Donald Campbell sets a speed record in his jet boat on Lake Mead, Nevada. Campbell wears helmet and prepares to set his speed record. He rides his Bluebird II on water surface of Lake Mead at a great speed. A man looks through binoculars. Donald Campbell sets a speed record of 216 miles per hour in the speed boat.
Supersonic Missile fired from Patrick Air Force base in Florida. The Northrop Snark SM-62 missile demonstrates accuracy as it hurtles south, 5000 miles to hit a mid ocean target area. Animated map shows the course of missile range on target area. Missile takes off from launch pad.
Stateville Correctional Center buildings and prisoners, in Crest Hill, Illinois, near Chicago. Prisoners come out of their prison cells, as they are unlocked sequentially in tiers starting with the upper and working down the cellblock of the penetentiary. Prisoners moving about the prison facility, along an external hallway and into landscaped area of lawn, flowers, and hedges. View inside a large roundhouse circular cellblock. Several prisoners are escorted singly to their cells. The center of the unit appears to be a large atrium. Overview of the entire facility shows several circular cellblocks and other buildings.
Navy flying boat, Martin JRM Mars makes record flight from California to Hawaii. The flying boat prepares for its record flight. Soldiers load raw material on JRM Mars. Crew members take their place inside the aircraft, ready to take off. Martin JRM Mars takes of from water surface and begins its flight. Pilot and co pilot operate controls, seated in the cockpit. (World War II period).
Camouflage engineers at Fort Heath in Massachusetts during World War 2. Aerial view of Fort Heath with its Coastal areas. U.S. Army Corps of Camouflage Engineers builds camouflage for coastal defense battery installations. Engineers build gun emplacement and concealment using fishnets and other material to deceive enemy. They prepare camouflage paint and paint it on a roof. Tree branch brought in by army truck.
Camouflage engineers at Fort Heath in Massachusetts. U.S. Army Corps of Camouflage Engineers look at maps. Housing and other structures camouflaged to resemble installations. A group of engineers builds fishnets. They cut strips and tie them onto fishnet to build a camouflage. Engineers work on machine cutting iron rods, welding and fitting instruments. These iron rods are placed near a bridge. The iron rod structure placed on the ground. Engineers make wooden boxes for camouflage. Camouflage nets placed over a bridge. Buildings, bridges and other neighboring area camouflaged. Engineers tie camouflaged nets with strings and rods. Engineers stand next to artillery. Building next to coastal area. World War 2 era aerial view of Fort Heath with camouflaged areas.
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