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Workers assemble a radial engine at Wright engine plant in United States

Factory workers turn radial engines over a rack at Wright engine plant. Gears assembled in accessory section of radial engine. Worker puts a butt plate on gear housing of a radial engine. Worker assembles a radial engine and a propeller shaft. Inspector's arm bends as he inspects the engine. Workers put ignition on radial engine. A worker turns radial engine on stand.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048146
Maiden flight of Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose") in California, United States.

Views, from observation boat, of Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat,as it taxis in the water during engine startup, beginning with the inboard engines. The flying boat is photographed as it accelerates to flying speed and then as it maneuvers in the water after completing its short flight.

Date: 1947, November 2
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048182
Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose") taxis on water before maiden flight in California, United States

Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat taxiing on two inboard engines in water moments before its maiden flight. A ship in the background and a Sikorsky R-4B Luzon helicopter ("Hoverfly") in flight in the background. The aircraft starts all eight engines, accelerates toward flying speed and her hull rises in the water as she approaches lift off on maiden flight.

Date: 1947, November 2
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048184
Various problems in working conditions at the industries in United States

Emphasizes the need to improve women's working conditions and industrial efficiency. Women work on machines in a factory, passing metal strips through hole-cutting machines. Animation describes problems of working conditions for women in factories. Animated Uncle Sam views links of a chain close-up with a magnifying glass. The chain links have problems labeled on them, such as unemployment, industrial injuries, misfit in jobs, thoughtless hiring and firing, occupational diseases, and poor working conditions. The chain crumbles in the hands of the animated Uncle Sam.

Date: 1931
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048205
Need for clean, well ventilated and well light up rooms at industries in United States

Emphasizes upon the need to improve the working conditions for women in industries. A document named "Standards for employment of women in industry" stresses upon equal pay for equal work, for both men and women. View of a woman counting her pay in cash received from a male employer. Another document specifies the working hours for women employees. It also stipulates proper resting places in factories where women workers take a break. Women are showing relaxing in a lunch room, and then a sweeping scene over a city with women gathered on a building roof top where they can relax in sunshine. A woman throws a ball on the rooftop. Stipulation for clean, spacious and well ventilated and well light up working space. Women are shown doing detail work in a factory under good lighting. Provision of basic facility like a chair to sit. Clip includes scenes with women working in various factory and assembly jobs.

Date: 1931
Duration: 2 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048207
Field testing of 1903 Springfield rifle with sniper scope, in the United States, during World War I

Scene opens showing an American soldier at a sandbagged position in a field in the U.S.A. during World War 1. He is sighting a 1903 Springfield rifle equipped with a sniper scope. He fires the rifle and cycles the bolt (firing single shots, manually). He repeats this several times.

Date: 1918
Duration: 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048405