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Early nuclear power plants for peaceful generation of electrical energy in the United States

Animation of a family presenting the increasing power supply demand from1500 KW/Hr to 3000 KW/Hr in homes. Similar animation for factories. Animation of coal power plant dependent on coal supply. Animation of atomic power plant as a renewable source of energy. View of technician climbing atop the small U.S. Army SM-1 (2-megawatt ) nuclear reactor at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. More views of the reactor facility seen through woods. Change of scene to the Sodium Reactor Experiment (SRE) nuclear facility, built by Southern California Edison and Atomics International, at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in the Simi hills near Moorpark, Ventura County California. Scene shifts again to the Vallecitos Nuclear Power Plant near Pleasanton, California, built jointly by PG&E and General Electric Company. (It is the first privately funded plant to supply power in megawatt amounts to the electric utility grid.) Inside the plant, a technician is seen in its control room. View of the reactor containment vessel. Film shifts to aerial view of the first full-scale PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) nuclear power plant in the United States, under construction at Shippingport, Pennsylvania on the banks of the Ohio river. The site is busy with construction activity. View from ground of a large container of fresh concrete being moved by a crane to be poured as workmen adjust its position, before releasing the contents. More views of the construction site, with cranes and numerous constructions workers engaged.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1957
Duration: 3 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023826
Importance of interstate highways in United States; Point of view shots of American highway system from a moving vehicle

Shining glass panels of a building on a road side. A road construction site. View of Interstate 91 (I-91) construction in Hartford Connecticut. Traffic moving on an interstate highway. A 36 story apartment in New York, above the Freeway leading from the George Washington Bridge. A highway with bridges. View of commuter bus terminal and George Washington bridge over the Hudson River in New York City. Many POV point of view shots of American highways as seen from a moving vehicle. Speaking about the new interstate highway system, narrator says, "Soon, traffic will flow smoothly, in, around, and between every major city and town in America. There will be no traffic tie-ups where the interstate goes. Driving time will become minutes for local trips, and city to city travel will be shorter by hours. The complete network will make it possible to drive coast to coast, city to city, without a stop light and without delays caused by heavy traffic." Many 1950s era cars and trucks are seen moving on the highway roads. View of interstate highway in Atlanta Georgia of southern United States, with exits to Interstate 75 and Interstate 85. Sign on interstate highway 580 near Hayward California. Traffic moving under a bridge. Road signs on highway for exit to Route 21 in North Carolina between Charlotte and Statesville. Cars moving on roads. Back of a truck moving on a highway. A restaurant on the side of a road. Children fishing in a body of water on the side of a road. A family sitting in shade enjoying a picnic during a road trip. People eating at a picnic table. Two young children drink from glasses.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1956
Duration: 3 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023855
During Prohibition in the United States, men and women sit at a speakeasy bar and drink.

Footage from the Prohibition period in the United States. A man holds a beer mug. He smiles and drinks from the mug. Men and women sit together at a speakeasy bar. Liquor bottles and filled glasses on the bar. They drink and smile. They are dressed well, in suits and bowler hats (derby hats). One man is in a tuxedo with tophat. Women in late 1920's fashions.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1928
Duration: 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023949
A central compressor plant supplies 60,000 cubic feet of free air per minute for drills in United States

A central compressor plant in United States. Machinery of the plant includes huge wheels. The compressor plant supplies 60,000 cubic feet of free air per minute for drills.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1927
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023956
762mm rocket MGR-1B (M50) of U.S. Army in United States.

762mm rocket MGR-1B (M50) is also known by name 'Honest John'. A truck moves on road. 2 rockets and a launcher are present in the assembly area. Rocket is positioned. War head is fixed to the motor with 4 bolts. The rocket loaded on a truck moves. It arrives at a place in field. Soldiers of handling unit,M405, place rocket on launcher. The rocket is secured by steel shoes. The launch beams are folded. The rocket is covered with blanket. The launcher, 17 ton M386, moves on road with rocket fixed on it. It arrives in a field. A soldier moves the handle of the jack. Soldiers remove blanket cover of the rocket. The crew also extends the launcher beam. Rocket fins are attached. A soldier views through telescope. Soldiers set the wind measuring set. It moves. Soldiers elevate the launcher. A soldier again looks in the telescope. Soldiers get down from launcher. Two soldiers sit near a remote control device. A soldier speaks on phone. Another soldier pushes a button in the remote. The M50 is fired. An explosion at a far off site (38 Km) occurs with an eruption of smoke and dust.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1965
Duration: 4 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023984
Historic events in the United States, beginning with Boston Massacre (mix of reenactment footage, still images, and actual footage).

African American reverend speaking in a church. Sign board of Granary Burial ground, where the victims of Boston massacre are buried. The Boston Massacre Monument, also known as the Crispus Attucks Monument and Victory is seen. Series of drawings, artwork, still images, and reenactment footage of prominent events in American history, including Boston massacre, Revolutionary War. Gun of Peter Balem, who shot Major Pitcairn is displayed. Biography book pages about George Washington are shown. Reenactment footage of revolutionary soldiers marching without shoes in snow. Flag of United States. Bell of church rings. A man cuts logs. View of ship building and a tall masted ship at sea. Reenactment footage of start of civil war in America; statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023988
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