Design of a new autogyro being displayed in United States. Autogyro in flight above a town. It lands in middle of town. Building in the background. Crowd assembled around the autogyro. Man folds rotors of an autogyro. Pilot in cockpit of the autogyro.
Training film "Physical fitness U.S. Army." Shirtless U.S. Army soldiers jogging together in a tight column, toward a moving camera position. Soldiers conducting armed maneuvers during combat training at an American base, including running and crawling as they advance. American soldiers do push ups during training in United States. Series of scenes shows soldiers conducting maneuvers in the field, followed by soldiers conducting similar training exercises to build strenthy, agility, and endurance for conducting those maneuvers. Emphasizes the importance of physical fitness for soldiers. Simulated combat scenes, soldiers fire rifles and soldiers undergo physical training. Views of radar dishes and antennae representing new technology, while narrator stresses that physical fitness is still vital. Soldiers in M47 Patton tanks conduct live firing exercises and maneuvers during training.
Beauty pageants of 1956 and 1957. Contestants of Miss America 1957 pageant walk the ramp in Boardwalk Hall (2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401, United States), Atlantic City, New Jersey. Miss America contestants in white ballgown dresses holding flags in the ramp. Marian McKnight of South Carolina is crowned Miss America. Miss America 1956 Sharon Ritchie puts a crown on Marian McKnight. Carol Morris of Iowa wins the Miss Universe contest in Long Beach, California.
Major events of the year 1951. A Kefauver Committee appointed by the Senate probes into the nexus between the underworld and the politics in United States. Committee headed by Estes Kefauver holds its hearings. Former Mayor of New York, William O' Dwyer testifies before the committee. Frank Costello smokes a cigarette during one of the committee's hearings.
Documentary titled, ' Oil Is Blood ' on production and transportation of petroleum and its by products in United States. Crude oil in a pit. Man takes samples from the pit. View of derricks at an oil drilling site. Derricks at sea. Exteriors of a building near the derricks. Service station attendants, pumping gas and cleaning the windshield, on a 1942 Lincoln Continental convertible, at a "Tydol Flying A" gas station. Scenes of busy highways and plenty of fuel give way to empty roads, closed gas stations, and restricted hours for obtaining fuel, as it is rationed during World War 2. Views of persons obtaining ration stamps and books. Various gasoline ration books including the "A" books (allowing the smallest amounts) and "B", "C", and other books allowing larger rations to more essential users. Oil rig "roughnecks" inserting new sections of pipe and proceeding to drill. Closeup of a "gusher" before it is capped. Men filling railroad tank cars with petroleum products. A long train of tank cars pulled by a steam locomotive. Animated map illustrates the ocean shipping lanes that formally served as means to transport fuel and oil, before the German U-Boat threat made them too dangerous for general use. Drums of fuel and oil being loaded aboard a ship to supply the Allies during the war. A convoy of ships heading to the war zone of North Africa.
A film on U.S. electric power resources. New streamlined railroad train called the Comet, in the United States. View in locomotive of engineer and his point of view looking out in front of the moving train. Engineer at the controls of the train. The train on a railway track.
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