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American woman works as personal secretary

Personal secretary takes down notes dictated by her boss.Personal secretary guides an American woman to boss's office. American woman has a meeting with the boss. Woman shops at a clothes store helped out by saleswomen.

Date: 1950
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025250
Women prove themselves as workers in the United States

Importance of American women as workers and women in the work force as well as homemaker and housewife. American woman working as scientist in a laboratory at the Sloan-Kettering Institute. Male scientist injects serum into white mice. Female scientist runs tests. Woman nurse in operation theater. Woman hairdresser works in a salon. Woman farmer driving a tractor on a farm. Woman wearing a protective shield mask operates machinery in a factory. Woman administrative worker files papers in an office filing cabinet. Air hostesses or flight attendant stewardess group lined up for inspection in front of a parked aircraft. Woman homemaker holds a needle and appears to be threading it. A mother bandages the skinned knee of a young boy seated on the side of a bath tub. Woman sewing. A woman sitting in a rocking chair with a cat on her lap, listening to a radio or phonograph. Young American woman with an American man standing on a wooden bridge over a stream.

Date: 1950
Duration: 2 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025251
General Walter C Sweeney arrives at Homestead Air Force Base during Cuban Missile Crisis

U.S. military officers prepare to receive General Walter C Sweeney. View of Hangar No 5 at Homestead Air Force Base in background. General Walter C Sweeney arrives at Homestead AFB in Florida. He is greeted by other officers.1962.

Date: 1962
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025259
Major Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr in New York

Coverage of Major Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr in New York City and his 34-hour orbital flight. Major Cooper speaks. Scenes of parade showing small child waving American flag. Navy and AF flights marching and fireman putting up flags. Cooper with dignitaries. Cameramen shoot films and pictures. City Hall seal and bunting. Intercut with cheering crowds, policeman with barricade and fireman with hook and ladder put up flag and make arch over street. City Hall dome. The attendees include Mrs. Trudy Cooper, Mrs. Susan Wagner, Vice president Lyndon B. Johnson and Mayor Robert F. Wagner. Major Cooper acknowledges cheering spectators and signs City Hall guest book in front of New York City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States). Crowd and high vantage viewing point. 22 May 1963

Date: 1963, May 22
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025268
Working American Women at home in the 1950s; housewife and homemaker in the United States

Working American women at home using modern conveniences in the post war era. American woman puts meat loaf in oven. Man screws a towel rack into place. Housewife at oven as daughter comes in kitchen, talks to mother, then leaves. Girl and boy children in 1950s era family set dinner table. Sign 'Fellowship House YWCA'. Girl walks up path towards house. Girl irons dress. Other girl enters and she crosses room and sits on sofa. A man’s photograph is displayed behind the girl ironing clothes. College banners from Columbia, NYU and Fordham decorate the living room. Girl files her nails. A framed college graduation photo on display. Woman walks up path into house. Father sits in easy chair as she walks in and kisses him on forehead. Woman enters kitchen and takes cookie from jar. She walks to mother at sink and kisses her. Woman inserts eggbeater attachment to Mixmaster mixer, pushes button and eggbeater spins. A woman sits on her desk. Woman reads her family’s monthly bills before writing checks. A music appreciation group comprised of young people listen to music in a living room. A man talks to a woman knitting. Music record spins on vinyl LP phonograph record player. Couple sits on couch. Girl strokes a kitten in lap. Kitten jumps up. View of a living room console radio and a man seated in the same room reading the newspaper. Woman knits. View of a Movie theater marquee. Girl and boy in front of theater ticket box office. Boy steps to movie theater box office ticket window then takes the girl’s hand as they walk in. Girl reads in bed, puts book away, turns out radio, light and goes to sleep. Husband and wife are asleep. Wife turns in her sleep.

Date: 1950
Duration: 6 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025320
New day for working American women

Hand turns off alarm clock. Girl stretching in bed gets up,gives girl in other bed a poke.pulls cover off,puts on robe and walks out as other gets up. Woman opens venetian blinds and rubs her eyes. Woman's feet getting in to slippers. Woman on edge of bed. She stands,stretches,yawns and walks out. Women assemble and check tiny parts for hearing aids. Girls in rest room sit and read,some talk. One girl primps at mirror. Nurse bandages girl's finger in infirmary.

Date: 1950
Duration: 2 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025321