrust. First flight, January 8, 1944, of a Lockheed P-80 shooting star fighter jet powered by the J-33 engine. Formation of P-80 fighter planes in flight. (World War 2 period.)
American Pediatrician Doctor Arnold Gesell demonstrates with a toddler at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Doctor Arnold Gesell demonstrates child's ability to pick up blocks. Toddler picks it up and put it in his mouth. He places a ring tied with a string. Child tries to hold the string but fails. Doctor Gesell places blocks on the table. Toddler holds ring and puts it in his mouth. Doctor Gesell places small pellet in front of the baby and the child cannot get a grip of the pellet. He places a bell in front and toddler picks it.
Telephone buildings in the past and the present in the United States. Pictures showing the Bell System telephone buildings in the past. A large number of present day buildings in which beauty and efficiency are maintained. View of telephone buildings in Cleveland, St.Louis, San Francisco and New York in 1926.
The Netherlands Carillon in Virginia, United States. A man in the Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery. The man playing keys at a console of the carillon causing the bells to chime.
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