Dropping of a Mark 25 Aerial mine in Japan. 21st Bomber Command base at an island in the United States. The Mark 25 mine at the base. Hydro static devices, an extender and a clock delay mechanism. Mines loaded onto B-29 planes. They are dumped on trailers and a parachute is attached to after end. Explosive charge, the extender and the clock mechanism are put in a safety lock. A water soluble washer is attached. An officer specify an enemy area on a map. Group commanders are briefed. A B-29 plane takes off. The bombing door opens on the target. The mine is dropped. The parachute opens. The mine drops in water. (World War II period).
The K-25 Plant (Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corporation) area in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Buildings at the plant. Smoke rises from a train which passes through the area. The Power House (K-25). A police car drives past in the foreground. A board reads 'safety first always and more power to you'. A restricted area and other information written on a sign board.
An accounting department at an administration building in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. A man gives papers to a girl. She goes away. People work at a desk. Mr. Frank B. Elackston, the Chief Accountant, dictates to his secretary at his desk. Engineers work in a drafting room in the Engineering Section. Two men work at a drafting desk. A soldier hand prints a name on a blueprint at a desk.
A telephone room in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Girls operate a switchboard. Two information girls work in the foreground. Other two girls work at files. A girl works at a file. Girls operate the switchboard and put plugs in a board.
Colonel Kirkpatrick, the Commanding Officer in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Colonel Kirkpatrick works at a desk in his office. U.S. and Oak Ridge flags in the background. A meeting of Clinton Engineer Works. Facilities and Service staff in the meeting. A man takes notes. A map on a wall in the background. The Colonel addresses the meeting. F. F. Kromer is included in the meeting. Draws a diagram titled 'Alamogordo' that shows a tower (likely atomic bomb test tower), a photo location, headquarters location at 17,000 yards from the tower, and Control area at 10,000 yards from the tower.
Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open Championship after holing a 40 feet putt at Interlachen Country Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bobby Jones tees off. People follow the ball. A crowd at the golf course. Bobby Jones is presented the championship trophy.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Links ©2024 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2024 CriticalPast LLC.