Footage from Operation Cue conducted at Yucca Flat region in Nevada. The test conducted to examine the effects of a nuclear bomb explosion on buildings and houses. A man walks inside a house and dummy or mannequin cars parked in front of the house during setup for the experiement. Next scene shows view from cameras as the house explodes from atomic bomb blast wave or shock wave, with fragments flying in the air. Exterior view as blast wave hits house. The impact of the explosion on the house. The impact on dummies and furniture inside the house as seen from an interior camera when the shock wave hits and windows blow in.
Brief shots of Grand Canyon, speed boats, Statue of Liberty, World Trade Center, Sea World killer whale, rodeo cowboy, woman skiing, snow capped mountains, and Disney castle. Map of North America highlights California and Nevada. Postcard pictures of people and places in California and Nevada. Los Angeles skyline. Neon sign "Coors California." Car hop drive in diner with classic muscle cars and motorcycles. Shot looking upward from moving vehicle of palm trees lining street. The famous Hollywood sign. Several stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Universal Studios park shows tourists with Jaws mechanical shark and moving shooting demonstrations. Rolls Royce on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, and shopping with storefronts of Cartier, Elizabeth Arden, Gucci. Aerial view of Santa Monica pier. At the beach, a man surfing in waves and women in bikini bathing suits playing volleyball. People in fashions of the 1980s. Controls of boom box radio and young man break dance performer shows a breakdance routine. Roller skaters performing stunts and dancing on roller skates. Hotdog vendor. Tall swings with two performers. Golden Gate Bridge, Painted Ladies homes, TransAmerica Building in San Francisco. Street Car or Cable car operating shows conductor and controls at work. San Francisco street scenes with pedestrians and automobiles. San Francisco pier. Slicing sour dough bread and steaming dungeness crabs. Yosemite National Park with people boarding shuttle bus and watching waterfall. Hoover Dam and Lake Meade. Boats on Lake Meade. Las Vegas sites including Flamingo, Stardust, and Dunes casinos. People gambling at the Las Vegas Club. Neon lights of casinos. Slot machines and card and table games like craps and blackjack. A Las Vegas nightclub show with dancers. Woman relaxing on a raft in a pool at a hotel.
Tree framed against changing cloud formations in the region of Sierra Nevada. Men sit and fish from rowboat near shore of lake. Opposite shoreline in background.
Stream cuts its way down a steep and rocky mountain slope. Wooden footbridge over a canyon. Log pile with snow covered mountain peaks, in the background. 'Sierra Nevada Mountains 306'. Mountain lake with steep snow covered banks. Natural tunnel through a rocky mountain peak. View of a tunnel. View of valley and lake from a high-levelled point. Eroded rock formations, cliffs and canyons.
View of Sierra Nevada mountains in California. Man walks in a meadow. View of meadow. Mountains in background. Bushes on the ground. View of a lake in a distance.
Quarrying operations done on Sacramento Hill at Bisbee in Arizona. View of open- cut mining at the hillside. An open-pit mining site at Ruth, Nevada. Copper mining at the site.
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