Dramatized documentary titled, 'The Evolution Of The Oil Industry'. Shows the evolution of oil drilling and refining in United States. Shows prehistoric man digging a field. An early water wheel in operation. Discovery of crude oil in a field. Babylonians light torches dipped in crude oil. Chinese men manually operate an oil rig in a field. Native American Indian woman applies oil on the back of a boy. A man sells oil bottle to a large crowd. Shows application of oil as axle grease in wheels and in oil lamps. Workers dig oil in a swamp. Hand shows an oil bottle. An early derrick in an oil field in Pennsylvania. Retired railroad constructor in front of the derrick. Shows uncle Billy Smith at work inside the derrick. Steam engines power up the drilling machine. Uncle Billy dips a tester inside the drill oil and discovers oil. Uncle Bill and associates shout in jubilation. View of derricks and other drilling methods to drill oil in United States. Two men examine land near a river. Crude oil being collected at drilling sites. Horse wagons transport crude oil barrels across a river bed. Oil barrels being loaded on a raft. Oil pipelines being laid across a field. View of an oil refinery. Undesired product, gasoline, being discarded by workers. Shows use of oil for light. An early model gasoline driven car. Map shows expansion of oil industries in United States. View of an oil refinery, derricks and oil rigs.
A public service announcement (PSA) depicts industrial development in the United States and urges the purchase of savings bonds to preserve American heritage and way of life. Water flows through the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia river between Oregon and Washington for hydroelectric production of electricity. A power house for power transmission. Views of transmission towers and electricity is supplied to houses and industries. A glass tumbler factory. Robot machines using electricity in operation to make drinking glasses. A line of finished articles and items being made in factories using new materials like plastics. A man mixes a color in an industrial mixer. A scene with lightning flashing. A worker moves a large breaker handle in a power transmission facility. Neon lights of Times Square, New York City, at night, with many lit sign boards using electricity. Exterior view of U.S. Capitol on a clear day. View of traffic and pedestrians in front of New York Public Library. View of exterior of Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City. A boy with a dog on a long driveway in front of a nice house. Farmers harvesting crops, a mechanic operating a large wrench, a professor in front of a chalk board in a class room, overhead view of a surgical operation underway by doctors, a business man at work in an office typing a paper. Hands of a banker spinning large wheel to open a bank vault. Scenes of busy traffic on streets of New York City. View of Empire State building skyscraper panning from ground to top of building. Welders working at a job site. Women shoppers or office workers in 1940s fashions walking on sidewalks of a city with a double decker bus in background. View of streets of a small town. A line of people to buy U.S. Saving Bonds. View of United States Savings bonds of various denominations being placed on a table. Overhead view of women office workers filing items in a business office. View of a skyscraper in New York City. Wide view of Manhattan New York City skyline from water. A view of Mount Rushmore. Two women serve food and drink to young children seated in chairs. View of Bill of Rights document. Statue of Abraham Lincoln inside Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. View of a U.S. flag being raised on a flag pole and fluttering in breeze.
United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 aircraft assigned to Strategic Air Command's 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing for filter duct calibration flight testing. A Lockheed U-2 aircraft in flight in the United States. Clouds in the sky. 'United States Air Force' painted on the aircraft. Right side aerial views of the U-2 aircraft, which is U-2A-1 “HASP”, USAF, 66714, 4080th, SRW Laughlin Air Force Base.
Unrest and violence in the United States by strikers in various cities. Aerial view of San Francisco. General strike in San Francisco. People gather on the streets to protest. A board reads: 'Out of Gasoline Due to Strike conditions' at a Shell gas station. Injured people lying on the street during Truck Drivers strike in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as Police battle strikers and use clubs to control them. Strike in Toledo by Auto Accessory Workers shows State guardsmen throwing rocks back at strikers and using tear gas and knockout gas to control the situation. Strikers are grabbed by State Guards forcefully and hauled away. The strikes arise as a result of disputes over the meaning of new labor rules.
The United States General Dwight Eisenhower gives a message in United States during World War II. He sits on a chair. Several documents and articles lay in front of him on the table. The British and United States flags in background. He urges for the purchase of war bonds.
Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew election campaign for the office of Presidency in United States. Men sit in front of wrecked buildings in Vietnam. Dead Vietnamese and United States soldiers. Vietnamese civilians weep. A view of United States soldiers posted in Vietnam. Richard Nixon promises the end of Vietnam War during presidential campaign.
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