Trade fair in Osaka, Japan. 'Exhibit information office' in the American (USA) pavilion. A Japanese woman seated at reception desk in the information office. Two Japanese men visit the office. The receptionist displays magazines and journals to the men. She comes out with cold drinks (Coca Cola) and serves them to visitors.
American pavilion at Trade fair in Osaka, Japan. Large crowd of Japanese visitors entering the USA pavilion. They proceed up a ramp leading past pool and fountains and landscaping at inside entrance of the pavilion. Many Japanese visitors crowd around around a stall where American women exhibit U.S. prepared food products and demonstrate their use and preparation. A Japanese woman interpreter translates for the benefit of the Japanese visitors. American food items and fresh baked products are displayed.
"The Roaring 20s" or "the Jazz Age" with most scenes being from Berlin Germany (but this is not obvious in some of the shots, which could be in the USA or elsewhere). Couples dance the "Charleston" at night club in Berlin, Germany. Views of jazz bands playing. African American man dancing with Thompson's Band. Newspapers chronicle the political events of the era, including Hitler's struggle for political power.
1st Anniversary of Japan Bombing celebrated at Tinian Island, Marianas Island. Commanding General Henry Harley 'Hap' Arnold, Army Air Force and 20th Bomber Command disembark from USA C-54 Aircraft. Officers of the 5th bombardment wing greet him. Arnold and staff board a jeep. (World War II period).
Covers events relating to the Operation Greenhouse atomic tests. Shows U.S. troops and men at an American outpost at Enewetak Atoll (sometimes spelled Eniwetok or Eniewetok) in Marshall Islands. A water pumping station on the island. Boats and small planes provide transport facility on the island. The test island serve as a learning ground to U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force. Tanks fitted with measuring instruments are stationed near the Zero Tower to measure the radioactivity ,heat and pressure generated at the time of blast. Reinforced concrete buildings are build to withstand the atomic blast. Test objects like an airplane wing and fuselage section are positioned to study the effect of blast on them. U.S. parachute troopers stand beside a transport plane. Commander and his crew at the Joint Task Headquarters in Perry Islands,USA, make final decisions before the atomic test on Enewetak. Unmanned B-17s and fighter jets take off at night to collect valuable information during the blast. View of the atomic bomb explosion and its effect on the buildings at the test island.
View from cockpit of a helicopter, flying low over a forest covered in snow on crest of hill, in Norway, during NATO Exercise, "Arctic Express," in 1970. A deep valley with dwellings is seen below. The entire scene is snow-covered. Profile closeup of pilot wearing flying helmet, as camera pans past him and focuses on homes in a village below. The aircraft climbs upward, from the valley, over forests toward a mountain in the distance. View out left window of the airplane, as it flies over an apparent headquarters building, where several vehicles are seen and flags of 5 participating countries are displayed on flagpoles, including those of The USA, Canada, Italy,Britain, and Norway. Camera continues to record as the helicopter descends and lands in a parking area outside the building.
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