Animated representation of signals sent to communications satellite Telstar 1 from the ground station at Andover, Minnesota. Telstar communication satellite at a ground station in Andover. Technicians checking the satellite before launch. View of Telstar rotating within a lit box as the sapphire coated solar cells on its surface are explained by narrator: Solar energy collected by the solar panel cells powers the sattelite's operation. View of the satellite with the equipment that receives data and amplifies and retransmits the data. Telstar prepared to be launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Telstar satellite aboard a Thor-Delta rocket takes off from Cape Canaveral. Officers at the station tracking the satellite. The rocket with the satellite on its path. Animation shows signals sent from from the station to the satellite. Officers tracking the path of the satellite Telstar. The first picture sent by the satellite are of the dome of the station at Andover with the U.S. flag beside the dome of the station. Animation shows future network of satellites that will someday encircle the globe.
Drawings and sketches of Washington DC in the 18th and early 19th Century. A film titled 'Washington, D.C., A Living City', United States. 19th Century photographs including: view of a street in Washington DC with several buildings on either side of the road. View of a document entitled "Plan of the Dress Circle of Ford's New Theater, 10th Street, Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian "castle" building (1000 Jefferson Dr SW, Washington, DC 20560, United States), with a canal filled with water. View of Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Post Office building on the right. Open trolley cars moving in the street. The United States Capitol (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States) is seen from a distance.
Monuments in Washington DC, United States. Several ducks swimming in the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) with the Washington Monument behind, and Capitol visible in distance. A street lighted in the night. View of the Potomac River, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol, in single view, early morning. A street in downtown Washington DC. Cars moving on a road and buildings on either side of the road. The U.S. Capitol building (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States) seen in the background. The Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) in view. Equestrian statue at George Washington, at Washington Circle in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Capitol viewed at dawn, along an empty Pennsylvania Avenue. The Washington Monument, seen from space between buildings. Equestrian statue of Civil War hero, Major General John A. Logan (Washington, DC 20005, United States), at Logan Circle, Rhode Island Avenue and 13th St. NW. The U.S. Capitol dome. View from Memorial Bridge, of Lincoln Memorial and Washington monument (in distance).
Monuments in Washington DC, United States. The White House in Washington DC. Fountains in the garden in front of the White House. Mount Vernon in morning mist. Famed Japanese cherry blossoms. A woman walking on a path by the tidal basin with Cherry blossoms all around. View of Jefferson Memorial across the tidal basin, framed by cherry tree in bloom. A sentry of the Third United States Infantry, The Old Guard, maintaining a 24-hour vigil at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetary. A signboard in a lawn reads 'Frederick Douglass Home' and a house in the background. A flight of steps leading to the house. View of tall buildings along a street in the city. A sign advertising "Godspell" outside Ford's Theater, beside a street lamp on a sidewalk, and across the street, a sign on the railing of the first floor of the building reads 'House where Lincoln died'. The red-colored Smithsonian "Castle" building. Rhinosaurus statue in front of the Smithsonian museum of natural history, on the mall. Water flowing by locks ot the C&O canal, and a canal barge afloat within a lock.
A jet passenger airplane taking off from Washington National Airport. Interior views of the Dulles Airport terminal in Dulles Virginia. Children running inside the Dulles International Airport terminal building. Another plane seen landing at National Airport. A luggage porter brings luggage up an escalator. Aircraft officials issuing boarding passes and baggage tags to passengers. Travelers descend an escalator. Departure gate sign reads, "American - Dallas - 69" Dulles terminal announcements are heard, including, "All aboard, please, Flight 99, non-stop to Los Angeles, now ready for boarding, gate 3" A Boeing 727 jetliner landing at Washington National Airport.
Union Station, in Washington DC, United States. A train arriving at the station. People moving with baggage on the station platform.
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