A documentary on the growth of television industry in the United States. President Harry Truman dedicates the United Nations building in New York. The students filming the event. Exterior of the building. People gather in a large number near the building. President Truman addressing people. Several officials and dignitaries present for the occasion. The telecast of the event in many countries.
Coverage of the satellite, Sputnik I at Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio. The Project 'Cateye' being undertaken. The project is dealing with light amplification. Film shows the satellite moving slowly across the TV screen in a darkened room.
Construction of Fleet Ballistic missile submarines in Groton, Connecticut. Skeleton hull of submarine under construction. Small hatch opening in the submarine. A man welds under the far side of the hatch in the hull. Cross bracings in the skeleton hull of the submarine. A worker uses a cutting torch and works on the submarine.
Construction of Fleet Ballistic missile submarines in Groton, Connecticut. Submarines under construction. A builder works on the skin of the submarine. Other workers working inside the submarine. Cross and vertical braces of framework of the submarine. Under section of the submarine. Wooden posts hold up the submarine on the ways. A man welds on the submarine. Ribbing and skin on the submarine.
The Boeing aircraft plant in Seattle during World War 2. Celebration of the completion of its 5000th Flying Fortress for the war effort. People gather in a large number for the celebration. Workers writing their names on the airplane. Since Pearl Harbor The 5000th Boeing built Flying Fortress' written on the tail section of the airplane. A woman places a wreath on the airplane. The entire airplane is covered in signatures and writing from the war production workers.
U.S. Air Force officers return to the United States in World War II. The officers with their families in Washington DC. Buildings in the background. One of the officers returns to his home in Piqua, Ohio. A sign board reads: 'Welcome to Piqua'. Buildings along the sides of the street. The officer with his family in his home. People gather at his home to greet him. He hugs his sister.
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