1940s views of new housing units in the form of residential apartment buildings east of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Apartments with parking garages under them across the South Capitol street bridge near the Oxon Hill area. A 1940s sedan car pulls into a parking garage under an apartment building. Next view is out Maryland Avenue and over Bladensburg Avenue to the northeast, showing apartments and other buildings in the Greenbelt area. Car traffic is seen driving through the University of Maryland campus. Apartment construction underway in areas near the University of Maryland. Construction of Colonial Village, with aerial and ground level views of the site. Traffic driving along the Mount Vernon Highway with the Potomac River beside it (later George Washington Parkway). Apartment building construction in Alexandria. Busy traffic scene of commuters arriving in Washington DC on a work day. People get on and off trolley car lines in Washington, D.C. Other commuters wait to board a bus. Late 1940s automobile traffic on street in Washington, D.C.
Victory celebrations and VJ Day in the United States during World War II. The President of the United States Harry S. Truman addresses a gathering and announces the surrender of Japan. In Washington DC: a large crowd of civilians gathered for street parties. A newspaper headline reads 'Japan Surrenders'. In Chicago: a demonstration takes place. In San Francisco: celebrations for the end of the war include a ticker tape parade . People march through streets holding banners. In Seattle: servicemen conduct an outdoor proceeding. In New York: a large crowd of civilians gathered at Times Square to celebrate victory over Japan.
A film about U.S. response to the activities of the Axis powers Italy, Germany and Japan during World War II. U.S. Army Chief of Staff George Marshall praises the United States Military offensives in Europe and Africa. George Marshall narrates rest of the clip. Animation of a globe depicts the Allied forces in the middle east planning to isolate China and Russia. The animation depicts the German Forces crossing the British allies, joining Japan and then attacking America. It depicts U.S. plans to stop the collaboration of Germany and Japan. Scenes of American shipyards are shown, with workers building new war ships. Some workers welding. A sign reads, "Work must continue during launching. Positively." The animation depicts the shorter routes to the European Theater. Aerial footage of a large fleet of U.S. Navy Ships at sea, underway during World War 2. Next scenes shows smoke pouring from ships at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii following attack by Japan. View of Soviet Russian horse cavalry forces charging toward enemy German positions during a battle in World War 2. Scenes of Allied artillery being fired at night in North Africa. Animation depicts the need to establish American air bases closer to Japan before launching successful air attacks. Footage of U.S. soldiers running out of landing crafts and coming ashore at a beach head during World War 2. Animation depicts U.S. plan to defeat Japan. Animation depicts strong German Army. Animation depicts U.S. plan to defeat the Nazi and the Fascist power in Europe.
A film about missile launches in the United States. The American flag at half mast. Troops assembled on a ramp and Brigadier General Harry J. Sands Jr. Vice Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center (AFMTC) speaks at the memorial services for the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy on 25th November, 1963. The night launch of an Interplanetary Monitoring Platform (IMP) satellite, test no. 6900, using a Delta launch vehicle on 27th November, 1963. The launch of a Centaur II, test no. 5175 on 27th November, 1963. A map of Cape with new name Cape Kennedy.
The construction of the Golden Gate bridge spanning the Golden Gate in the United States. A spinning wheel on a cable over the bridge. Workers work on the bridge. Automobile traffic on the George Washington Bridge in New York and close view of its construction form. Then view returns to Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The spinning wheel carries three wire loops on cables in one trip. Bridge men place wires onto spinning wheels. The bridge men place the wires on clamps at an anchorage. A bridge man on the foot bridge near a wire. A wire operator operates a push button control. Other operators adjust the wires to clear obstructions. The workers replace the empty reel by another fresh wire reel on the spinning wheel. Aerial view of the bridge men at work. The cable wires at poles. A dispatcher works on a communication device to communicate with a bridge man. The spinning wheel at operation. An anemometer shows wind velocity. An dirigible airship over the bridge. Aerial point of view shot of the bridge from the airship. Animation depicts comparison between the Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. Suspenders are trolleyed up. They are trolled on cables. A rope on a spinning wheel. Workers stand on a huge cable. A worker places a rope in a groove.
The Sunset Limited passenger train enroute from New Orleans to San Francisco, in 1915. The railroad train running on the tracks.
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