A photo sound interview of U.S. Coast Guard Captain and a seaman.They pose and are interviewed standing in front of a wooden garage-type building near a river. Cinematographer's camera, on tripod, is cranking automatically, as he checks the framing occasionally.He wears a headset. A type of microphone stands in front of the subjects.Several civilians and Coast Guard officers in uniform look on. An automobile is parked on the street behind the onlookers. A van parked on the bank of a river with the name 'Pathe Sound News' and 'RCA photophone' painted on it. A tug boat is docked behind the van. Buildings on the other side of the river.
Soviet and American achievements in space travel in the year 1961, during the so called "space race". Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin returns after his historic trip in space and NASA launches its Mercury Freedom 7 spaceship for sub orbital flight by Astronaut Alan Shepard. A news paper reports about the success of Russian space mission as the Yuri Gagarin returns after a space trip. A large crowd gathered cheers for Gagarin. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) workers work on Mercury-Redstone 3 spacecraft "Freedom 7" for carrying out sub-orbital flight, manned by Alan Shepard. Scene shows launch of the Mercury MR-3 mission on May 5, 1961. View of Commander Shepard in capsule during flight. Helicopter lifting Alan Shepard to safety after the successful flight. Commander Shephard shown beside the spaceship capsule on deck of aircraft carrier after recovery. View of flight preparations for Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4). Liftoff of MR-4 on July 21, 1961, commanded by Astronaut Captain Gus Grissom. NASA scientists in Mission control room. Helicopter rescues astronaut Grissom from sea after safe splashdown of MR-4. View of bridge of ship USS Randolph (USS-15) during recovery effort. Astronaut Grissom walking on the deck of the aircraft carrier after recovery.
Opening scene shows ticker tape parade for U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur underway in New York City on April 20, 1951. General MacArthur waves to parade attendees from back of an open car. Scene shifts to funeral procession for General MacArthur on April 11, 1964, in Norfolk Virginia. Honor guard accompanies his caisson. Mourners including his wife Jean MacArthur and son Arthur MacArthur IV walk in a procession during the funeral ceremony. The casket of General MacArthur covered by a U.S. National Flag.
A diagram depicts growth of merchant fleet with time. Coast Guard officers of the Marine Inspection Division review plans and construction of ships to assure that they adhere to established safety standards. Views of several ships in various stages of construction during World War 2. A new ship being launched and going down the ways. Coast Guard officers reviewing initial plans for a ship. View inside a laboratory at the U.S. Bureau of Standards. A civilian measures a test specimen using a micrometer as U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant from the Marine Inspection Division observes. Coast Guard officers examine defective parts from ships. Coast Guard officer inspecting a large steel part during manufacture. A vibrator machine testing the performance of ship parts under simulated sea conditions. Life boat davits being tested during manufacture. Coast Guardsmen testing materials for use in life jackets and testing the finished life jackets. A Coast Guardsman giving life jackets a final inspection. He rejects one.
Steam locomotive of Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad is rotated slightly on turntable to align it with track entering a Roundhouse.The locomotive engine is then raised on jacks. Mechanics remove a pair of wheels and dismantle them. View of machines in maintenance shop. Mechanics roll several new steel wheels into the maintenance shop. View of mechanics working on connecting rods.
Crew is assembled in formation on deck of a U.S. Nevada Class battleship as the Captain reads his orders. Triple guns in turret are visible in foreground. In unrelated scene, likely viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York City, the USS Arkansas (BB-33) is being assisted by numerous tug boats as it makes its way out to sea. Final scene shows sailors feeding their pet goat (mascot) aboard a U.S. Naval vessel. (Ford Motor Company, 1923)
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