A World War II documentary depicts the methods of decontamination after a gas attack during a war. Troops walk on a contaminated area. An aircraft in flight and sprays gas. They put the gas mask and necessary clothing. The troops advance. Troops that have been exposed to gas attack being inspected. A mustard stain on the sleeves of a troop. Clothing being removed and sterilized and anti-gas ointment being applied to the skin areas. A stiff brush being used to remove the chlorinated lime from the shoes. The unit moves on. They clean their clothing and equipment. Hot water in the buckets. They take a bath. The clothes re hanged on a string. The clothing being soaked in a water. A man rinses the clothes and hangs it to dry. The troops then advance.
America's first satellite, the Explorer I. It is seen on the launch pad atop the Redstone Juno I rocket that will carry it into orbit on January 31, 1958. The rocket engine fires and the Juno I speeds upward. Next an American Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile is seen being launched 0n 18 December 1958, to steer itself into orbit as a satellite, orbiting the Earth.
Scenes from different floods in the United States in the year 1938. The roads are flooded with water. Cars crossing a partially submerged bridge over a raging river. Cars submerged in water. Water on the roads. A view of the flooded area. People watch flood waters from houses. Aerial view in California of the Los Angeles flood beside the Universal Studios, Universal City, with the collapsed Lankershim Bridge visible, caused by flood waters of the Los Angeles River. Dramatic footage of a house collapsing into flood waters after river erodes foundation beneath it.
The test of a flying boat Boeing 314 'Clipper' in the United States. The clipper on the surface of water. Boeing 314 in flight over the clouds.
An animation depicts how retail business went from paper records to computers in the United States. Charts, diagrams and characters demonstrate how stores billed customers manually. Working of a departmental store shows manual billing of customers by processing customer files and maintaining account receivables under a batch processing system. An on line inquiry system is explained. Depicts how computers made it easy for sales clerk to get charge approval by phoning computer for charge approvals. Cancellation and new reservations occurring shortly before flight time in an airlines results in changes originating at different locations. Every unsold seat represents loss. It is explained how airlines use computers for air reservations. Demonstrates how time sharing will cut cost of computer time.
A Martin Dyna-Soar model rises to a launch position on American Machine and Foundry launcher in the United States. A pilot simulates a flight in Dyna-Soar mock up. A view of Dyna-Soar mock up built for the Development Engineering Inspection held at the Martin Plant on 11 December 1958.
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