Agricultural progress motivated by the demands of World War II production in the United States. American farmer holding raw hemp for making rope. Farmers in Kentucky or Tennessee harvesting hemp to replace sources lost in the Philippines due to war in the Pacific. Hemp seed harvesting in southern states. A bag of hemp seed. Thick planting of the seeds yields straight, long fiber hemp plants. A boy on a farm stands next to tall hemp plants. A tall harvester attachment is seen cutting the hemp plants at harvest. Workers tie hemp plants in bundles and stack them for breaking. Hands of a man shown tearing and testing strong hemp fibers on a dried hemp plant stalk. Butter and milk bottles stacked closely in a cooler. Large metal bins of eggs are shown. Exterior view of a factory for egg drying. A tank truck parked outside the plant containing broken raw eggs to save space. Large dryers are shown producing a dried golden yellow powder from the eggs. Factory worker sits at a vibrating table that shakes and sifts the dried egg powder and loads it into bags. Scrambled eggs cooked in a pan over a stove. View of raw dozen eggs and packaged box of dried eggs side by side. The small box of one dozen eggs weighs only 5 ounces. View of a wooden barrel that holds the dried equivalent of 5000 eggs. Cows graze on a field. A milk tank truck parked at a drying factory. Cans of dried milk move on a factory assembly line. A machine applies a lid to each can. A wall of 15 gallon barrels of dried milk are shown, each containing the equivalent of 150 gallons of raw milk. Blocks of cheese shown in a dairy case display.
German naval vessel underway at a sea in the European Theater during World War 2. A brief view of a Scharnhorst class Battlecruiser. The Heavy Cruiser Admiral Scheer following her refit in late July 1940. Note her (slight) raked bow and the seaplane mounted behind the funnel. The bow of a Scharnhorst class Battlecruiser. Note the two forward 28 cm. triple turrets. Crew stand at attention at the bow of the ship. A German flag flutters on a flag pole. The angled funnel cap and lack of torpedo launchers on the rear deck identify this as a Scharnhorst class Battlecruiser. The forward 28 cm. turrets rotate prior to opening fire. View of the 28 cm. main armament. 28 cm. and 15 cm. guns open fire (possibly on targets in Norway?).
An Orthodox church in Ukraine during World War II. People gather in a market and purchase milk. A woman counting cash. Exterior of the church. Destroyed Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery (Lavrska St, 15, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01015) in Kiev, Ukraine. Defaced icons on the walls of the church. Rubble on the ground.
Buildings in Kyiv Ukraine during World War II. An aerial view of the city. Buildings in the area. Exterior of a church. People are walking. Vehicles pass on a street. Buildings, houses, and trees in Kyiv, Ukraine. Exterior of the buildings. A woman and a man talk outside the destroyed Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery (Lavrska St, 15, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01015) in Kyiv, Ukraine. The woman holds a camera. Rubble on the ground. Damaged walls and structure of the church.
From a review of research and development in guided missiles by the United States Air Force from 1919 to 1948. A JB-2 (Jet Bomb 2) "Loon" based on the German V-1 buzz bomb, surface-to-surface missile. Technicians examine a scale model of the JB-2 missile. Air Force research and development of American type JB-2 missile, the first unmanned guided missile in America's arsenal. A JB-2 is launched from Santa Rosa Island, Florida. A rocket assists in take off. The rocket unit falls away immediately after JB-2 rises into the air. A control aircraft flies overhead showing JB-2 launchings at Eglin Field. JB-2 in flight. The JB-2 was sub-contracted by Republic: Airframe by Willys-Overland; Engine by Ford Motor Company, the IJ-15-1, which copied the German V-1's 900-lb. thrust Argus-Schmidt pulse-jet; Guidance by Jack and Heintz Company; Launch System by Monsanto; Rocket launch sleds by Northrop.. (World War II period).
U.S. Army Air Forces activities during the World War 2 Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. Air crew of U.S.12th Air Force, 57th Bomb Wing, sit on bombs near their B-25, prior to takeoff. They board the aircraft. A gunner sitting in open compartment. B-25s takeoff in flights of three each and join up in larger formation. View from ground of bombs exploding on German positions at Monte Cassino. Formation of U.S. 15th Air Force B-24 :Liberator Bombers seen in the sky. B-26 crews of 42nd Bomb view photo of targets. B-26 taking off past several parked Supermarine Spitfire aircraft of 303 Polish Squadron RAF. B-25s taking off.