A documentary on the growth of television industry in the United States. President Harry Truman dedicates the United Nations building in New York. The students filming the event. Exterior of the building. People gather in a large number near the building. President Truman addressing people. Several officials and dignitaries present for the occasion. The telecast of the event in many countries.
U.S. naval activities in the Mediterranean Sea. Cruiser, USS Newport News (CA-148) with Aircraft Carrier, USS America (CV-66) and Sacramento class support ship underway. View from helicopter as it drops two finned containers into the water. A submarine at periscope depth moving at high speed towards smoke flare marking the location of the container on the surface of the water.
The Munitions Building in Washington DC during World War II. Exterior of the new War Department Building. A guard standing at the door of the building. Personnel entering and coming out of the building. The guard talking to a man. Officials entering the building. Exterior of a building. A sign reads: War Department Munitions Building'. The U.S. flag flying on the top of the building. The Washington Monument in the background. Exterior of the Quartermaster General Headquarters building. A sign reads 'Office of the Quartermaster General War Department'.
World War 2 bomber aircraft production by the Ford Motor Company in the United States at the Willow Run plant between Ypsilanti and Belleville Michigan. Henry Ford and Edsel Ford sitting on a wall, conversing. A building under construction in the background. A sign on the building reads: 'United States National Defense Willow Run Airplane Plant, Dedicated June 16, 1941. Designed and erected for Bomber Production by Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford Founder-Edsel Ford President'. A United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber flying over a field. A group of workers posing outside the plant with a new bomber. The group includes Henry Ford II and Army Officers. Henry Ford II signing his name on the side of the last bomber built at Willow Run Several other people signing. Women workers signing. A crowd around the bomber. Aerial views of the plant.
American models display a new collection in the United States. Models seated at a table. They wear different hats. One is wearing a glass-hat. Other models talking. They also display various bonnets. A chiffon turban is also displayed.
Group of U.S. Navy sailors in training during World War I, having completed initial training at Natal Station Great Lakes, prepare to depart for training at new camps or other assignments. American sailors stand in ranks with sea bags or duffel bags. Some of them leave the barracks with the sea bags. They march out past a guard shack.
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