Exhibit about African American military service personnel at Pentagon in Virginia, United States. American lawyer John P. Davis, publisher of the magazine 'Our World'. Poster of jet fighter aircraft pilots. White and African American servicemen, servicewomen, and officers gather in the building. They look at an exhibition of photographs which pictures the activities and contributions of African Americans in the armed forces of the United States military. Mr John P. Davis shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson. Mr Davis, Mr Johnson and an African American official at the ceremony as they cut the ribbon which opens the exhibition.
Smokestacks in a steel factory in the United States during World War 2. Robert W. Wolcott, the President of the Lukens Steel Company in Coatesville, Pennsylvania (the oldest steel mill in commission within the United States), and also chairman of the American Industry Salvage Committee, speaks about the importance of scrap metal in steel production for the war efforts in World War 2. Robert W. Wolcott speaks to two men inside his office. Wolcott’s office is decorated with patriotic posters on the use of scrap for war production (“Half the Metal in every ship, every tank, every gun is SCRAP!”). Behind Robert W. Wolcott is a sign saying “American Industries Salvage Committee”. “This decline in scrap must be checked. Steel, scrap must flow to the mill. This is becoming a serious situation. And it is a definite challenge to industry” concludes Robert W. Wolcott.
Two astronauts perform a rehearsal before the Apollo 11 mission. Two NASA astronauts face each other beside the Apollo Lunar Module “Eagle” (LM-5). Lunar module with words “United States” and the United States flag. Equipment bay in front of the lunar module. Astronaut pulls down a white device. Lunar module pilot pulls down a lunar module door to close it. The commander and the lunar module pilot come closer. Astronaut carries two devices. Astronaut pushes buttons of device, removes a piece of the device. Astronaut tests device.
Two NASA astronauts perform a rehearsal before the Apollo 11 mission. Two astronauts working in front of the Apollo Lunar Module “Eagle” (LM-5). Lunar module with words “United States” and the United States flag. Astronaut attaches and arranges a harness in front of lunar module. The commander astronaut carries a camera while the lunar module pilot arranges the harness. Astronaut works on equipment bay covered in gold foil thermal blanket. The Primary Life Support Subsystem has a tag “LMP” (Lunar module pilot). Astronauts touch the Lunar Sample Return Container (“rock box”). Lunar module pilot opens the Lunar Sample Return Container. Astronaut uses a penetrometer. Astronaut plants a penetrometer by hitting with a hammer. Astronaut carefully extracts the penetrometer from the mock lunar soil after taking measurements. Astronaut uses a camera on a collection bag attached to another astronaut.
Documentary titled 'Farm Boys Abroad' depicts farm boys of Texas visiting different parts of the United States. View of the dome and the Academic Building of Texas A&M University, in College Station, Texas. A group of boys gathered on the steps of the Academic Building are led in cheers by a leader. They tip and wave their hats. People stand beside a train at the railroad train station. Boys and young men from the Texas group are seen hanging out of the doors and windows of the train and waving as the train leaves the station. Boys from Texas look at cattle and horses at a farm in Kansas, inspecting the quality of the animals. Boys carry placards 'Texas farm boys'. A boy wearing a Texas arm band pats the side of a steer as he inspects it. Next scene is in Nebraska, showing a crop harvest at a farm, with a wheat harvesting machine in operation, and a horse drawn wagon from which a boy is throwing hay. Boys with cows and cattle milling about in a field in Iowa. Next scene shows a boy leading a giant boar pig outside a sty. Sign on pig sty reads, "The Rainbow, 329731,The Breed's Greatest Sire."
Human downward ejection test subject (in pink) and other military personnel walking away from B-47 Stratojet, a USAF (United States Air Force) bomber. Test subject dons helmet. Installation of ejection seat into the nose section of B-47 Stratojet. Footage is from U.S. Air Force aero-medical studies.
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