Early attempts at flight during history of aviation. The Pitt Sky Car ornithopter device is seen: A car equipped with an umbrella-like rotor intended for vertical takeoff. 'Sky car' written on a cloth sign on the chassis of the aircraft. A man in aviator's clothing seated at the controls of the machine. The powerful motions of the pulsating rotor cause the machine to rise several inches. But it simply drops to the ground again. This happens with each oscillation of the rotor. (The motor-rotor devise was invented by John W. Pitts, of Detroit, Michigan, and patented in 1926. However, as seen in these images, it was a failure.)
52nd American Derby horse race in Arlington Heights, Illinois. A large crowd gathers at Arlington Park to witness the 52nd American Derby. Horse named "Black Sheep" wins the race and a prize amount worth $ 71,000.
Highlights of a football game in Fort Worth, Texas, between Texas Christian University and Kansas at Fort Worth's Amon G. Carter Stadium (2850 Stadium Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76129). Gale Sayers, "The Kansas Comet" is seen at the beginning of the video. The first score is made just before half time. With the score at 7-6, a field goal in the last quarter, by Texas Christian University makes the final score 10-6.
Linda Lewis, a six year old golf prodigy, in Florida. Linda hits balls with a club one by one. Her father, golf comedian and a trick shot expert Chuck Lewis, helps her practice. She and her father kneel down and hit a ball. Chuck Lewis holds a ball in his mouth as he lies down on the course and Linda hits the ball with a club.
Scrap processing operations at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, United States, for the World War 2 war effort. Shells piled up. Tanks in a sling as they are being placed for the scrap. Mortars, tanks, cannonballs and a German 42 cm Howitzer being scrapped at the proving grounds. British, German and French tanks are scrapped. Guns and field pieces are also scrapped. A man cuts a barrel of a gun. Old equipment so scrapped saves on steel, coal, man power and time.
United States ship George Washington leaves the harbor in Hoboken, New Jersey. Men on a building at the port look on as the ship pulls away from the port. A sign on the building reads ' U.S. Army transport service '. Boats along the side the George Washington. A view of the harbor with boats and ships anchored. Smoke being emitted by the vessels and buildings in the background. President Woodrow Wilson talks to men aboard the ship as he heads to Europe on December 4th, 1918, for the Paris Peace Conference, following the armistice ending World War I.
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