Astronaut Scott Carpenter with other astronauts, seated around table during a debriefing of the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission, at Grand Turk Island. Astronaut Scott Carpenter gestures as he speaks . Many things like pencils, papers, mike and glasses lie on table. Map on wall. Astronaut Scott Carpenter, Lt Commander Glenn, Captain Grissom and other Mercury Project personnel converse.
All Astronauts, seated around table at Grand Turk Island. They listen to astronaut Scott Carpenter during a debriefing following his return from the Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission. Various objects like pencils, papers, mike and glasses lie on table. Map on wall. An astronaut picks a journal from table and puts it down again.
Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Long Island, New York which is dedicated to study of animal diseases. Visitors and employees of the United States Department of Agriculture board a ferry in Long Island and head for Plum Island. View of dock as ferry approaches. A sign reads 'U.S.D.A. Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory'. Personnel pass the ferry dock area to enter the guarded gates on Plum Island. Regular employees show passes to enter. The personnel leave the bus used for transportation from the gates to the working area. The employees after entering the building divide into three groups and head for three different locker rooms. Doors of the locker rooms painted red. The employees get rid of their belongings and clothes and proceed through a turnstile to the next locker room to put on a complete set of laboratory clothing. They enter a laboratory to carry out tests.
View from ice-covered bow of the icebreaker ship, USS Burton Island (AGB-1) moving northward into region of larger ice sheets. Several walrus off to starboard, sitting on ice flows and diving into the water. Rime ice getting heavier on the ship's railings as she begins breaking through ice sheets. St. Lawrence Island in the midst of ice. A welcoming committee of Siberian Yup'ik Eskimos from village of Savoonga arrive by dog sleds to greet the USS Burton Island. They are invited and climb aboard the ice-covered vessel, where they are seen gathered on deck. Several Women in their group are invited to climb to the ship's bridge, where they pose looking over the railing. The Eskimos walking out to their respective sleds and dog teams (the dogs look like husky or malamute). Several crew members from the USS Burton Island are taken on a dogsled rides by the Eskimos. Afterwards, those crew members are seen walking back to their waiting ship.
Wheel House of Ellis Island Ferry boat, with the name "Ellis Island" painted on it. View from the wheel house, as the ferry travels toward Ellis Island immigration center. Wheel house view as the ferry heads into its slip on Ellis Island, and as it berths. Deck hands set bridging plate in position and passengers leave the ferry. A luggage trolley being driven aboard the ferry.
Tourist visit St. Lawrence Island. Tourists board the sightseeing launch. Views of island from the launch. Buildings on the island. Trees and greenery on the island. Large Chateau of some wealthy owner with yacht.
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