The Lincoln Futura concept car's first appearance in New York. Futura car is driven through the New York City streets. The Lincoln Futura drives past the United Nations building. Various features of Futura are displayed: a double, clear-plastic canopy top, exaggerated hooded headlight pods and very large, outward-canted tail fins at both ends of the vehicle. People standing beside the car look at it as the driver shows the engine and demonstrates the lowering of the pod windows. Built at a cost of $250,000, this car would later by purchased by George Barris and converted into the Batmobile for the 1960's television show.
The finals of a boxing match in the Eastern Golden Gloves Division in New York. A boxing match in a boxing ring. Spectators watch the match. The boxers fight. One boxer knocks out. The referee enforces the rules of the ring during the boxing match. The boxers fight in a ring.
40th Convention of Lions International in San Francisco, California. The Lions parade pass through the streets of San Francisco. Officials wave. Various floats in the parade. People standing on the side of a road watch the parade. Young women on floats greet people.
United States Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber aircraft in formation flight in March Field, California during World War II. A squadron of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers fly in formation over the Los Angeles area. Closer view of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress cockpit as seen from another bomber in flight. Bombers fly over a mountain range. View of the belly of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.
Local boys build a steam-powered automobile in Jamesburg, New Jersey. Three boys make the amateur version of a Stanley Steamer auto. The boys use kindling wood to stoke a fire for steam power. Steam rises from the device. The boys hop onto their car and drive it down a road in before a gathered crowd. (World War II period).
A land cruiser, giant truck treads lightly over the ground in California. U.S. army officers watch the rolligon as it moves over the ground on its enormous low-pressure tires. The rolligon climbs the side of a building. In an impressive stunt, it runs over the inventor, William Albee, without injuring him.
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