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American aviator Charles Lindbergh arrives to meet U.S. Secretary of War George H. Dern in Washington DC.
U.S. Secretary of War George H. Dern in his office in Washington DC, United States. American aviator Charles Lindbergh arrives to meet the Secretary of War. Dern and Lindbergh pose. Lindbergh is called for advice on air policy. Dern and Lindbergh shake hands.
Description of North American Air Defense system components and operation
Actor Raymond Massey talks about the nation's need for defense against possible air attack. He walks to a large wall map depicting North America and discusses joint efforts of Canada and the United States to establish an effective air defense system for North America. On the map, lines of radar stations are shown: The DEW line;Mid Canada line; and the Pine Tree line. Other radar installations are highlighted along East and West coasts on land, on towers in the ocean, on picket ships and on picket aircraft. Sites of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) network of radars, computer systems, and aircraft command and control equipment are depicted on the U.S. part of the map. The headquarters of NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) at Colorado Springs, Colorado is highlighted. Massey points to models of intercepter missiles and long range bombers, on his desk, and discusses their employment. He then speaks of an intricate communications system to tie everything together. This is depicted on the animated map. Views of men laying telephone cable. Underground view of telephone cables. View of telephone microwave tower. Telephone poles and lines along a rural road. A mother and child telephoning the father long distance. Office workers using telephones. Teletype machines and television communications. A ship laying telephone cable at sea.Map depicts lines of communication provided by undersea cables. views of emergency supplies and equipment available in times of disaster. Downed power lines being repaired. Men at a large emergency diesel generator. Underground communication cables being installed by team of tracked vehicles. Remote lines of communication away from possible targets are depicted.
Great flood of the Potomac River near Washington DC after heavy rains add to melting of ice and snow
The working of weather bureau in the United States. Snow covered shores of the Potomac River at Great Falls, west of Washington DC, following 15 inch snowfall in February 1936. Two people walking on a high snow covered bluff near the Great Falls. The frozen Potomac River, covered with ice. View of the Memorial Bridge spanning a totally frozen Potomac River, with the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument in the background. Views of the river carrying chunk of snow and ice as a thaw begins the breakup. Man photographs a woman next to a guard rail at the Potomac River, covered in chunks of thawing ice and snow. Frozen ice chunks flowing under the Memorial Bridge. Narrator describes flood beginning with heavy rainwall in Shenandoah River valley on March 17 and March 18, 1936. Scenes of Western Union Telegrams detailing reports of rain in the west from various towns in the Shenandoah foothills. One from Romney , West Virginia notes rainfall of 5 inches.
People look at different products displayed in an exhibition of U.S. manufacturers at a trade center in Paris, France
The functions of United States Trade Center trade shows organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce. U.S. manufacturers at a international trade show in Paris France talk to prospective international buyers. A man talks on phone. People inside the trade center. Woman explains about a product. Motor bikes or motorcycles displayed at the trade center. People look at various products. A man holds up a tank top with "USA" written on it. Women seated at a desk and working. One of the woman talks on telephone. View at an airport of a worker loading products into cargo bay of a SAS airplane for their transportation. Woman work for the promotion and marketing of the products. Vice President of the Sherry Manufacturing Company talks about the benefits of the international trade show programs. Scene changes to Washington DC and the sign reading 'Department of Commerce' outside the Department of Commerce building.
Men unloading ration cases from trucks for their shipment to the battlefront during World War 2
Activities of men at a harbor in the United States. Ships docked at the harbor. Men gather at the harbor. The men unload supplies from trucks. Cases of military rations stacked at the harbor. Sailors walking on the street. Buildings along the sides of the street. Sailors coming out of a building. A sign on the building reads: 'Fleet Recreation Center Enlisted Personnel'. Some of the sailors are smiling and joking around.
Military trucks and cars parked on a field and soldiers observe vehicle repair instruction during World War I.
Activities of the U.S. Army troops at a training camp in the United States, preparing for service in World War I. Military trucks and cars lined up on a field of the camp. Two soldiers walking on the field. Buildings in the background. Soldiers stand beside a car and observe as an instructor demonstrates engine repair.
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