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U.S. President Eisenhower attends conference of Presidents of the American Republics, in Panama
Overview of Panama City, Panama. U.S. Presidential Lockheed Constellation airplane, the Columbine, taxis in after landing. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower deplanes is greeted by representatives of the American Republics. Building in which meetings will be held. The Heads of State of American countries seated at a conference table. Place names visible include: Peru; Bolivia; Uruguay;Nicaragua; Haiti;Mexico;Equador;United States; Cuba;Venezuela;and Paraguay. Large group of photographers record event. "Cromocine" written on side of one camera. On July 22, 1956, President Eisenhower, in tuxedo with white dinner jacket, and other Heads of State, and ladies formally dressed, enter a reception hall, where President of host country, Panama, decorates the attending heads of state, including President Eisenhower.
Helen Mack wins the title "The American Beauty" in New York, United States.
Scenes from the "The American Queen of Beauty ' pageant in New York City, United States, in October 1934. (The "Miss America" pageant was not held in 1934 due to Great Depression financial troubles that affected the pageant in 1933. This "American Queen of Beauty" pageant was sponsored by Madison Square Garden, and held only this one time, in 1934). Contestants in swim suits move around the judges. The judges consisting of experts are seated on the center of the stage. Helen Mack, who was Miss New York State, is seen being given the title of American Queen of Beauty after she defeated 3,000 girls from 30 states. She holds the silver winner's cup.
Contributions to rocket research by German Professor Eugen Sänger in the 1930s
German Professor Eugen Sänger conceived of a rocket-propelled airplane in 1934. View of his sketches and notes.View of a workshop, close to his home, where Sänger developed his ideas. It is a nondescript building with wooden exterior and "Deutsche Raketenflug-Werft, Vien1934" (German Rocketflight shipyard, Vienna,1934) scrawled on its door. Professor Sänger and an assistant are seen in doorway of the workshop. Interior views of machinery. Blueprint cross-section of Sängers first Rocket motor (the S.R.1) from 1932. Drawing of test facility arrangement from 1932. Drawing of the S.R.2 rocket motor from 1933, with high pressure liquid oxygen cooling. Drawing of testing apparatus and arrangement from 1933, including Bosch fuel injection pump.
People gather as several dances are performed during the Panama Carnival in Panama.
Carnival Festival in Panama. Civilians on streets for celebration. Girls dressed in colorful dresses. A dog dressed for the festival. Girls in white dresses on floats. People looking from the balcony. A float of American Sailors. Panama Carnival queen being crowned . People perform several dances during the festival.
A waterfront shows anchored boats and native people along the streets in Panama city, Republic of Panama.
People on streets of Panama city, Republic of Panama. People walk along streets. Horse-drawn carriages move along a street. Waterfront shows small boats in water. People and houses on a shore. Boats anchored in water. A town in the background. A native woman walks along a sidewalk carrying squash. Donkey with panniers in the background.
Native people enter and leave the new City Hall building in Panama city, Republic of Panama.
Various buildings in Panama city, Republic of Panama. Children, with one of them naked, stand in a barred window. View of a seawall and battlements. People enter and leave the new City Hall. Men enter a lobby. The silhouette of the statue of Bacchante in the foreground. View of a plaza from a balcony.
