Woman works in a hat factory. Workers come out of hat factory entrance. A man speaks commenting on hat production at factory.
Giant "calculator" (early computer) solves mathematical problems at Harvard University in Boston. Video shows the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (ASCC), called the Mark I. It was devised by Howard Aiken. Navy personnel seen working with the computer. Man writes in books and looks at calculated numbers printed on a paper. Man at the giant calculator. Man loads a 24 channel punched paper data tape. Naval sailors look at the giant calculator. Computer scientist Lieutenant Grace Hopper (later Rear Admiral USN) is seen near the end of the clip. She was one of the first programmers of the Mark I and an early force in the development of machine-independent programming languages like COBOL.
U.S. service women view cherry blossoms during spring season in Washington DC. Washington monument and Jefferson Memorial in background. Women work in daffodil fields and daffodil harvest in Washington state. U.S. service woman holds a bouquet of daffodils. U.S. Serviceman marries a U.S. service woman.
Henry Ford and friends camp. Man at the camp site sits on bank of a river. Metal container lies alongside him. Henry Ford lights barbecue grill stove. Man wearing a chefs hat stands beside Henry Ford. Henry Ford cooks on stove. Thomas Edison in background looks on. Camping tents in the background.
Henry Ford dances with his wife Clara Jane Bryant Ford. Men in background wearing suits and hats watch the couple dance.
Henry Ford aims with a rifle. Henry Ford hands the rifle to his friend John Burroughs an American naturalist and essayist.
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