Beauty pageants of 1956 and 1957. Contestants of Miss America 1957 pageant walk the ramp in Boardwalk Hall (2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401, United States), Atlantic City, New Jersey. Miss America contestants in white ballgown dresses holding flags in the ramp. Marian McKnight of South Carolina is crowned Miss America. Miss America 1956 Sharon Ritchie puts a crown on Marian McKnight. Carol Morris of Iowa wins the Miss Universe contest in Long Beach, California.
Aerial view of Jones Beach on Long Island, New York, and its modern access highway. Spectators with in high stadium seating on both sides of a Jones Beach swimming pool to watch swimmers race. Closeup of the swimmers in their respective lanes competing. Closeup of one swimmer. View of crowd in the stands. Change of scene shows a woman from the back, poised, and then executing a swan dive from a high platform. The beach and seashore are in the background. Scene shifts to below the platform as a man dives from it into the water. The Jones Beach water tower is seen in the background. A sailing regatta is seen. a triple funnel steam ship underway in waters off Jones Beach. A sign identifies the United States Coast Guard Jones Beach Station. Views of that station build of brick and stone consistent with Jones Beach architecture. Closeup of the station. A lifeboat being taken from the boathouse be a tractor that takes it down to the beach for launching. Responding to call from a further point on the beach, a lifeboat and 6 crew members are transported by a small pickup truck that carries the crew in its open cargo space and trailers the boat. View of them driving along the highway. Next, they drive onto the beach near the water's edge.
Miss Universe Contest in Long Beach, California. 17 Contestants pose in the stage. They walk on the stage waiving at the crowd. Miss Argentina Ileana Carré smiles on stage. Marina Orschel of Germany waves to the audience. Miss USA Carol Morris chosen as Miss Universe comes up on stage to receive the crown. Crowd cheers as she walks on the ramp with the crown. Miss Universe 1955 Hillevi Rombin of Sweden crowns Carol Morris.
Persimmon harvest in Chihli province, China. Two men seated beside a pile of persimmons and counting them in north eastern China. Donkeys loaded with baskets of persimmons moving on a marshy terrain. A few men walk with the donkeys. Mountains in the background. View of a donkey saddle and twin hampers that are fitted on to the donkey during the transportation of persimmons. A few men in an orchard filling hampers with persimmons for transportation. The donkeys grazing in the background. A line of camels carrying hampers of persimmons moving along a path during long distance transportation. Men in an orchard filling persimmons in hampers to be fitted on to the camels. View of the hampers filled with persimmons awaiting transportation. Roadside vendors selling persimmons. A man and a boy buying persimmons.
A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion aircraft during a long range navigational test. A fuel truck with running lights on in Atsugi, Japan. The fuel truck is encased in dry ice while fueling the P-3C aircraft. A man stands along the side of the fuel truck and rubs his hands over the steaming icy sides of the fuel truck. A man stands under the wing of the P-3C aircraft with a fuel hose attached to it. Another fuel hose being attached to the aircraft. A man stands next to the fuel truck. A Japanese driver stands alongside. A technician checks dials alongside the fuel truck. The P-3C aircraft being fueled.
A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion aircraft in Atsugi, Japan during a long range navigational test. A flight crew is briefed in a weather briefing room. Navigator Lieutenant R.T. Myers and pilot Lieutenant Commander F.H. Stoodley figure out fuel consumption for the flight. Flight Meteorologist Commander J.E. Koeher speaks to aircraft commander Commander D.H. Lilienthal, flight engineer K.D. Frontz, pilot Captain R.H. Ross and flight engineer H. A. Statti. Commander Koher and Commander Lilienthal discuss weather conditions. A navigational chart depicts the flight path from Japan to Pax River in Maryland, Unite States. Commander Lilienthal stands next to a bulletin board as he points out at the chart.
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