The disappearance of American aviatrix Amelia Earhart in 1937. A smiling Amelia Earhart stands with a man, possibly Fred Noonan. Earhart and crew loading up an airplane parked in a hanger. May 20, 1937, Lockheed Model 10-E Electra taking off from Oakland, California bound for Miami, Florida on the first leg of Earhart's second attempt at an around-the-world flight. Earhart and her navigator disappear during the flight and are last heard from on July 2, 1937. A huge air sea search is undertaken to find them. An aircraft carrier underway at sea. Airplane parked on the flight deck. Bi-Planes fly in formation during search.
People undertaking measures to beat the heat in the United States during the 1937 heat wave. People gather in a large number near the swimming pools. Children dive in the water and swim. Fountains erected in city streets where children gather to play. People pass through the street as water being sprinkled with the help of fountains. A female secretary wearing a bathing suit sits at a desk and takes dictation from a man. Inventor Horatio Casterbilt (or Casterbuilt) shows and wears a hat with a fan motor attached to it to keep his head cool. From a August 1962 newsreel depicting events 25 years earlier.
Operations New Life - Operation New Arrival at Harrisburg International Airport (1 Terminal Dr, Middletown, PA 17057, United States) in Pennsylvania, United States. Red Cross ambulance as a helicopter hover over airfield at Harrisburg International Airport. Two military policemen stand in the foreground. License plate on the car of the Governor of Pennsylvania. Northern Lebanon high school band. Spectators seated in chairs and as the band plays music. “Northern Lebanon” written on the drum.
Activities at the Operation New Life / New Arrival ceremony for Vietnamese refugees, held at Harrisburg International Airport (1 Terminal Dr, Middletown, PA 17057, United States) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Microphones and tape equipment. Crowd of spectators wave American flags. Military policemen talk with Pennsylvania State policemen at the airport. The dignitaries and the officials walk towards the speakers stand. Civilian photographers take pictures. People wearing 1970s clothing fashions. A woman wearing sunglasses looks away.
Activities during Operations New Life, Operation New Arrival program for Vietnamese refugees arriving in the United States. An American Airlines airplane lands and taxis at the Harrisburg International Airport (1 Terminal Dr, Middletown, PA 17057, United States) in Pennsylvania. '747 Luxury liner' and 'American' written on the airplane. Governor Milton Jerrold Shapp walks up the ramp of the airport. He greets the Vietnamese refugees. The refugees disembark from the airplane. Pennsylvania State Policemen standing at the airport. Refugees being greeted by Mr Richard Friedman. Refugees get off the airplane. Governor Shapp shake hands with a child.
Activities during Vietnamese refugee Operation New Life and Operation New Arrival in the United States at the end of the Vietnam War. American Airlines passenger airplane parked at the Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania. '747 Luxury liner' and 'American' written on the airplane. People gather at the airport to greet the Vietnamese refugees. A child holds a board which reads: 'May you have peace, love, joy'. Another child holds a sign: 'Welcome to America'. Refugees debark from the airplane. Military personnel and civilian officials stand in the foreground. A baby in a stroller. Pennsylvania State Police stand at the airport. Refugees being interviewed at the airport. Refugees stand among the spectators. Vietnamese woman crying. Refugees board buses which will take them to Fort Indiantown Gap.
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