A radio tower at the White Sands Proving Ground (White Sands Missile Range), a rocket range in New Mexico,United States. An aerial view of the facility and its surroundings. The sign on the entrance reads ' U.S. Naval Unit White Sands Proving Ground '. Truck and jeep come out of the facility's entrance.
A Ford Motor Plant in Michigan, United States. Smokestacks in the background. Conveyor rises to top of building. Sheet of metal come out of rollers. Sheet metal cutting machine. Molten metal flies from blast furnace. Crane dips into hold at bridge of a ship. Worker's hands operate controls. Ingot on rollers. Workers use arc welders. Worker heats long rod in furnace. Workers in plant yard with some entering for work shifts and many workers departing at end of work shifts. Sign on building reads 'Safety is Everybody's Business'. Workers walking down flight of stairs at company plant going to work or coming from work shift. Safety signs on various buildings. Men discuss blue prints and go through various safety manuals. Views of various types of protective gear. Workers stand in line to receive protective equipment at the start of their work shifts, such as google, lights, helmets, vests, etc. Man shows a worker operation of machine. He points out unsafe factor on machine. Plate covering hole in machine. Fireman fills well around explosives storage tank with water. Workers at assembly lines. Various safety signs and posters. Photographers take pictures of group of workers holding plaque. Aerial view of several plants of Ford River Rouge complex in Dearborn Michigan. Crane lifts large gear wheel onto flatcar. Worker operates drill. New cars come off the assembly line (1949 Ford Coupe, possibly). Man at desk speaks about the completion of 3 million man hours by Ford without a single accident. Aerial view of the Ford plant.
A failed V-2 rocket test at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. A United States V-2 rocket is being transported in a carrier to the White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico. V-2 rocket in launch tower. The V-2 rocket launches from the launch pad. Shortly after take-off, the V-2 rocket veers off course, beginning its descent. V-2 rocket crashes and explodes, creating a thick cloud of smoke.
A film titled 'Victory' about the first ever atomic bomb test in New Mexico, United States. Exteriors of some of the secure manufacturing and factory buildings that were part of the Manhattan Project production efforts. Military guards watch over the factory. View of the desert in New Mexico. Cactus in the desert. Views of the nighttime first atomic bomb test explosion in history, known as the Trinity test, seen from different distances and camera positions. Smoke cloud rises up from the first ever atomic bomb explosion. (World War II period).
Newsreel clip begins with views inside and outside the Polo Grounds, the home stadium of baseball's New York Giants. Fans leave through the center field gates at the end of a game. Baseball commissioner Happy Chandler smiles and poses for the camera at his desk. Giants manager Leo Durocher, wearing 1940s-style street clothes, disembarks from a plane with other members of the team. Reporter shouts "Leo!" at him and photographer asks him to wave, to no response. At Polo Grounds, Giant players and coaches walk down the staircase from the center field clubhouse to the field. Durocher says a few words to reporters. Durocher walks across the field and into the Giants' dugout. (Note: Silent except for moment of wild sound when reporter calls out to Durocher)
The international border between United States and Mexico at Tijuana. The check point of Immigration and Custom Department of Mexico. First scene shot from the Mexican side shows cars entering Mexico from USA, motioned on by Mexican inspectors, the building with arches is the Mexican Customs office, The two story building behind Mexican inspector is the USA Customs office, Scene with cars shot from behind was taken from the USA side of the border and shows cars entering Tijuana. ( Note: The USA Customs office shown here still exists today but no longer functions as such, the Mexican customs office building was demolished.)
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