Ambulances in front of a military hospital. A nurse working with wounded soldiers in a hospital ward. View of wounded but now recovered U.S. Army Air Force soldiers punching a time clock to work at a bomb factory in Denver, Colorado. View of the qquipment yard outside the Colorado Building Supply Company or "COBUSCO". The soldiers and airmen serve as war production workers for 6 hours a day while their recovery continues. Workers work on bomb shell assembly in the arms factory. Some use welding equipment. View of completed bombs on assembly lines. Stacks of completed bombs being inspected before shipment.
The Denver Rio Grande Western narrow gauge railroad in Colorado. An engine of a train emits smoke as it takes on water, during a stop at Cimmaron, Co. .A fireman on engine of the train adding water. Locomotive moves along track and blows steam whistle. Fishermen walk by the parked locomotive.One carries a very long bamboo fishing pole. A large round plaque (Drumhead) on back of the train reads:"Denver and Rio Grand Western Special, The Last Run, Rocky Mountain Railroad Club." Men loosen railroad ties and remove a section of rail, as the tail end of the train sits nearby. Train stops near major waterfall (Chipeata falls) in Black Canyon, and then proceeds onward, belching smoke and speeding up. A view from train roof, as it passes close to rock outcropping. With train detached, a locomotive backs along a section of rail with small white flag on front of steam engine..
An ornithopter aircraft dubbed 'The Gray Goose' flaps its tail off while attempting to take off, in Denver, Colorado. Two men haul 'The Gray Goose' flying machine from a snow covered field after its failed test.
A model home with a fallout shelter for nuclear attacks in Denver, Colorado, United States. Crowds gathered outside a midcentury housing development. A door opens. The housing development shows the United States' first model home with a fallout shelter during the height of the Cold War. The house is designed with 8-inch reinforced concrete walls. The house is provided with all basic equipment and necessities like bunk beds, fresh air blower, and stockpiles of food. A desk with books and the Bible. Pantry shelf with canned goods and first aid kit. A crank-driven air blower. Women place a tag of approval on the front entrance wall of the house. Sticker reads “this HOME is prepared”.
Declaration of Freedom ensuring freedom of the European countries after the World War II. General Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the declaration of freedom at a Crusade for Freedom Rally in Denver, Colorado. He addresses the gathering. He condemns the Soviet intentions of controlling the European economies. “The die has been cast in Asia but we are in no limited conflict. Free Europe, struggling for moral and economic recovery, is still a tempting target for predatory military force. We cannot tolerate 'politics as usual' any more than we can tolerate 'business as usual'". We must ... Ladies and gentlemen we must get tough - tough with ourselves" Eisenhower said. Crowd applauds during Eisenhower’s speech.
Congressional Medal of Honor being presented in Denver, Colorado. Corporal Robert Maxwell being presented the Congressional Medal of Honor at a ceremony. Parents of Private Elmer Fryar receive the posthumous Congressional Medal from an officer. A picture of Private Fryar. His mother looks at the medal.
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